Beau, on the Spanish moss, it was dried and used for mattress stuffing for many years as well as furniture and other things. As kids we'd wrap it into tight balls to throw. We called the aggravating biting insects 'red bugs' and put bleach in our batch water to kill the itching.
Square-ended key - a clock-winder. Thing at 14.48 looks like a picture hanger. the plate screws to the frame, and the loop goes over a nail in the wall.
I thought that you might find this interesting Aqauchigger, When the model T Ford came out, Henry Ford experimented with various ways of stuffing the seat cushions. One of the methods he tried was using Spanish Moss but found the bugs were bothersome and itchy to his workers. Plus after they were made, bugs continued to climb out of the cushions and onto the new owners.
Chigger n Billy, diggin' the Hos. lol Sorry, had to. Now that I got that outta my system I want to Thank You for all the Entertaining/Educating/Enlightening videos you've made and looking forward to many more in the future. You Rock in soo many ways. Take Care All
yes the key is a barrel tap key. The barrel tap lock was designed with a collar that allowed access to the contents of a barrel by the holder of the key for that particular lock. Security was achieved by cutting a hole in the top of the collar that matched exactly the shape of the end of the key.
That bit about the flat iron reminds me of a ditty my grandma taught me when I was a kid. If your husband makes you cross, pick up a flat iron and say, "I'm Boss!" LOL Sorry you were so disappointed.
Moving down to Arizona soon. My buddy has 40 acres out in the desert near Kingman. There is an old rail bed running through the property and an abandoned mine near the mountain. I can't wait to metal detect on that land. First timer!
Watch out for those red bugs in the spanish moss...growing up in GA my Dad would whoop my butt if I put that stuff on my head... Cool finds :) Love the adventures :)
The thing you asked what it is in the minute 14.48 is for hanging frames, they used two of them in the border of it. I think they are from around the 1870's
I thought the key was for a clock, either a mantle or grandfather clock. The big piece of iron you dug at 7:15 looks like the skid for a sickle mower. Sickle mowers were used to cut hay.
Love the Spanish Moss. Staring at them blowing in the wind is as soothing to me as staring at an aquarium full of fish. Wish we had them here in the north.
Hey Beau love all your videos. I am pretty sure the key and tap you found is not for "beverages". That's most like a piece of long forgotten history, the gas lamp. Before we had the electric light houses were plumbed with gas lines and they would have valves for each lamp to control the intensity. The key would have been used to adjust the valve. Brass doesn't spark, so brass valves and nails were used to prevent fires, and they look pretty
The stone tool is actually a biface. Generally, they would rough out the piece at the quarry ....in the form as you have found. It didn't take them long either. Direct percussion with a hammer stone usually. Later they would nap it into an arrowhead, atlatl dart point, knife or whatever with more refined tools such as antler tines, ishi sticks with pressure flaking. I love the look of the biface......very paleo looking. Very nice find.
Chig I think the key is a cabinet key for electrical cabinets. looks like this was a better outing than some of the last. I was out to day metal detecting and only found 2 modern pennies digging in gravel and rocky ground. You done better than me.
Your key is a tap key. Would probably go with a keg tap similar to the one you found earlier in the video. (Fellow Marylander.. long time fan)... ** Guess I should have watched to the end of the video before commenting... :-)
Spanish moss as it is called is actually a variety bromeliad, Tilandsia usneoides, can even have flowers but you have to look real close, lol might see some chiggers too.
It is my understanding, that pewter was often melted down to make ammunition. This was a practice used for the Revolutionary War but possibly also the Civil War. It's worth researching the idea. Some of my very early clock keys resemble the one you found in this hunt. Keep up the good work...
Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann is often cited as the inventor of the harmonica in 1821, but other inventors developed similar instruments at the same time.
I ALWAYS TRY TO HIT THE LIKE BUTTON FOR YOU MR. CHIG, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP YOU BUT ALSO LETS ME KNOW LATER IF I HAVE WATCHED THE VIDEO BEFORE OR NOT. SOMETIMES I FORGET AND END UP WATCHING ALITTLE THEN SAYING OH HELL THIS ONES GOOD I'LL JUST FINISH IT AGAIN. LOL
Have to tell you ... the Spanish moss reminded me of my childhood in Wyoming! My family traveled each Christmas so I had seen Spanish moss... however most of my grade school classmates had not. When the teacher was reading a book set in the south to us after lunch it mentioned the Spanish moss... one of my classmates went, “Oh yuck!” When the teacher asked about the comment the reply indicated they thought it would be dripping with slime... the only moss they knew was the algae that formed in the ditches in summer... 😂
Digging in the pines. Down here in Georgia, when you are in a grove of pine trees, we say things like: Its storming in the pines, or We are BBQ'ing in the pines. So you are digging in the pines.
