CONSTRUCTION SITE-CIRCA 1915

SPRING IS HERE AND CONSTRUCTION WORK IS GETTING INTO FULL SWING.  WHO KNOWS WHAT RELICS ARE WAITING FOR US THIS YEAR.  SOME OF MY BEST FINDS HAVE BEEN ON CONSTRUCTION SITES.  HERE, WE HAVE A  TIME SEARCHERS ARCHIVE PHOTO THAT DATES TO APPROXIMATELY 1915 BY LOOKING AT THE DRESS OF THE GENTLEMEN AND THE TRUCK.  IT SHOWS THE APPARENT BOSS OF THE JOB IN HIS THREE PIECE SUIT AND STOOGIE IN HAND WHILE HE VISITS THE WORKERS ON THE JOB.  THIS TRUCK WAS AN EXPENSIVE HIGH TECH RIG FOR ITS DAY.  IT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE GENERATOR IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THIS WAS IN PHILADELPHIA PA BY THE LETTERING ON THE TRUCK.  ITS SITES LIKE THIS THAT COULD YIELD A BOUNTY OF RELICS.-THE TIME SEARCHER

1770's COLONIAL BUTTON FOUND-OLD COLONIAL GRIST MILL-A RELIC HUNTER'S EASTER EGG

      HERE'S A PHOTO OF A REMARKABLY WELL PRESERVED 1770'S ORNATE COLONIAL BUTTON THAT I FOUND IN OUR RECENT OUTING AT THE OLD COLONIAL GRIST MILL.  THIS IS A SITE THAT HAS NEVER LET US DOWN EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.  I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL EASTER.  LIKE CHRISTMAS, IT IS A TIME THAT YOU REALLY APPRECIATE BEING WITH YOUR FAMILY.  IT MAKES YOU REMEMBER THAT THESE RELICS REPRESENT PEOPLE OF THE PAST.  THEY HAD THE SAME FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS.  IT MAKES YOU WONDER HOW EASTER WAS CELEBRATED ON THE SITE YOU ARE HUNTING AND FINDING THESE THINGS OF THE PAST.-THE TIME SEARCHER.

MINI ME COLONIAL BUTTON FOUND, RETURN TO THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE: FEBRUARY, 2016 PART THREE

HERE'S OUR LATEST VIDEO OF RELIC HUNTING AT THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE.  THE FINDS JUST KEEP COMING.  WE GO TO OTHER SITES.  BUT THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE.  WE JUST FINISHED UP OUR TIME SEARCHERS EXPLORER'S SOCIETY MEMBERS INVITATIONAL HUNT AND IT WAS GREAT FUN TO MEET SOME OF OUR LONG TIME ASSOCIATES.  I SHOT SOME VIDEO ON THIS AND WILL RELEASE IT AFTER I GET THROUGH THE LATEST COLONIAL VILLAGE FOOTAGE.  IN THIS EPISODE, THE COLONIAL RELIC HUNTER FINDS WHAT I CALL THE "MINI ME" COLONIAL BUTTON.  SHORTLY BEFORE HE FINDS THIS BUTTON, HE FOUND A LARGER ONE THAT THE SMALLER ONE RESEMBLES.  AND, OF COURSE,  I LEARN ANOTHER RELIC HUNTING LESSON THE HARD WAY. -THE TIME SEARCHER.

1914 WORLD WAR ONE GERMAN SPY SHIP INFORMATION BOOK TASCHENBUCH DER KRIEGSFLOTTEN UBOOT UBOAT

     Here's a photo of the front cover of a book I ran across, it gives the specifications and photos of the navy war fleets of the major world powers at the time of its publication: 1914.  This book would have been a great reference guide to German spies in neutral or allied countries to identify ships that they saw in the ports or waterways.  A great item from over a hundred years ago that I just ran across-The TimeSearcher

METAL DETECTING 1970'S STYLE-COMPASS DEALER STICKER SIGN-METAL DETECTING THE WAY IT USED TO BE.

     Here's a unused Compass Metal Detector Dealer Sticker Sign from the 1970's from the Time Searcher Archive.  Back in the day, before the mass internet/mail order dealers, you had the local dealer.  He was usually a local guy who sold people dreams.  At least to me he did.  As a kid I visited all the local dealers that I could talk  my Mother or Dad into taking me to see and we traveled to other areas to see and talk with these guys.  These dealers would tell great metal detecting stories and made you excited to get out there and hunt.  Most of these type of guys are gone now and instead of being the kid wet behind the ears in metal detecting, I find that I am the old timer now.  I miss the old days. This sticker is for the compass brand of detectors that were popular in the 1970's and 1980's.  Compass Electronics went out of business in the early 1990's and I was told someone had bought the assets and was producing machines under that name. I have never seen any for sale,  The metal detector depicted in the sign looks to be the "Judge" model that gained some notoriety in the 1970's in relic hunting.-The Time Searcher

COLONIAL BUTTONS FROM THE MUCK-TIME SEARCHERS LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE FINDS METAL DETECTING RELIC HUNTING

HERE'S MORE VIDEO FROM OUR FEBRUARY TRIP.  THE TIME SEARCHERS RETURN TO  THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE FEBRUARY 2016 PART TWO.  HERE THE TIME SEARCHERS FIND TWO COLONIAL BUTTONS IN THE MUCK OF AN EARLY/LATE WINTER THAW OUT.  VISIT US AT WWW.TIMESEARCHERS.INFO AND OUR VLOG AT RJB444 YOUTUBE CHANNEL. -THE TIME SEARCHER

WORLD WAR 2 GERMAN INFANTRYMAN MACHINE GUNNER MG-34 MACHINE GUN SOLDIER PLAQUE NAZI ERA

      Here's a World War 2 German Infantryman Machine Gunner MG-34 Machine Gun Soldier Plaque Nazi Era.  This one was brought back by a U.S. GI that I knew.  These plaques featured the bombastic art style of Nazi Germany.  Some of these type of plaques were used for awards to the soldiers and I suspect that some were sold for display in homes.  It is interesting to see the details such as the machine gun, helmet and it shows the soldier on the ground ready for combat.  An interesting relic from a bygone era.-The Time Searcher.

1770's REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA BRITISH ARMY ARTILLERY UNIFORM BUTTON- LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE

Here's a photo of the 1770's Revolutionary War Era British Army Artillery button that I found last week at the Lost Colonial Village with the Colonial Relic Hunter.  More finds and video to come.  We got out today and there were some more great finds including some other British military buttons and beautiful large coat buttons that feature the sunburst pattern on them.  These finds will be going up after I get through our finds for last week.  Next week, the Colonial Relic Hunter and Myself will be attending the invitational hunt we are putting on for select members of our Time Searchers Explorer's Society at one our great sites of the past: The Old Grist Mill.  It will be great to get out and see some our loyal members.-The Time Searcher.