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Title: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 10:19:36 PM Managed to secure a small permission through a friend in work. It's more of a big back garden than a field. The house on the site is linked to Talgarth mental asylum. It was built around about 1904-5. I checked old maps before I went and straight away noticed a path running through the site on the 1888 map. Great I thought to myself, sounds pretty promising!
After a quick chat the owners, who were a most obliging pair to say the least (We had coffee and biscuits on tap all day, Much to the delight of Daz!) off we set, detectors in hand in search of the lost path. The path wasn't to hard to find as there were two old overgrown gates hidden in the hedge rows at either ends of the site. Now to the finds. In know particular order, (http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/c71493ec.jpg) (http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/f35e51cb.jpg) (http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/8d22ba63.jpg) (http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/4a54a0ba.jpg) (http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/06a7b3e3.jpg) (http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/c71c85d3.jpg) Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 10:22:39 PM If anyone can help me with this misery item given to me by the land owner I'd be a happy man. French and something to do with a car at a guess. Dated 1900
(http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/13d03d12.jpg) (http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k546/morg_84/7776a7d4.jpg) Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: daz on January 17, 2012, 10:29:21 PM nice silver thimble m8 lol. there should be a metal detecting law that you cant walk through someone elses grid and steal there treasure lol,il let you keep it though lol.il get some photos of my finds up soon m8
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 10:38:44 PM Shame about that button m8 ::) tWas a cracker... In your car m8. Worth going back to find it m8!
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: daz on January 17, 2012, 10:40:25 PM think it fell on there drive wen i got all my finds out my pocket to show them.that metal box thingys inmy shed m8.hopefully someone will id it
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Chef Geoff on January 17, 2012, 10:43:15 PM Some nice finds there, love the James II, cracking condition. Any chance of a better focused shot of the name plate?
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: daz on January 17, 2012, 10:52:30 PM i will go and get it now and take a photo
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: daz on January 17, 2012, 10:58:58 PM better photo
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 11:09:06 PM Bring it into work for me tommoro Daz pls m8 my dad will know.
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 11:15:27 PM Ta chef. Your a diamond m8
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: glynkid on January 17, 2012, 11:28:27 PM like the army badge and thimble any idea of date of badge looks first world nice finds or earlier
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: daz on January 17, 2012, 11:37:47 PM the insides of the mystery item
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Chef Geoff on January 17, 2012, 11:39:58 PM Well I can't actually find the exact article but the name Ducellier is as you probably know still around with distributors and the obvious thought when looking at it is a fuel tank.
And yes they did make copper fuel tanks, but your talking way back in the 1920-40 time. This is a pick of another model but it proves they made them. I would think that that tank is worth a small fortune if you can track down what it came out of. Vintage car buffs pay a lot of money for genuine parts....Lucky %$*&^% Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 11:41:02 PM I think it is first world war maybe the second. Probably a shellshocked solider from the South Wales Borders sent to the asylum.
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: daz on January 17, 2012, 11:44:46 PM half each then steve lol
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 11:46:11 PM Well I can't actually find the exact article but the name Ducellier is as you probably know still around with distributors and the obvious thought when looking at it is a fuel tank. I did tell the the old owner it was probably worth a fortune but he still gave it to us. Maybe a quick email to the manufacturer if their still going. Brilliant!And yes they did make copper fuel tanks, but your talking way back in the 1920-40 time. This is a pick of another model but it proves they made them. I would think that that tank is worth a small fortune if you can track down what it came out of. Vintage car buffs pay a lot of money for genuine parts....Lucky %$*&^% Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 17, 2012, 11:47:43 PM 50/50 m8 that's the deal. Though he gave it to me ::)
Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Mick on January 17, 2012, 11:50:26 PM This is very early vehicle carbide tank for front acetylene lights. It was mounted on side step.
(http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/1958/499500_1m.jpg) Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Chef Geoff on January 17, 2012, 11:53:14 PM Wow Mick your on fire tonight ;) Well done. Well that sounds more of a statement of fact than my supposition :D
Now you just have to track down someone with a car that needs one. Title: Re: Trip to Talgarth. Post by: Steve Morgan on January 18, 2012, 12:04:03 AM Ta mick, maybe there's a forum somewhere on the net. Il have a look.
Daz don't tell mikey in work about it m8. My ears are still bleeding from earlier :-[ |