Cool find while detecting

[ChrisinCT]

Lee and I went out for a short hunt today to an area I have been driving by for several months that I thought might hold some potential.

We didn't find anything other than old shotgun and rifle casings ,but I did sight find this old trolley

My first thought was to turn it into a coffee table / display case for all my favorite finds,but now I'm leaning towards just leaving it be and adding a wire mesh bottom and using it for an outdoor planter stand.

I think it will look nice with an assortment of potted flowers and the like.

I can always make a table out of it down the road should I choose to.

[del]

:shocked05:wow Chris , that is the largest thing I've seen come home with someone from a detecting hunt :notworthy: I hope you made Lee carry it out :rofl:

[Skamaniac]

That is fully and completely awesome! :thumbsup01:

[OxShoeDrew]

Relic of the month!!:cheesysmile: Banner!

[ChrisinCT]

They have this for sale at Restoration hardware for $1295.

[del]

I used a few of these exact looking type of carriers at an old wire factory when i moved out to Springfield , Ma. , they must of came with the building when the owner bought the place. they were made well and could carry heavy duty loads on them.

[Digger Don]

I think I would make it into an awesome display case.

[The Rebel]

That's really wild. Looks like a RR Baggage Cart

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

i'd restore it and turn it into the table if it were mine! so cool!

[Full Metal Digger]

I vote display case!

[del]

I vote "mobile display case" ... it would go around from room to room annoying the wife :lol:

[KCFindIt]

Truely a unique find, detected or not. Bet you're kinda glad you didn't have to dig it up! A keeper no matter how you utilize it.

[Timewarpdigger]

I bet that was hard to fit in the pouch!:lol: Great find. Congrats. Safe & HH

[don in ny]

Certainly a cool item, but it must have been a bear to haul out of the woods. I'm for taking it apart, having the metal parts sandblasted and adding some new wood and you have a great item. I like it.

[Tom]

Really nice find! They sure don't mak'm like they used too! :wow:

[Bell-Two]

That is really cool, I would save the original wood though if possible, talk to a woodworker and or furniture restorer about that possibility. Good eye sort of like American Pickers seeing treasure in the trash!

[RobW]

I would have loved to watch you carry that out....:lol:

[Lodge Scent]

I want to see the hole plug ;)

[lee]

he did acturly try and make me lift it out with him !!!!!!!! im like "did you see lee's moving company emblazend down the side of me car hmmmm ?" lmao.
joking aside , great find chrisie baby and you where right it is the most valueble thing you have found so far.
cant wait to see what you do with it.

[CTTodd]

I think the display case would be great

[Otis Campbell]

Table it has panache!

[ChrisinCT]

Strange some how I double posted.

[ChrisinCT]

I went back with my dolly and my son. My mama didn't raise no fool. I had him do most of the grunt work. It wasn't easy dragging it the 400 yards through the thick blanket of leaves fallen branches and trying to avoid the swampy areas. Not to mention the wall of pricker bushes lining the road.
Well worth the effort even if most of it wasn't mine.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Wow! That is a really cool item! Very interesting looking. I would definitely keep the original wood on it.

Awesome! :thumbsup02:

[coinnut]

That is wild :shocked04: Great looking find. Dan thinks Lee carried it out, but I bet you tied him to it and made him pull :lol: That is an awesome piece :smitten:

[giant056]

Very cool :cool: