Not Sure Of What I Found - Any Ideas ?

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D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 06/08/2010 9:38 pm Amongst all of the old nails, bolts and rusty cans that we found today was this one interesting item... A bit of history on the area we were detecting..It is the Cariboo Gold Rush area of the 1860's of British Columbia and the old original wagon trail from Stanley over the pass to Richfield and Barkerville. We were in Stanley (Mainly all over grown now) There was a stable population of Chinese and Stanley like so many gold rush towns had its Chinatown. This item is green in color and is encrusted with both white and red-brown crossion. It appears it has been broken. There are character symbols of some sort inside a horseshoe circle which under the microscope looks like it is hand carved. Any ideas, suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.... Report this Post to the Staff

pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 06/08/2010 11:11 pm That logo reminds me of the logo of the International Harvester Corporation from the early part of the 20th century. I can't fathom what it might have been part of, however. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 06/09/2010 11:40 am Google " IHC logo" for several examples of what I'm talking about. Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 06/09/2010 1:40 pm pls.....I think you hit the nail right on the head with International Harvester.. I am going to contact the IH Collection in Wisconsin and see if they know what this is and what piece of equipment it is from.. I have a feeling this may be an early piece with an early logo.. Thanks again for your help... Report this Post to the Staff
grime5 Pillar of the Community United States 811 Posts	Posted 07/04/2010 3:12 pm looks like a lighter to me.later greg Report this Post to the Staff
andrewjconners Valued Member United States 497 Posts	Posted 10/08/2010 5:42 pm is it a type of gem/rock. possibly used as a door stop or for house decoration? Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 10/08/2010 6:28 pm Looks like some kind of brace, like on a piece of IHC farm equipment, that failed under stress and then hit the dirt, only to be discovered a century later by a guy swinging a metal detector. If it only could talk ... Report this Post to the Staff
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