Belle Montgomery
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Relic hunter Mat Lomas shows artifacts he found during a search for historic items Wednesday, Dece. 4, 2019, at a Johns Island property. Brad Nettles/Staff
When Chuck Gainey found a hunk of metal on Morris Island, he went where many people looking for expertise end up: Facebook.
It was brass and circular, about 5 inches across, with the stamp of a star on one side and a shallow rim on the other. A barnacle clung to the inside. A serial number was barely visible.
So the James Islander turned to social media, and the answers he got back ran the gamut: Was it a cookie cutter? An ornate cap to the rods that stabilize earthquake-prone buildings? A lid to a septic tank?
He suspected he’d found something older and far more interesting. After consulting with a bevy of people online, he thought he’d come up with an answer: the brass piece was...
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- Brad Nettles [email protected]
When Chuck Gainey found a hunk of metal on Morris Island, he went where many people looking for expertise end up: Facebook.
It was brass and circular, about 5 inches across, with the stamp of a star on one side and a shallow rim on the other. A barnacle clung to the inside. A serial number was barely visible.
So the James Islander turned to social media, and the answers he got back ran the gamut: Was it a cookie cutter? An ornate cap to the rods that stabilize earthquake-prone buildings? A lid to a septic tank?
On one point, Gainey was certain. “It’s not a septic tank cap,” he said. “My family’s (run a) plumbing company since 1957.”He suspected he’d found something older and far more interesting. After consulting with a bevy of people online, he thought he’d come up with an answer: the brass piece was...
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Charleston's amateur relic hunters dig up signs of Lowcountry's history
In Charleston and on the surrounding islands where Revolutionary War and Civil War battles raged, casual beachcombers and serious hobbyists often run across small pieces of history.
www.postandcourier.com
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