Metal Detecting an old Western Australian Farm House
Old Western Australian Farmhouse
On the weekend I got permission from a local farmer to do some metal detecting around his old family homestead, which is no longer lived in, it is situated around 20 kilometres from my local town.
So I headed out there in my car excited to be on another metal detecting trip, confident of finding some lost momentos of another era.
On arrival it did not take long for me to find my first old coin, around 2 minutes, so that is always a good boost for confidence when metal detecting, finding something more or less straight away.
I spent a couple hours there, and found a few interesting things to add to my metal detecting collection.
This is what I found
The firm of Thomas Bolton & Sons grew out of a business producing metal buckles into one of the world’s leading wire, especially electrical wire, manufacturers. This article traces the development of the company from its early years in the late 18th century to its takeover by the cable companies in 1961. Important stages in the company’s growth were marked by the introduction of cold drawing and continuous wire drawing to meet the demand for long lengths of high-conductivity, high-tensile-strength copper wire for the telegraph and telephone industries
- Australian 1 & 2 Cent Coins
- 1911 Australian Penny
- 1942 Australian Penny
- 1941 Australian Penny
- Highly Decorated Ladies Victorian Era Broach – Reverse Side Photo
- Victorian Era Necklace Pendant – Made from Lead – Would have previously been painted gold
Highly Decorated Ladies Victorian Era Broach
Thats about all I found at that place, apart from the usual junk, such as pulltabs, aluminum cigarette foil and nails and heaps of lead to add to my lead collection.
There would likely be much more around the place, but as usual with alot of these old houses, they have lost bits of their tin roofs and the ground is heavily littered with tin, metal and much more.
It was a great day and it is always great to bring home a few lost treasures!
Beautiful Gold Art Deco Pendant Found
Gold Art Deco Pendant - Beach find
The other day when I was metal detecting at one of the beaches in Perth Western Australia, I was swinging the coil just along to bottom of the beach were the white wash of water was washing onto the beach line, I got a nice signal. And thought it may have been a gold ring. Anyhow on this particular day I did not remember to bring my beach scoop, so I frantically got onto my needs and started digging into the soft wet sand.
I was very happy when I finally found the lost treasure, it was the beautiful gold art deco style pendant.
I believe this pendant may have been in the water for many years, possibly 50 or more.
I gave it to my girlfriend for christmas, she loves it!
I really love metal detecting, its the best hobbie in the world!
Ghost Town Gold!
Gold Locket - Stamped 9ct Lined Rodd
Finally after Detecting at a old Ghost Town in Western Australia, I have found my first Gold piece of Jewellery at an old townsite, near were I live in Dumbleyung Western Australia.
George Rodd in 1919, G. & E. Rodd made such popular items as watch alberts, bracelets, rings, cuff links, tie pins, brooches, lockets, crosses and from the early 1930s also presentation medals and enamelled badges. Their flatware included sets of tea and coffee spoons, souvenir and trophy spoons. By the late 1930s, G. & E. Rodd was the leading firm of manufacturing jewellers in Australia. In 1948 they became a public company, Rodd (Australia) Ltd. The firm’s successors continued the business until 1985. (See: K. Cavill, ‘The jewellery and silverware of G & E. Rodd, and its successors’, Australiana, 1987 (1), pp15-18; also K. Cavill, G. Cocks, J.Grace, ‘Australian jewellers, gold and silversmiths, makers and marks’, 1992, pp 78-79, 199-201.)
I spent around 2 hours hunting around, found a few more old pennys, and belt buckles, and a old Vintage Motorbike Number plate, unfortunately it was damaged.
1938 Australian Penny
Vintage Motorbike Numberplate - W 61 (Wagin)
Mortlock Bros LTD BSA Metal Plate
Check out the photos rest of todays finds and other recent finds Metal Detecting
Silver Love Locket
I found this Silver Love Locket at Scarborough Beach a few weeks ago, it did have a couple photos inside, but the water had deteriorated the photos. Its a nice little locket, but not worth using again as it had been underwater for too long and the pin has broken.
Silver Love Heart Locket
Scorpio Necklace Charm
Another beach find, Scorpio Necklace Charm. Not real gold. And I don’t know anyone who is a Scorpio
Scorpio Necklace Charm
Beautiful Necklace Charm
The other day down the beach where I was metal detecting I came across this beautiful necklace charm, not sure if it is Silver or Gold, or maybe brass, because there are hints of gold in it, have not really tried to clean it up yet. Nice find!
Beautiful Necklace Charm
