{"id":5472,"date":"2021-04-25T19:26:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T23:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forths.com\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2021-06-04T06:26:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T10:26:28","slug":"buggy-whip-socket-unearthed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/buggy-whip-socket-unearthed\/","title":{"rendered":"Buggy Whip Socket Unearthed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I stopped by for a short visit to see Ken and Sherry.  When I left, I drove to an old home foundation nearby for some quick metal detecting.  It was only 38 degrees out, but the sun was shining and I wanted to be outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5474\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/?attachment_id=5474\" class=\"wp-image-5474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160314-2048x969.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Old foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5473\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/?attachment_id=5473\" class=\"wp-image-5473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_160336-2048x969.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Foundation cellar door<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This foundation is probably early 1900s.  It&#8217;s a poured concrete foundation with some stones on top.  There is nothing left of the structure, but as expected, the area around the foundation is littered with old nails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 45 minutes I had only found nails, an old spark plug, and other junk.  I moved closer to the foundation&#8217;s cellar door and got a strong signal from the detector.  I knew it wasn&#8217;t a coin, since the signal was over a larger area of the ground.  About 8 inches down I found some old chain.  The pin pointer continued to beep, so I dug further.  I then pulled up an interesting piece of rusty iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-1024x485.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5478\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/?attachment_id=5478\" class=\"wp-image-5478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163827-2048x969.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Old file, chain, spark plug, and a buggy whip socket<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That hunk of rusty iron turned out to be a buggy whip socket.  These would have been mounted on a carriage to hold a buggy whip.  A page from an old catalog is below for reference, showing a buggy whip handle in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/whatisit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/whatisit.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5476\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/buggy-whip-socket-unearthed\/whatisit\/\" class=\"wp-image-5476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/whatisit.jpg 923w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/whatisit-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/whatisit-768x383.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Buggy whip socket<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1211\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5477\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/buggy-whip-socket-unearthed\/20210425_163841\/\" class=\"wp-image-5477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210425_163841-2048x969.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Buggy whip socket<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/miscellaneouspub00kimb_0616.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"897\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/miscellaneouspub00kimb_0616.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5475\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/buggy-whip-socket-unearthed\/miscellaneouspub00kimb_0616\/\" class=\"wp-image-5475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/miscellaneouspub00kimb_0616.jpg 545w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/miscellaneouspub00kimb_0616-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">1876 catalog page<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Carriage-with-Buggy-Whip-Socket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Carriage-with-Buggy-Whip-Socket.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5482\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/buggy-whip-socket-unearthed\/olympus-digital-camera\/\" class=\"wp-image-5482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Carriage-with-Buggy-Whip-Socket.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Carriage-with-Buggy-Whip-Socket-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Carriage-with-Buggy-Whip-Socket-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Carriage-with-Buggy-Whip-Socket-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Carriage-with-Buggy-Whip-Socket-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Carriage with whip socket at right side of dash board<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1211\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5489\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/25\/buggy-whip-socket-unearthed\/20210604_062254\/\" class=\"wp-image-5489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-1536x727.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210604_062254-2048x969.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">After electrolysis and preservation<br>with Renaissance Wax<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will de-rust this and keep it with the horse shoes.  I&#8217;ll have to make a display box for the horse-related items I&#8217;ve found.  I didn&#8217;t find any old coins today, but this was interesting enough.  I&#8217;ll hit that foundation site another time, more thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I stopped by for a short visit to see Ken and Sherry. When I left, I drove to an old home foundation nearby for some quick metal detecting. 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