A Metal Detecting Find
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A Metal Detecting Find
Nudie Beach in VT was pretty bare today as you can see. And speaking of bear, I found this antique trap in the woods behind the beach. Looks too small to be a bear trap, but still it's a nice find!
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Re: A Metal Detecting Find
Outstanding Find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you have Newhouse, Then you got really interesting find.!! but. look like have to do some cleaning to able to find Manufacturing name.
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Re: A Metal Detecting Find
It's looking like I won't find a name on it. It's pretty pitted where the manufacture mark should be, but I do plan on carefully cleaning it!
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Re: A Metal Detecting Find
I believe this was made by Oneida Community LTD. I can definitely read COMMUNITY on it!
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Re: A Metal Detecting Find
Of course almost anything old is collectible but how big is the market for old bear traps? I can see where somebody would like to use one as a decoration in a cabin but is this a $50 item or a $500 item?
Maybe you could find more of these. July would probably be a good time to go back and look around. :)
Maybe you could find more of these. July would probably be a good time to go back and look around. :)
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Re: A Metal Detecting Find
There are some very expensive traps out there due to their rarity. There are price scales placed on them and books dedicated towards them as pricing guides. Highly collected are the bear traps! I have never done a census on how many collectors are out there for these this, and doubt anyone else has done so either. It could be high in the numbers... There are a lot of hunters out there that won't tell you how many guns they own, do you think they will tell you they collect rare traps also?