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Title: todays finds at old cottage Post by: chantalpoole on May 22, 2014, 07:35:00 PM had 3 hours and got soaked through but managed to find a few bits n bobs .one george iii halfpenny , 2 x george v halfpennys , a 1880 centenery of sunday schools medal,2 lead buttons,part of a spoon and some weird tool with solid brass block and would have has a wooden handle maybe a masons chipping tool ? any info on the tool would be great .
(http://s28.postimg.org/4tbg4swnx/Picture_193.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/jp9zce82h/full/) how to take a screen shot (http://postimage.org/app.php) Title: Re: todays finds at old cottage Post by: b.buoy on May 22, 2014, 08:17:17 PM The "tool" is a soldering iron. Heat the copper end in a fire, bit of flux on job to be soldered and melt the solder on to item
Title: Re: todays finds at old cottage Post by: Val Beechey on May 22, 2014, 09:30:35 PM Well done on getting out Chantal. At least the ground should have been easy to dig.
Nice Soldering iron. I found one with a great big lump of copper on the end of it. Made the mistake of showing it to the Farmer and he kept it. Worth a bob or two, put it in the tub. ;) Val Title: Re: todays finds at old cottage Post by: grego on May 23, 2014, 07:40:32 AM Nice finds,well done.
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