I have been fascinated with the past all my life. Although time travel is not possible (at least, as far as I know), we can still experience it through what I call "relics of the fourth dimension." Namely, as the old saying goes, "time marches on." We can't travel in the fourth dimension, except going forward in the present, but we can follow the trail of the fourth dimension. Along the way, people lose or discard items from their being. These relics are unintentional time capsules that give us as glimpse into their lives. Here on The Time Searchers blog, I will show some relics of the past that I have run across in our present. Sometimes when I am out on a relic hunt with the Colonial Relic Hunter, we know that we are not alone. There is more than just relics at these historical sites. Indeed, it could be said that there is a portal to the past, perhaps to another dimension, where that which once was, still is. A place where the real consorts with the shadows; the present fuses with the past, on Time Searchers: Ghost Relics.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

TIMESTALKERS (1987)-WILLIAM DEVANE, LAUREN HUTTON-A TIME SEARCHER RECOMMENDED RELIC MOVIE.

HERE'S A LINK TO WHAT I THINK IS AN UNDERRATED MOVIE STARRING AN UNDERRATED ACTOR, WILLIAM DEVANE.  I ALWAYS ENJOYED HIS FILM WORK AND I WILL DO A FEATURE ON HIM IN THE FUTURE.  THIS POST DEALS WITH HIS FILM "TIMESTALKERS".  THIS FILM CAME OUT TWO YEARS AFTER THE FIRST BACK TO THE FUTURE FILM AND NO IT DID NOT DO THE BOX OFFICE OF BACK TO THE FUTURE.  HOWEVER, AS LONG TIME TIME SEARCHER VIEWERS KNOW (YES, THERE ACTUALLY ARE A FEW), WE DON'T REALLY GET INTO THE MAIN STREAM.  WE LIKE THE ODDBALL GEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE.  WHETHER IT IS RELICS, CARS, METAL DETECTORS OR FILMS.  HERE, WILLIAM DEVANE IS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR WHO'S FAMILY IS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.  DEVANE'S CHARACTER COLLECTS OLD WEST RELICS AND HE IS A RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY ON THEM.  I DON'T WANT TO RUIN THE MOVIE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET.  IT HAS EVERY THING THAT A RELIC HUNTER WOULD WANT IN A FILM.  HISTORY, TIME TRAVEL AND RELICS.-THE TIME SEARCHER

Monday, August 28, 2017

EARLY MOTORING-OHIO, 1913 PEOPLE IN AN OVERLAND TOURING CAR


I LOVE THESE EARLY AUTO PHOTOS.  HERE'S ONE OF AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN AT THE WHEEL OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE A OVERLAND TOURING CAR.  WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS PHOTO IS THE 1913 OHIO LICENSE PLATE ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR.  IT IS AMAZING TO THINK THAT THIS GENTLEMAN WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN THE HORSE AND BUGGY ERA AND HE LIVE INTO THE AUTOMOBILE ERA WHERE HE IS DRIVING A BIG OVERLAND TOURING CAR IN THE COMPANY OF THREE LADIES.  NOTE THE RIGHT HAND DRIVE ON THE CAR.  A GREAT LOOK BACK TO THE EARLY AUTO ERA.-THE TIME SEARCHER

Friday, August 25, 2017

HASKO MYSTIC BOARD CIRCA 1940-PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION OF YESTERYEAR

HERE'S A MYSTIC BOARD THAT I JUST RAN ACROSS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.  THIS WAS A SEMI POPULAR PARLOR GAME THAT WAS POPULAR IN THE 1920'S-1940'S.  PARKER BROTHERS BOUGHT THIS COMPANY OUT AND PRODUCED THESE BOARDS UP THROUGH AT LEAST THE 1970'S.  THESE BOARDS WERE AN ALLEGED WAY TO CONTACT THE SPIRITS BEFORE THE ADVENT OF THE SPIRIT BOXES AND THE OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE TO TODAY.  SOME PEOPLE ARE FEARFUL TO USE THESE BOARDS.  THE COLONIAL RELIC HUNTER HAS ADVISED ME TO NOT TRY TO USE THIS BOARD AND I THINK I WILL TAKE HIS ADVICE AND STICK WITH THE SPIRIT BOX.-THE THE TIME SEARCHER

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

WHITE'S V3i METAL DETECTOR: WILL IT PERFORM? WE WILL FIND OUT.

I JUST PICKED UP A WHITE'S SPECTRA V3i metal detector.  The Spectra V3i came out in 2009. White's has always put out good detectors and I have not had a V3i before.  I have used all kinds of metal detectors and I still like to check out different ones.  We have used customized single frequency vlf machines for most of our hunts.  This machine uses three frequencies or just one if you want.  I can't wait to test it out in my coin garden.-The Time Searcher.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

ELVIS PRESLEY TRIBUTE-1956 ELVIS PRESLEY JOHNNY CASH SUN RECORDS CONCERT POSTER

YESTERDAY MARKED THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELVIS PRESLEY'S DEATH.  HERE IS A PHOTO OF A 1956 POSTER OF SHOW THAT ELVIS DID WITH ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE PERFORMERS, JOHNNY CASH.  SUN RECORDS HAD BOTH ELVIS AND JOHNNY SIGNED AT THE SAME TIME.  RECORD LABELS WOULD ORGANIZE CONCERT TOURS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THESE SAME STARS TRAVEL AND PERFORM AT THE SAME VENUES ON THE SAME NIGHTS.  A GOLDEN TIME IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ROCK N' ROLL.-THE TIME SEARCHER

