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Bell-Two
04-15-2013, 08:54 AM
We hunted an abandoned house site that has a field where an even older house had been situated. The house site was extremely junky large bits of iron and scrap metals all over. A couple of wheat pennies were found there and I made the only good find there a watch bezel that appears to be gold filled. Typically gold plate flakes off quite easily after some time in the ground but the gold here is still bright and seems more integrated in the metal. We moved over to the field and hunted for awhile, my first find was an incredibly tarnished Mercury dime, I could barely make it out, the next was a toasted wheatie. After picking up a few relics including part of an old cap gun and some copper bits with decoration, we were leaving when I got a good signal and I dug the Boy Scout watch fob. Research shows it is from the early 1910's and is fairly scarce. Can the watch and Fob be a pair...We will never know! Here is a nice website for Scout Memorabilia http://www.virtualscoutmuseum.com/Galle ... /misc.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCwoTpEpkUU
buck57
04-15-2013, 09:25 AM
Great hunt Bell-Two. Love the watch Fob :congrats:
aloldstuff
04-15-2013, 09:29 AM
Excellent recovery on that Boy Scout watch fob. finds like that keep this hobby interesting. :congrats: on your keepers
CTDirtFisher
04-15-2013, 09:32 AM
Wheat nice... Merc neat... but that Watch FOB !!! :wow:

I'm sure you are proud to have that puppy in your recovered collection now...

:congrats:
Thiltzy
04-15-2013, 05:06 PM
:congrats: What a nice FOB you got there. Very interesting and ornate. Great find :congrats:
Skamaniac
04-15-2013, 11:31 PM
Nice finds! I too like the fob.
Lodge Scent
04-16-2013, 06:52 AM
Nice digs. That fob is pretty cool. Scout memorabilia collectors would love that piece.
Bell-Two
04-16-2013, 07:30 AM
Nice digs. That fob is pretty cool. Scout memorabilia collectors would love that piece.


Thanks so much I did see one for sale and was suprised at the value of it although I would never sell it.
Bell-Two
04-16-2013, 07:33 AM
I have been asked by several people about the cleaning of the fob, it was simply rinsed in warm water to loosen the dirt, I did not scrub it at all. The patina comes from years in a working farm field.
Tony Two-Cent
04-16-2013, 08:31 AM
That watch fob is a wonderful find, Tony! It sure looks good in the scrolling banner! thumbsup01

I like the watch bezel too.

Congrats on the finds! :clapping:
del
04-16-2013, 12:47 PM
very unique scout fob :smitten: Bell-Two
OxShoeDrew
04-18-2013, 11:57 AM
I agree with everyone else....that fob is FOBulous! :grin:
HEAVYMETALNUT
04-18-2013, 07:46 PM
awesome fob!
Fire Fighter 43
04-20-2013, 10:39 AM
Nice find, WTG |:cheering:
milco
04-20-2013, 09:02 PM
The scout fob is an outstanding find, congrats! Looks like a good hunt!
Ill Digger
04-21-2013, 12:00 AM
....that fob is FOBulous! :grin:
:hysterical: Good one! lol

And good GREAT find Tony!! thumbsup01
I too gotta say my favorite find of the lot has got to be that Scout fob! :yes: |:cheering:
Like Al said.


... finds like that keep this hobby interesting.

If that was the only thing I found all day I would've called it a successful hunt. :yes:
Love it! :loveit:
Congrats! :grin: