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
There are a number of houses on Boston's Beacon Hill which have the original glass windowpanes, they have turned purple. Since glass is technically a liquid, they are also thicker at the bottom.
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.
@@chrismsmalley2626 balls to the wall was a WWII pilot's term for full throttle. The the throttle lever was topped with a ball grip and when at full throttle it was almost touching the instrument panel.
@@bradbutcher3984 I've actually heard both but due to steam industry and trains were invented in 1804 ,way before aeroplanes ? I'm gonna say unless you have a time machine that took machinery from airplanes and used that machine to show Archimedes in 231 bce how steam can make the Aeolipile a little copper machine work? I'll take a hard pass on that argument HG Welles...hahhahah ( psst... and pilots didn't say B to the W until roughly 1930? Probably when they started bombing Germany on May 30th 1942?) Time is a fickle bitch..
@@chrismsmalley2626 I think you're referring to the term balls out instead of balls to the walls. balls-out (not comparable) Descriptive of the use of a centrifugal governor at maximum speed, corresponding to full throttle. (US, idiomatic, slang) With great abandon. (US, idiomatic, slang) At the fastest possible speed. I've used both these in slightly diff ways
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.
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
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.
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!
He's not the kind of guy to be bought 😃 He's been offered plenty of deals but no production company can come up with a deal to let him stay the way he is. I've met Brad, Eddie and Chris; these guys are as down to earth as can be. Brad would rather stay metal detecting, creating his music (with Chris) and running his two businesses than working for or with filmmakers in my opinion ☺️
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.
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 👍🏽 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Crotal bells are at the top of my bucket list; one day they shall be found by me 😂. Congrats on finding some relics and coins from the different time periods that the area was in use!! It's always rewarding when that can be accomplished ☺️
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.
Nice relics you detected up off the beaten path. Neat sleigh bells for sure 🔔 I just go detecting for gold but find a coin occasionally and lots of iron trash. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Great video with lots of interesting finds. Thanks for digging 40-50 holes only to find bullets and casings; the other things you found make it all worthwhile! Thanks!
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!
I live in CA and detect. Oldest stuff is Gold Rush so I envy your really old finds. But then, there are those guys in England finding Roman coins..... Thanks!
Love the crotal bell!!! Top of my bucket list if I am ever lucky enough to detect where they might have been. Fun hunt!! Thank you for all the work you do to share your videos with us.
The round object with the thin metal road sticking out is part of a Victorian knife rest. It originally had another ball on the other end of the rod. For resting dinner knife on dining table to keep the tablecloth clean
Brad, the drawer pull back plate with hand wrought retaining bolt is probably a transitional Hepplewhite period stamped brass drawer pull of the late 18th early 19tth century .. a very nice find .. It's nice to see all the foliage returning to the Vermont mountains .. Thanks for sharing.
@@judithfairchild8620 In particular research Hepplewhite period Drawer Pulls / Hardware .. You should find several variations of the drawer pull shown here.
I once found a shot wheat cent. Looked like hit with a 22. Don't recall for sure I think a 1917. No exit but obviously shot. Has a great patina and otherwise looked great. I remember having the same thoughts....What the hell? I'm guessing a couple of drinks and a " Hey watch this" moment! Happy hunting!
Haha he said below. Brad why didn't you clean the bell so we could hear it jingle? It would have been awesome to hear the sounds that the ancestors would have heard!
Ty brad for another adventure live on fixed income saving for metal detector bigtime u and few others have me hooked gonna go slower now just got out hospital for mth in half so slowly getting better gonna take six months or so god bless you
You have some really incredible finds, Brad! My favorite would be the back plate for a drawer pull. I think the embossed work represents Hygeia, Greek goddess of good health and the temple around her represents a spring house - which back in the early 1800s folks vacationed at healing springs to take in the waters. This was quite an exciting adventure. Thank you for sharing !!
I will have to agree with Hal on the brass ball. Good trip today good finds as always good to see your smiling face with the backdrop of the forest .until next time happy digging be safe my friend .
We definitely dig a lot of shell casings here in New England Brad. Lots of interesting things things this week. I really like the escutcheon. Happy hunting and be well
Hi there. The purple hue in old glass is due to its chemical make up. The purple is due to the chemical manganese which was used as a decoloriser. Clear glass was difficult to make. The glass will not turn purple unless it is exposed to sunlight. Nowadays the have other methods to make clear glass. FYI. Great vid thanks.
Regarding the drawer pull, look up St. Bernard's well in Edinburgh, Scotland. The image on your hardware resembles that. As another has said, it might be Hygeia, Greek goddess of health.
I always enjoy your videos. Great finds. I really liked the escutcheon with the Roman looking pillars with probably David in the middle that was pretty cool. I mean you picture it on a drawer possibly a old jewelry box I don't know. And the coins and I mean it was just wonderful look forward to seeing you next week. Thank you for being so awesome!