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

WORLD WAR TWO US ARMY AIR CORP. TRAINING AIRPLANE PERIOD PHOTOGRAPH

HERE'S ANOTHER GREAT WORLD WAR TWO ERA PHOTO OF A US SOLDIER WITH A TRAINER AIRCRAFT ON A US BASE.  NOTE THE LARGE AIR COOLED RADIAL ENGINE.  OBVIOUSLY THE SOLDIER WAS OFF DUTY WITH HIS COAT UNBUTTONED.  A GREAT PERSONAL PHOTO THAT PROVIDES US WITH A TIME CAPSULE TO THE PAST.-THE TIME SEARCHER

Monday, August 14, 2017

METAL DETECTING: COPPER COLONIAL BUTTON FOUND EARLY FRENCH HOE TIME SEARCHERS

HERE THE TIME SEARCHERS RETURN TO THE LOST COLONIAL VILLAGE: MAY, 2017 FINAL PART.  THE COLONIAL RELIC HUNTER IS RED HOT AS HE FINDS ANOTHER COLONIAL FRENCH HOE FROM THE EARLY 1700'S AND A UNIQUE COPPER COLONIAL BUTTON WITH AN ORNATE PATTERN.  A GREAT HUNT WITH MORE TO COME.-THE TIME SEARCHER.


Saturday, August 12, 2017

MATT HELM LOUNGE-DEAN MARTIN THE ORIGINAL SWINGER AGENT

HERE'S A DVD SET THAT I JUST PICKED UP THAT FEATURES DEAN MARTIN, BOTH MYSELF AND THE COLONIAL RELIC HUNTER HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS A COOL GUY.  NO DOUBT IF HE WERE ALIVE TODAY, WE WOULD INVITE HIM TO JOIN THE TIME SEARCHERS.  IN THIS DVD SET, ALL FOUR MATT HELM FILMS THAT DEAN MARTIN STARRED IN WERE FEATURED.  THESE FILMS WERE SPY SPOOF FILMS THAT EMERGED AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS OF THE 1960'S.  THESE FILMS ALONG WITH JAMES COBURN'S FLINT FILMS WERE GREAT, FUN KNOCKOFFS OF THE BOND FILMS.  DEAN MARTIN WAS A COOL GUY THAT I WILL DO A FUTURE FEATURE ON.   HE WAS A PERFECT CHOICE TO PLAY THE COOL, DEBONAIR SECRET AGENT, MATT HELM BECAUSE HE WAS A COOL GUY THAT LOVED WOMEN, LUXURY AND LOVED TO HAVE FUN. THIS DVD SET IS A GREAT ITEM TO PUT IN THE DVD,  MIX A MARTINI AND ENJOY.  THANKS DINO-THE TIME SEARCHER.

Friday, August 11, 2017

1955 BONGO BOARD-HUGH HEFFNER LIVING THE LIFE


HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF A 1955 BONGO BOARD I FOUND LAST WEEK.  AT THE TOP I HAVE A PICTURE OF HUGH HEFFNER USING HIS IN HIS OFFICE AS SOON AS I SAW THIS I REMEMBERED MY BOYHOOD IDOL, HUGH HEFFNER HAD ONE LIKE IT.  LATER I MIGHT DO A VIDEO IN MY OFFICE TRYING IT OUT.  MAYBE I CAN GET THE COLONIAL RELIC HUNTER TO GIVE IT A TRY.-THE TIME SEARCHER

Thursday, August 10, 2017

WORLD WAR ONE-1916 CARL GUSTA FS STADS SWEDISH MAUSER INFANTRY RIFLE-A RELIC FROM NEUTRAL SWEDEN



HERE'S PHOTOS OF A SWEDISH INFANTRY RIFLE I RAN INTO A FEW DAYS AGO.  I LOVE NICE ORIGINAL PIECES.  ALL THE NUMBERS MATCH AND ITS 100 PERCENT ORIGINAL.  THE FIRST WORLD WAR MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS INTERESTING TO COLLECT.  THIS INCLUDES THE EQUIPMENT OF THE NEUTRALS LIKE SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND.  THESE COUNTRIES' EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS WERE INFLUENCED BY GERMANY.   THE MAUSER COMPANY ACTUALLY HAD LICENSEES ALL OVER THE WORLD.-THE TIME SEARCHER.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Rough condition Colonial King George II copper Found-Metal Detecting


Here's a couple of photos of King George II copper that I found yesterday at the Lost Colonial Village while relic hunting with the Colonial Relic Hunter. Its in rough shape.  But, it shows that the finds are still out there to find.  New video on this hunt coming soon.-THE TIME SEARCHER

1740's French Hoe found metal detecting-Time Searchers return to the Lost Colonial Village May, 2017 Part Two

Time Searchers May, 2017 Return to the Lost Colonial Village Part Two. Here the Colonial Relic Hunter finds an unusual copper colonial button and a French hoe at an impressive deep depth.-The Time Searcher.