Big Surprise Found Metal Detecting Historic Hunting Camp

The brass ball you found is half a governor on a gasoline engine. The two balls that formed the governor twirled at various speeds to indicate the speed of the engine revolutions. Could have been used during a logging operations or in various farming activities.

I am wheel-chair bound and no longer able to travel. I so appreciate the beautiful shots of Vermont that I get to enjoy without the "benefit" of black flies and mosquitos. Thanks.

Glass manufactured prior to 1914 was made with Manganese. They used manganese to make clear without color glass. When this glass lays in sunlight for any length of time it turns purple. The reason red glass is rare is because it required gold chloride to turn clear glass red. Fun detecting location Brad

Hey! Good morning Brad and thumbs UP!

Love the opening Cello!

Thanks for taking us along Brad! Beautiful video!

Great finds. An old timer once told me it was a right of passage to shoot through a coin as a young man. Not sure if it’s true or not. Your videos are done so well, I appreciate the time you take to make them and share them with us.

Hey Brad, Growing up in the '60's-'70's Men and Boys in Hunt Camp often challenge each others skill. Often it would be someones hat or cap that ended up being a target, usually flying through the air. Coins wedged into tree bark or (believe it or not) tossed into the air. Dumb stuff like shooting walnuts off of the tree with an old Ruger Bearcat. I expect Hunters have been doing similar stuff since the dawn of time.

Nice video, bud. We actually searched a hunting camp last weekend but I didn't film it. However, I did get some footage of an award token from 1905 I found with a bullet hole through it. Everyone that's a hunter knows when you spend enough time at a hunting camp, you shoot old coins to prove your aim to your buddies lol. Hope to see you again soon.

The piece with the Roman motif is the backing plate for a drawer pull. The ball has a hole in it where one end of the bail would fit. Hardware of this type would've been found on federal period (early 1800s) furniture. There was a resurgence in the federal style in the 1940s so it could be from that period as well. To determine where it fits, look at the threads on the shaft attached to the ball which I didn't see in the video. If it's a coarse thread with a crudely nipped off shaft, it is of course period federal. If it's fine threads with a neatly formed shaft end, 1940s. Hope this helps

Brad , The quality of your videos is absolutely beautiful ! Thank You !! I too am a woods hunter , that's my happy place .

I am not a metal detectorist; I don't watch detecting videos, nor have been to Vermont (looks beautiful), and I LOVE these videos. - Waiting for the Discovery Channel, or the like, to steal Brad away!

Always a pleasure joining you on your adventures, Brad! Keep em' coming :)

Brad, that “Roman architecture “ looks to be an old Masonic item representing the two pillars Boaz and Jachin with the arch above possibly. Love your videos!

Thank you for TGIF and Brad day :). Try to talk Eddie into going along, miss his happy self.

Been kind of marathon watching your episodes. Great job in your production, and information about the finds.

I LOVE the music!

Hi, Brad. Enjoyed your video especially with all the 'not so usual' finds plus the bells. I can see why you got tired of digging up bullet shells. Thanks for sharing. Stay healthy and safe 👍🏽 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Sleigh, crotal, or otherwise sound making horse driving alerts were not attached to the harness, but were strung on their own strap that was added to tack (around the saddle and girth of harness) when sound was needed (night travel, snow travel). There were also shaft bells, which were affixed to the shaft of carts, sleighs, buggies.

Awesome artifact finds ! Thanks for keeping your content similar to your original videos ! Hard to improve on perfection 🥰👍