Here are a few of the items I picked over the past few weeks while out rummaging the country side.

 

I picked these two Dietz lanterns up at different places and times but thought they were both pretty nice.

 

 

The one on the right has a red lens and around the bottom of the base says, Property of Detroit Edison Co.

 

 

The Red one has a Copper Base and is stamped "Fire Dept" around the base.

 

The red Fire Department lantern is circa 1914. I haven't researched the date on the Detroit Edison yet.

 

Oh and both had nice size Wasp nest in them.

 

I also picked up this neat little hand made hatchet/hammer.

 

     It appears to have hand forged. It is only about 8 to 10" long. I just liked it and the price was right.

 

I ran across two Stanley No. 25 angle gauges. One is an earlier SW logo that would be early 1920's. It is the small on which is 6".

 

    

 

The other is a later when Stanley went to the boxed in logo that is still in use today. It too is a No. 25 and is an 8" model.

 

   

 

I had never seen one made just like this and it could be modified but I really liked this Keen Kutter Hatchet.

 

 

 

And when I found them there was this really nice shadow box with four original Keen Kutter Price tags displayed.

 

 

And last but not the least of the finds was this Yankee Awe.

 

It is in nice condition.

 

 

It simply amazes me at the things you can find when you are just out looking around.

I guess I better start on that bigger cabinet or rearrange a few things to better display some of the findings.

 

There will be more, I haven't shared it all with you yet.

 

But until then, I will still be out busy when I can doing some Patriot Picking!

Love those old lanterns!

Love those old lanterns!

Thanks Lew, I really like them also.

The lanterns are really wonderful.  Especially the "Roxanne" one.

Like awl of them John!

Especially that Keen hatchet, that's a beaut. That Edison lantern, was that provided to folks on loan for their own homes?

Like awl of them John!

Especially that Keen hatchet, that's a beaut. That Edison lantern, was that provided to folks on loan for their own homes?

 

John, I am really not sure if was that or used by workers as a backup light while working in the field. I have just started the research on it so I'll let you all know more when I find out.

 

It has an original red globe which is very hard and rare to find. I have a fellow that also has the clear globe that goes with that lantern that is bring it to me.

I love old lanterns.

You know what else I like, I just though of it, is the old power line ceramic insulators. I don't know why, they are just cool. We have an old telegraph line a few miles away from me that dates back to the late 1800's, most of the poles are still there, and much of the copper wire too, believe it or not many of the glass insulators are there too! I don't think folks around here understand the collectible value of those insulators, I have been tempted while out in the area to shimmy up a pole while out that way and acquire a few them, but my conscious gets the best of me each time.