!700’s Silver Knee Buckle Frame, Civil War Era Excelsior Button, Old Lock, and a Marbled Salamander

Found the small silver buckle near one of my colonial foundation sites. Not far from where I had earlier found a perfect complete copper knee buckle.

The Excelsior button is mangled in half. Most likely plow damage. The lock is a match to one I found in the general area a couple of years ago. I see quite a few buttons and coins from this era as vets must have worn their old coats into the fields.

I enjoy finding wildlife and this marbled is a secretive member of the genus of mole…

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