Weekend finds. Dug & purchased

[Dannyrgardner]

Lord yes I'll be crawling around like a gopher rat tomorrow lol

 

[Dannyrgardner]

By the way spirit bear hear is the top

 

[hemihampton]

Mine I pictured that looks like yours is a steel can from early 70's. Yours looks all Aluminum from mid 70's to late 70's. LEON.

 

[CreekWalker]

Cans are coming into there own! Very few I find , except on hilltops, have any paint. I found a sixties Pepsi and a couple beer cans , once that were in fair shape. The steel bottom was very rusty. Now what was the name of that $1k can?! Lol!

 

[Robby Raccoon]

The ground does a great job of preservation. Your shovel, on the other hand, has its own agenda.

 

[Dannyrgardner]

They are planning a demo of one of the old buildings out there I'll be like a buzzard looking for those cans. There is a guy at work who says he has a old water can from bush

 

[CreekWalker]

Yes, to wear me out physically! I believe the problem in the high acidity in the soil, it also is high in iron, which turns the dirt red, and produced the best tasting tomatoes. Leon, that's good work. I learned years ago, from an old gunsmith to remove rust from a blued gun, without removing the original finish, by using a 90 percent copper penny to scrape the rust away. Now the smith's now just use fine magnesium steel wool. That's finessing the blued finish, but sadly, when complete , you still may have pitting! So using chemicals and techniques that remove rust, and leave the paint, that's awesome. Post the instructions, I'll take my cue, and I'll give it a try. Be careful out there!

 

[Dannyrgardner]

I work at the big plant I have archeologist who told me there is alot of broke stuff from 1800s at the other dot Ibroke in there today

 

[CreekWalker]

Danny, is this old stuff washing up from the river and has in filled in with sediment? Don't get yourself in a jam!

 

[Dannyrgardner]

10 minute find not super old but I like them the coke is a 68 Chicago ill