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Title: Couple of bits for the Doc Please Post by: The Ferret on January 06, 2012, 07:23:51 PM Hi guys
Managed a couple of hours on a new field 40 acres big but very quiet on target. here is some of the finds I think maybe one is a candle snuffer its still got some gilding on it, a couple of coins a george 2 penny, musket ball and this STRANGE Marble found in a hole i was digging. Pretty sure its Stone as i can see crystal's in it. Also it has a flat side to it ??? Cheers TF Title: Re: Couple of bits for the Doc Please Post by: silky on January 06, 2012, 10:01:02 PM some intresting finds there ferret ,i wonder if the stone was used as sling shot ?
Title: Re: Couple of bits for the Doc Please Post by: nobby on January 06, 2012, 10:05:47 PM I now what the stone is/was ;D........ :).......im not telling though :D........see if others can guess ;)
Title: Re: Couple of bits for the Doc Please Post by: peanut on January 07, 2012, 11:41:20 AM have the stones been used for some industrial mixing/ seperating or washing process ?
I was thinking like paint mixing ? In the early 60's I worked for a few weeks in a paint manufacturers and they had huge revolving vats containing these small stones which were used for mixing paints. Title: Re: Couple of bits for the Doc Please Post by: Mike on January 07, 2012, 04:11:14 PM have the stones been used for some industrial mixing/ seperating or washing process ? I was thinking like paint mixing ? In the early 60's I worked for a few weeks in a paint manufacturers and they had huge revolving vats containing these small stones which were used for mixing paints. our yard/stores used to be part of pearl paints there were 100,s of stones of all sizes just like that 1 |