Linament in the Sediment

With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the mid-Atlantic region, I decided to get into the fields for the first time in months.  Probing put me on some large rocks at about the 2ft depth, where some huts and fire pits have been located in the past.  Shards of whiskeys, gin and food jars (and a sliced finger) put me on these better finds.

Linament bottle recovered 10-29-12

 I may have to go back and do some serious sifting to give this pipe a facelift.

Here's a video showing the careful excavation of a firepit area that yields yet another special relic from amongst the bolders.

 6/24/12 Spanish Silver Recovery

 Cut pistareen recovered at 2.5 ft 

Short Video of recovery

"S" for Seville

Shown placed with others from site

Below is a link to an absolutely fantastic article
on Spanish silver and specifically, on the
 origin and history of the pistareen in the
American colonies.

Pistareen

Recoveries from Tavern Site

Finds from Digging in Virginia XXl, Culpeper Virginia: March 19-21

D Evans, Attleboro backmarked Cavalry coat button from hut. Condition the result of laying in the ash layer beside the fire box.Other finds from the hut were percussion caps, six colt pistol bullets and the arrow hooks below.

 2 two-way candlestick holders, one on right cleaned by electrolysis

Silver mechanical pencil tip, gun tool and arrow hook

"frog" from US buckle found in Cavalry hut site

Restoration of CS "Eggshell" Beltplate

 CS "Eggshell" waist belt plate

 After bend out, touch ups to crease scarring and edge work

State of New York Waist Belt Plate Restoration

State of New York waist belt plate

Solder fill simulated as heavily oxidized

Reconstructed & Restored

VMM Restoration

Volunteer Maine Militia waist belt plate

Arrow hook and hook from US belt plate with solder and simulated
solder fill added.  These plates typically had minimal solder fill and
 only enoughto hold the attachments in place.