Love this channel. You inspired me to start my channel and I have no idea what I'm doing but that's ok I'm having fun. I've only ever found one button. And I think it was a fake. Anyhow have a good one.
Hi! I believe your wee mystery artifact would have been fastened at the top backside of a picture frame, which could then be displayed on a wall. Love your vids!
We have fire ants here in Hawaii too. Trouble is they are about the size of the dot on the end of this sentence. By the time you know they are there they have stung you, fifty times. My husband blisters up like mad. Fortunately for me I have no reaction. They love to live both in the ground and up the bushes. Nasty buggers, I won't be missing them soon.
Howdy my friend my name is Jerry and I'm an Old Man with a Cheap metal detector who loves the hunt ! My first hit was at Wrightsville Beach NC I dug for 30 mins 3 ft deep finally found a 1990 dime ! 3 hours later I had dug about forty pop tops 4 tent stakes and a ball of aluminum foil ! But I loved every minute ! I just need to invest in a good detector for beginners and learn more about how to set it ! Any how I live in Fort Mill SC just wondering how close yall were to me in this one ? Thanks for all the adventures !
i started off with the garrett ace 250.....fairly cheap, decent discrimination. In my opinion its a great detector for beginners of all ages. Plus it got me used to the garrett platform so when i was ready and financially able to get an AT-PRO the transition was very easy.
txTIGER C-L-E-M-S-O-N T-I-G-E-RRRRRR-S! Fight tigers, fight tigers, fight fight fight! How was that!! 😀 Jill (Located where the Blue Ridge dawns its greatness, where the tigers play!)
69 calibre mini ball - when you look at them closely in isolation, it's no wonder so many men died of their wounds. Those bullets are like mini cannon balls. I know I've seen a year or two of them, but it just occurred to me as I looked at a whole one. You also think of the poor slaves working away in the heat & humidity, with the bugs and the ants being the least of their problems. Fire Ants, who the hell invented those? Beau, we nearly had another "Poison Ivy Sap Incident" - just one up the trouser leg... just saying... duct tape round the ankles from now on.....lol
Your mention of discriminator feature reminds me that Garret were going to market a discriminator pin pointer. Mentioned by Dr Tones when he was mudlarking in the Thames mud. I think he had one with him. Possible it was experimental. Have you had a chance of trying one of these?
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The duck decoy, hilarious!!!
Thanks for sharing your adventures in South Carolina!
Aquachigger. I wanna thank you for being so smart about everything you show us and your apprecaition for nature.
Beau, on the Spanish moss, it was dried and used for mattress stuffing for many years as well as furniture and other things. As kids we'd wrap it into tight balls to throw. We called the aggravating biting insects 'red bugs' and put bleach in our batch water to kill the itching.
Always love it when you dig on camera. Always entertaining.
Thank you for the videos! My daughter and I look forward to them regularly!
Square-ended key - a clock-winder. Thing at 14.48 looks like a picture hanger. the plate screws to the frame, and the loop goes over a nail in the wall.
That spanish moss was awesome to see. I also love when you hunt colonial stuff.
Never bored with your videos Beau, on some i wish they were longer. Beautiful job with them :)
I could NEVER get bored with your videos!!!
I've really enjoyed your trips with Billy, he seems like a very nice, respectful fella.
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Looks like a great time Beau!! The camping would be the best part.. Relics just a plus.
I thought that you might find this interesting Aqauchigger, When the model T Ford came out, Henry Ford experimented with various ways of stuffing the seat cushions. One of the methods he tried was using Spanish Moss but found the bugs were bothersome and itchy to his workers. Plus after they were made, bugs continued to climb out of the cushions and onto the new owners.
Chigger n Billy, diggin' the Hos. lol Sorry, had to. Now that I got that outta my system I want to Thank You for all the Entertaining/Educating/Enlightening videos you've made and looking forward to many more in the future. You Rock in soo many ways.
Take Care All
Cool 😎 stuff. Especially loved the moss covered trees and the palms!!!
Glad you liked it!
This has been an amazing adventure for you and your youtube subscribers. We cant thank you enough.
I hope you had a great time out west and was for relaxation
Interesting artifacts. Thanks for taking us along.
yes the key is a barrel tap key. The barrel tap lock was designed with a collar that allowed access to the contents of a barrel by the holder of the key for that particular lock. Security was achieved by cutting a hole in the top of the collar that matched exactly the shape of the end of the key.
That bit about the flat iron reminds me of a ditty my grandma taught me when I was a kid.
If your husband makes you cross, pick up a flat iron and say, "I'm Boss!" LOL
Sorry you were so disappointed.
Moving down to Arizona soon. My buddy has 40 acres out in the desert near Kingman. There is an old rail bed running through the property and an abandoned mine near the mountain. I can't wait to metal detect on that land. First timer!
Never boring and always fun!
