drose051156
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Anyone have any info on this find from this morning. It's quite heavy for its size. I think it may be copper due to the green color. I should have put something next to it for size reference, but it's about 4 inches in diameter from point to point on the pedals. It appears to be a very old outdoor lamp. There were actually two rectangular tabs on the inside (one detached), which I think are the two conductors that glow when turned on. There was also one small shard of thick glass in the hole. I found it about 12 inches down in an old park that has been in our town since the late 1800's.
I also found a aluminum pot with a broken handle about 10 inches down, which is my largest find since starting metal detecting a few weeks ago, but it had a broken plastic handle, so I don't feel it's very old at all. Weird that it was that deep in the ground in a park that doesn't allow camping.
I'm hoping the copper item may have some interesting history if anyone can ID it.
Thanks for any input.
I also found a aluminum pot with a broken handle about 10 inches down, which is my largest find since starting metal detecting a few weeks ago, but it had a broken plastic handle, so I don't feel it's very old at all. Weird that it was that deep in the ground in a park that doesn't allow camping.
I'm hoping the copper item may have some interesting history if anyone can ID it.
Thanks for any input.