I first thought that might be a baby rattler but i think the men have it right on this one.Missing the other end and likely very old because of the blowholes. Fabulous site Brad!
Purple glass is caused by manganese in the glass which was added to make a clear glass, but when left in the sun turns purple. There is another type of chemical that solarizes a light wheat straw color, it too was a chemical used to make glass clear. The usual older style fruit jars came in various colors but primarily a greenish color that was caused by the iron in the sand that the glass was made from. Much early glass was made in Philadelphia and many French ships used sand as ballasts which they off loaded to fill their ships with raw material to take back to France. this was a sand that was rich in iron and was used as a raw material for the glass furnaces.
so freakin' beautiful there. our mntns here in WV are much the same in spring and all summer. we have some old house sites too. on our property, there was supposedly a rooming house right next to where we built our home. i have never found anything down there, but then, i havent done as much as youre doing every time you go out.
No doubt, the best gold gilt button I've ever seen pulled out of the ground. Wow, that's in great condition! Looks like it's straight from the bargain basement at the antique store. Epic find!!
Nice finds, great patience! I too like detecting in the VT woods. This spring I found a “turtle” coin. It’s shell was a beautiful green color, perfectly domed and possibly shot by a .22 short. Thought I had found a button, but after cleaning, the “2 cents” appeared along with the date of 1865. Hope these shot coins we find weren’t in someone’s pocket at the time!
Hi Brad, it would be nice to see some more of your digs that you rendered scrap metal, not all, but some pieces would be good to See! Your one of my favorites to watch and I miss seeing the amount you used to show!
Some people use coins as targets to test the sights on their weapons. A small coin is something you can use away from home, when one hasn't got much else to use. If you can hit it at whatever yardage it bodes well for the job in hand.
The pipe stem could be identified by the white dot as a manufacturer's mark. As for the shot penny, in my youth, we would line up pennies as targets to find out who was a better shot. Picked up a few coins as well.
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.
You have a way of making nature in Vermont sounds like hell. Interesting quality to have.
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
i have a old larkins face cream jar that has that purple tint now. had it in the sun for a few years getting darker now.
Thanks for the info
Do you know when they started to use lead in cobalt blue ? You see alot of bottles this color and often used for poison containers .
There are a number of houses on Boston's Beacon Hill which have the original glass windowpanes, they have turned purple. Since glass is technically a liquid, they are also thicker at the bottom.
@@warringtonfaust1088 interesting information!
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.
Also, that is where the term " balls to the wall" came from..
More likely steam than gasoline, and not an indicator, a governor- balls out would depress a linkage connected to the inlet valve.
@@chrismsmalley2626 balls to the wall was a WWII pilot's term for full throttle. The the throttle lever was topped with a ball grip and when at full throttle it was almost touching the instrument panel.
@@bradbutcher3984 I've actually heard both but due to steam industry and trains were invented in 1804 ,way before aeroplanes ? I'm gonna say unless you have a time machine that took machinery from airplanes and used that machine to show Archimedes in 231 bce how steam can make the Aeolipile a little copper machine work? I'll take a hard pass on that argument HG Welles...hahhahah ( psst... and pilots didn't say B to the W until roughly 1930? Probably when they started bombing Germany on May 30th 1942?) Time is a fickle bitch..
@@chrismsmalley2626 I think you're referring to the term balls out instead of balls to the walls.
balls-out (not comparable)
Descriptive of the use of a centrifugal governor at maximum speed, corresponding to full throttle.
(US, idiomatic, slang) With great abandon.
(US, idiomatic, slang) At the fastest possible speed.
I've used both these in slightly diff ways
Hey! Good morning Brad and thumbs UP!
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.
Love the opening Cello!
Drilling holes in granite by hand and splitting with wedges or a plug and feathers was damn hard work. Makes us appreciate our ancestors even more.
Thanks for taking us along Brad! Beautiful video!
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 .
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.
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!
@@wingsandbeaksbirder2312 Thankyou for the background info - wow, on composing his own music! Very Nice!
He's not the kind of guy to be bought 😃
He's been offered plenty of deals but no production company can come up with a deal to let him stay the way he is. I've met Brad, Eddie and Chris; these guys are as down to earth as can be. Brad would rather stay metal detecting, creating his music (with Chris) and running his two businesses than working for or with filmmakers in my opinion ☺️
@@kayesdigginit1519 Good!
@@kayesdigginit1519Thanks for the info , I did wonder about his music, its very nice.
I LOVE the music!
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.
Been kind of marathon watching your episodes. Great job in your production, and information about the finds.
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 👍🏽 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Thank you for TGIF and Brad day :). Try to talk Eddie into going along, miss his happy self.