Love seeing Billy I'm the vids he's a good sport and he's knowledgeable
you and billy make an awesome team! I dont know what it is, but he is our favorite person you team up with in your videos
Awseome video today!!! I haven't been finding any good things so far while metal detecting, but your videos inspire me to keep on digging!!!
I'm so glad about chiggys videos I want MOAR..
Watch out for those red bugs in the spanish moss...growing up in GA my Dad would whoop my butt if I put that stuff on my head... Cool finds :) Love the adventures :)
Thanks for showing your surroundings. Never seen Spanish moss . Don't leave Jersey to much lol. Great video as always
Great finds, Thanks for sharing your adventure with us! Love the Spanish moss...beautiful! Happy Hunting! ~ Gypsy
I would have thought that key was an old home radiator key to bleed radiators. I live in an old home and I have one just like it that I still use.
The thing you asked what it is in the minute 14.48 is for hanging frames, they used two of them in the border of it. I think they are from around the 1870's
I thought the key was for a clock, either a mantle or grandfather clock. The big piece of iron you dug at 7:15 looks like the skid for a sickle mower. Sickle mowers were used to cut hay.
Sweet old finds thanks for sharing Chigg
Love the Spanish Moss. Staring at them blowing in the wind is as soothing to me as staring at an aquarium full of fish. Wish we had them here in the north.
Would love to see some shots of the campsite as well! Next time please
Looks like a cell door key ....hex keys cemetery volt door key .. thank you 🙏 We love the show shows
Those trees make me think log cabin building!
I believe the key is a gas valve key. I found one similar around an old house. Alot of them were very decorative! Thanks for the entertainment!
Hey Beau love all your videos. I am pretty sure the key and tap you found is not for "beverages". That's most like a piece of long forgotten history, the gas lamp. Before we had the electric light houses were plumbed with gas lines and they would have valves for each lamp to control the intensity. The key would have been used to adjust the valve. Brass doesn't spark, so brass valves and nails were used to prevent fires, and they look pretty
7:24 is a skid plate off of a sickle mower. 14:51 is a picture frame hanger mounted on back/ top of picture frame.
A very nice area and a super video!
The stone tool is actually a biface. Generally, they would rough out the piece at the quarry ....in the form as you have found. It didn't take them long either. Direct percussion with a hammer stone usually. Later they would nap it into an arrowhead, atlatl dart point, knife or whatever with more refined tools such as antler tines, ishi sticks with pressure flaking. I love the look of the biface......very paleo looking. Very nice find.
Chig
I think the key is a cabinet key for electrical cabinets. looks like this was a better outing than some of the last. I was out to day metal detecting and only found 2 modern pennies digging in gravel and rocky ground. You done better than me.
Your key is a tap key. Would probably go with a keg tap similar to the one you found earlier in the video. (Fellow Marylander.. long time fan)... ** Guess I should have watched to the end of the video before commenting... :-)
Spanish moss as it is called is actually a variety bromeliad, Tilandsia usneoides, can even have flowers but you have to look real close, lol might see some chiggers too.
The tree's look like ghostly galleons among the palmetto palms.
Awesome video really great finds!!
Beau and Billy's adventures always entertain
Thank you Sir
Great video, i love the variety of things you do and places you search.
It is my understanding, that pewter was often melted down to make ammunition. This was a practice used for the Revolutionary War but possibly also the Civil War. It's worth researching the idea. Some of my very early clock keys resemble the one you found in this hunt. Keep up the good work...
So much history!
Get yourself to a museum of old agriculture machinery and the evolution of plows . ( and plow parts )
Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann is often cited as the inventor of the harmonica in 1821, but other inventors developed similar instruments at the same time.
I ALWAYS TRY TO HIT THE LIKE BUTTON FOR YOU MR. CHIG, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP YOU BUT ALSO LETS ME KNOW LATER IF I HAVE WATCHED THE VIDEO BEFORE OR NOT. SOMETIMES I FORGET AND END UP WATCHING ALITTLE THEN SAYING OH HELL THIS ONES GOOD I'LL JUST FINISH IT AGAIN. LOL
Beau - At 9:20 you dug up a key. By the shape of it, it looks like a shackle key, Now you just need to find the shackles that it went to.
Another awesome video!! Well the parasol, a keg of something good haha, and a bullet. That could mean the soldiers had a night of a little party. 😉
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Good hunt Beau, cool finds. love that key, and its info.ATB Michael
Great hunt....🐝🎧📸🐜
Have to tell you ... the Spanish moss reminded me of my childhood in Wyoming! My family traveled each Christmas so I had seen Spanish moss... however most of my grade school classmates had not. When the teacher was reading a book set in the south to us after lunch it mentioned the Spanish moss... one of my classmates went, “Oh yuck!” When the teacher asked about the comment the reply indicated they thought it would be dripping with slime... the only moss they knew was the algae that formed in the ditches in summer... 😂
Great vid chigg 👍
CHIGG IT LOOKS LIKE A DRAWER PULL FROM A JEWELRY BOX
Awesome video
thanks for the great video, see you on the next one
Chigg had a good day. And, sleep well, stay awesome.