Awesome artifact finds ! Thanks for keeping your content similar to your original videos ! Hard to improve on perfection 🥰👍
Always a pleasure joining you on your adventures, Brad! Keep em' coming :)
HI BRAD🖐I WATCH YOU EVERY FRI. I SURE ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS GREAT FINDS TODAY ! HAVE A GREAT REST OF OUR DAY !❤️👍
Brad, congratulations on all your wonderful finds. Best of luck on your next adventure. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed this video….
Enjoy your adventures. Love Love your history lessens. Please let us know how you're feeling 🎉
Crotal bells are at the top of my bucket list; one day they shall be found by me 😂. Congrats on finding some relics and coins from the different time periods that the area was in use!! It's always rewarding when that can be accomplished ☺️
Great video, as usual! Thanks! I'm thinking that ball is off a brass monkey! Should be another one close by. It must get pretty cold there too!
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.
Nice relics you detected up off the beaten path.
Neat sleigh bells for sure 🔔
I just go detecting for gold but find a coin occasionally and lots of iron trash.
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Hi Brad, wow some cool and very intriguing finds this week, I hope you and your family are well.
Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖
Great video with lots of interesting finds. Thanks for digging 40-50 holes only to find bullets and casings; the other things you found make it all worthwhile! Thanks!
Amazing day hunting treasures from the past. Looking forward to your next video
Unique drawer pull. Love the jingle bell. Nice copper.
I love your videos and commentary on the finds. They are fun to watch. Thank you for sharing.
well done on the finds enjoyed watching
Looks like a carberator float?......Dig the channel...KEEP ON ROCKING IT!......Green Mountain Metal Detecting......
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!
I live in CA and detect. Oldest stuff is Gold Rush so I envy your really old finds. But then, there are those guys in England finding Roman coins..... Thanks!
Good hunt Brad assortment of good finds, really enjoyed it catch you on the next one. 🇺🇸
Nice finds. You got a trifecta in one cents. Largie, IHP, and a shot Wheatie.
Good day Brad got some good finds . Stay safe,God bless you brother and your family
Dr. Graybowe pipe stem
Neat place. If you find out more about some of those mystery finds post up the info. Love the videos cheers
I love the way you show the scenery around there
Great video from beautiful country
New supporter. Love the jingle bell and button. Gonna watch now to see what other treasures you find.
Love the crotal bell!!! Top of my bucket list if I am ever lucky enough to detect where they might have been. Fun hunt!! Thank you for all the work you do to share your videos with us.
Good job brad. So true the old stuff is there. Def gotta work for it.
Thank you Brad, as always.
The round object with the thin metal road sticking out is part of a Victorian knife rest. It originally had another ball on the other end of the rod. For resting dinner knife on dining table to keep the tablecloth clean
I’m happy to see your channel finally getting the recognition it has deserved for YEARS!!!
I'm really digging the music in the videos love the way you address every find awesome job
Brad, the drawer pull back plate with hand wrought retaining bolt is probably a transitional Hepplewhite period stamped brass drawer pull of the late 18th early 19tth century .. a very nice find .. It's nice to see all the foliage returning to the Vermont mountains .. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the info. I'm going to look up hepplewhite furniture
@@judithfairchild8620 In particular research Hepplewhite period Drawer Pulls / Hardware .. You should find several variations of the drawer pull shown here.
@@old5andimer713 thanks
Awesome day out Brad!
Love finding Crotal bells!
awesome day in the woods and cool finds ! thanks Brad!
Fun hunt, love the crotal bell and hoping to dive into these comments and see if anyone has identified the other thingamajig. Thanks for sharing Brad
Good finds. That bulb thing is pretty strange. I smoke a pipe myself so what you found is familiar.
Hey Brad greetings from Yorkshire UK, I watch all your videos, just a quality channel you have, keep up the history hunting
I once found a shot wheat cent. Looked like hit with a 22. Don't recall for sure I think a 1917. No exit but obviously shot. Has a great patina and otherwise looked great. I remember having the same thoughts....What the hell? I'm guessing a couple of drinks and a " Hey watch this" moment! Happy hunting!
Haha he said below. Brad why didn't you clean the bell so we could hear it jingle? It would have been awesome to hear the sounds that the ancestors would have heard!
That purple color of the ball jar is from manganese in the glass mixture. Very cool.
Acrylic wasn't commonly used in pipe stems until the 60's. Before that the material of choice would have been Bakelite.
Ty brad for another adventure live on fixed income saving for metal detector bigtime u and few others have me hooked gonna go slower now just got out hospital for mth in half so slowly getting better gonna take six months or so god bless you
Very awesome Brad , great interesting finds . Congratulations and ty for sharing .
G'mornin, thanks for the Great Friday morning video before I head to work. Awesome finds, what has that round item turned out to be?? 🤔🤔
The Georgia State Seal found on a mountain in Vermont . Now that is some real detecting !
I love watching you find "treasures" from the past.
You have some really incredible finds, Brad! My favorite would be the back plate for a drawer pull. I think the embossed work represents Hygeia, Greek goddess of good health and the temple around her represents a spring house - which back in the early 1800s folks vacationed at healing springs to take in the waters. This was quite an exciting adventure. Thank you for sharing !!
Nice job Brad !!!!!
Some cool stuff you found today Brad. Your videos sure beat cable TV.
I will have to agree with Hal on the brass ball. Good trip today good finds as always good to see your smiling face with the backdrop of the forest .until next time happy digging be safe my friend .
We definitely dig a lot of shell casings here in New England Brad. Lots of interesting things things this week. I really like the escutcheon. Happy hunting and be well
Thanks Brad!
Hi there. The purple hue in old glass is due to its chemical make up. The purple is due to the chemical manganese which was used as a decoloriser. Clear glass was difficult to make. The glass will not turn purple unless it is exposed to sunlight. Nowadays the have other methods to make clear glass. FYI. Great vid thanks.
I always enjoy your videos Brad. Thank you for taking us with you.
I watch all your episodes. Along with your personality and unique finds, I really enjoy listening to all the bird sounds in your forests.
Awesome video. Thank you Brad.
Great video Brad. Very interesting as always. Love the music in the intros and throughout
The drawer escutcheon looks very much like the Seal of the State of Georgia.
Good mystery finds Brad good job brother keep them coming
Love your videos, great way for me to wind down after a hard days work here in Indonesia.
Regarding the drawer pull, look up St. Bernard's well in Edinburgh, Scotland. The image on your hardware resembles that. As another has said, it might be Hygeia, Greek goddess of health.
Brad if you found that round bass ball around those clock guys could it be the Pendulum from the clock
Your videos are so well done, nice work
Very cool finds Brad
I always enjoy your videos. Great finds. I really liked the escutcheon with the Roman looking pillars with probably David in the middle that was pretty cool. I mean you picture it on a drawer possibly a old jewelry box I don't know. And the coins and I mean it was just wonderful look forward to seeing you next week. Thank you for being so awesome!
I first thought that might be a baby rattler but i think the men have it right on this one.Missing the other end and likely very old because of the blowholes. Fabulous site Brad!
Purple glass is caused by manganese in the glass which was added to make a clear glass, but when left in the sun turns purple. There is another type of chemical that solarizes a light wheat straw color, it too was a chemical used to make glass clear. The usual older style fruit jars came in various colors but primarily a greenish color that was caused by the iron in the sand that the glass was made from. Much early glass was made in Philadelphia and many French ships used sand as ballasts which they off loaded to fill their ships with raw material to take back to France. this was a sand that was rich in iron and was used as a raw material for the glass furnaces.
Always Enjoy 😉 exciting finds
Nice finds and location
neoclassical is the word for the Victorian interest period in classical motifs
so freakin' beautiful there. our mntns here in WV are much the same in spring and all summer. we have some old house sites too. on our property, there was supposedly a rooming house right next to where we built our home. i have never found anything down there, but then, i havent done as much as youre doing every time you go out.
No doubt, the best gold gilt button I've ever seen pulled out of the ground. Wow, that's in great condition! Looks like it's straight from the bargain basement at the antique store.
Epic find!!
Hope you and yours are well 😁
Nice finds, great patience! I too like detecting in the VT woods. This spring I found a “turtle” coin. It’s shell was a beautiful green color, perfectly domed and possibly shot by a .22 short. Thought I had found a button, but after cleaning, the “2 cents” appeared along with the date of 1865. Hope these shot coins we find weren’t in someone’s pocket at the time!
Hi Brad, it would be nice to see some more of your digs that you rendered scrap metal, not all, but some pieces would be good to See! Your one of my favorites to watch and I miss seeing the amount you used to show!
That ball,gold plated brass, looks like a bomb that Boris Babenough and Natasha on Rocky and bullwinkle show
Some people use coins as targets to test the sights on their weapons. A small coin is something you can use away from home, when one hasn't got much else to use. If you can hit it at whatever yardage it bodes well for the job in hand.
The pipe stem could be identified by the white dot as a manufacturer's mark.
As for the shot penny, in my youth, we would line up pennies as targets to find out who was a better shot.
Picked up a few coins as well.
Awesome spot to detect with awesome relics! Thanks👍🏼👍🏼
that nice button is more like 1840 or earlier.......great vid....
Hey Brad! Great finds! Love the krotel bells! The scenery is beautiful! T4S Have a wonderful week!!👍😘