Love your videos!
Digging in the pines. Down here in Georgia, when you are in a grove of pine trees, we say things like: Its storming in the pines, or We are BBQ'ing in the pines. So you are digging in the pines.
That soil keeps those buttons in pristine condition.
Love this channel. You inspired me to start my channel and I have no idea what I'm doing but that's ok I'm having fun. I've only ever found one button. And I think it was a fake. Anyhow have a good one.
Hey beau for my birthday I was gifted a new detector because I went cheap for my first one and now I have a pin pointer best birthday gift so far.
you guys shouldn't be driving in... you'll scare away all the treasure! haha
Hi! I believe your wee mystery artifact would have been fastened at the top backside of a picture frame, which could then be displayed on a wall. Love your vids!
The little doodad you found reminds me of a cigar box fastener, wouldn't swear on it though.
We have fire ants here in Hawaii too. Trouble is they are about the size of the dot on the end of this sentence. By the time you know they are there they have stung you, fifty times. My husband blisters up like mad. Fortunately for me I have no reaction. They love to live both in the ground and up the bushes. Nasty buggers, I won't be missing them soon.
Looks like the O'l chig has a bit of Spanish moss growing out from his diggin hat as well. 👍
I think all your vid's are good
Great adventure as always, Chigg! 🗝⛏⛏
My experience with Spanish Moss is that it contains red bugs (chiggers) and ticks. Pretty to look at. Thanks for the vid.
Nice Henry rifle...
Howdy my friend my name is Jerry and I'm an Old Man with a Cheap metal detector who loves the hunt ! My first hit was at Wrightsville Beach NC I dug for 30 mins 3 ft deep finally found a 1990 dime ! 3 hours later I had dug about forty pop tops 4 tent stakes and a ball of aluminum foil ! But I loved every minute ! I just need to invest in a good detector for beginners and learn more about how to set it ! Any how I live in Fort Mill SC just wondering how close yall were to me in this one ? Thanks for all the adventures !
Jerry Propst jr 👍 good job!
i started off with the garrett ace 250.....fairly cheap, decent discrimination. In my opinion its a great detector for beginners of all ages. Plus it got me used to the garrett platform so when i was ready and financially able to get an AT-PRO the transition was very easy.
Jake Smith Thank You for the advice Jake sounds like a plan for me ! My nickname was Big Jake when I was growing up!! Cool !!
Colleen Posadas Thank You Colleen it was a Job that's for sure lol !!
Hi I love your videos so cool
welcome to SC, try some shrimp & grits and a low country boil....best of luck. if you say go tigers you will find twice the number of good stuff
txTIGER
C-L-E-M-S-O-N T-I-G-E-RRRRRR-S! Fight tigers, fight tigers, fight fight fight!
How was that!! 😀
Jill
(Located where the Blue Ridge dawns its greatness, where the tigers play!)
purrrfect, Gods country
Hey y'all from Clemson!
Really cool channel, saw videos over the past few years and was interested, somehow kept coming up and watching your vids, decided to recently sub.
Awsome.....another chigger vid :))))))))
Hey Beau, you should come metal detect beaches with me in Southern California.
69 calibre mini ball - when you look at them closely in isolation, it's no wonder so many men died of their wounds. Those bullets are like mini cannon balls. I know I've seen a year or two of them, but it just occurred to me as I looked at a whole one. You also think of the poor slaves working away in the heat & humidity, with the bugs and the ants being the least of their problems. Fire Ants, who the hell invented those? Beau, we nearly had another "Poison Ivy Sap Incident" - just one up the trouser leg... just saying... duct tape round the ankles from now on.....lol
I'm thinking it's a clock key myself.
Ruben Fletcher that’s what I was thinking. We have several antique clocks with keys like that. Course, they said it goes to the cork thingy.
That 4 hole button looks like the ones on my WWII coat.
The item at 18:20 you found that u wasn't sure of what it was.. it looks like a hanging bracket peice to a lantern
You are strong all time my friend 🔥❤👏
Your mention of discriminator feature reminds me that Garret were going to market a discriminator pin pointer. Mentioned by Dr Tones when he was mudlarking in the Thames mud. I think he had one with him. Possible it was experimental. Have you had a chance of trying one of these?
Great vid Chigg
One day you'll find a gold coin and we'll all have a heart attack hah
Great video as always chig!
The little red mites in the spanish moss will definitely tear you up if you find em Chig, be careful! :P
Anyone else notice that weird shadow about 7.45 or so.Made a 90 degree turn right behind Beau.strange!
7:25- plows from the plow.