Artifacts

[WillyCamaro]

Looks like your not the only one with the same issues, here's a lead that might help...
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... a7301ccfdf

[FRJ]

Now I have Kaspersky virus protection.

[Quick Steel]

But remember, you have to get any virus removed. I don't know how comfortable you would feel doing that yourself. I would require a pro for myself.

[FRJ]

But remember, you have to get any virus removed. I don't know how comfortable you would feel doing that yourself. I would require a pro for myself.

I agree, Quick Steel, I have a contact number for a computer guy.

[Ivoryman]

Supposed to be a 1000 year old metal head of a Viking crossbow bolt. Came with certificate of authenticity that looks like anyone could have printed it up. Who knows, wouldn't be surprised either way.

[doglegg]

Very cool Iman. Probably could find some of those in some old european grave yards. Cool to have .

[Quick Steel]

Iman, if you are near a major meuseum or University you might check if there is someone on staff who might be willing to take a look at the item and render an opinion. If tests were going to be run I assume some charge would be made.

[FRJ]

That is a nice artifact, Ivoryman. I hope it's as old as it is thought to be.
It looks rather refined to me, but an interesting pursuit.
I hope you will let us know if you get more information.

By the way; I got my computer issues mostly ironed out.
There was no nefarious deed involved in the demise of my computer. It just died. It apparently sent a message asking if I wanted to save certain things before it coughed it's last miserable breath but I was probably picking out potatoes at the store when I got that important message.
I got a new computer and a new security whatevertheirecalled thingy and I'm good to go.
The guy even fixed my printer which was so close to going in the trash. I'm glad I gave it one last chance.

Hey what's this button do .........

[Ivoryman]

Thanks for the comments all. Not that uncommon, all kinds of them for sale around, either they are all over the place like stone arrowheads or being faked. Didn't pay much so not out much if it was fake, but there's some serious rusty build up suggesting age. Interesting piece though. Thanks again.

[WillyCamaro]

Good to hear Joe .

Sounds like you have a knowledgeable tech guy... Like any good mechanic, you keep em'.
Probably your motherboard burnt out, or something broke, or a dooda bent/bust/burnt, yadda yadda. Nowadays, pc's are designed to only last 3, maybe 4 years. 5 and your super lucky, it tis what it is .

Very cool piece Iman. At least if it ain't real, you have a fun conversation piece .

[treefarmer]

Seeing Ivoryman's rusty arrow head reminded me of a rusty artifact I found close to 50 years ago+/-.
I worked for the Orange County Water Pollution Control agency for 3 1/2 years prior to moving to the Panhandle. Without a doubt it was the best job I ever had besides farming. In the center of old Orlando is Lake Eola. In 1957 the city built a big fountain near the middle of the lake to celebrate the 100 year naming of Orlando, even though it wasn't incorporated until 1875. The lake is thought to be a sink hole and with well over 100 years of development around the lake it had become a large holding pond for all the surrounding storm drains. The lake became unhealthy as the water level was held at a fixed elevation for many, many years. No high or low water, no normal flushing as the creeks the once took the discharge were all under the brick streets of old Orlando.
This condition led to a restoration project that called for draining most of the lake, except for the sink hole, exposing the muddy bottom to air and sunshine for a specified time. The draining was accomplished with several big portable pumps that operated day and night for several weeks. The water was dumped into storm drains that led to some other lake down stream. We had done an experiment with the lake mud that proved it would dry up and that healthy aquatic plant seeds would sprout as the mud was naturally aerated. When the water level started to drop the Game Commission allowed some company to seine the lake and remove all the fish they could. I have no idea what they did with them. As the lake got lower and lower, it was decided that the remaining fish should be removed in order to not create an unhealthy situation with the odor of dead fish right under the Chamber of Commerce's nose while they were promoting tourism. Our agency was given the job of killing the fish and every other gov't. group that had a boat was involved with the clean up. We poured two 55 gallon drums of Rotenone over the side of a big work boat at about half throttle, making a big wake thus mixing the chemical and that caused the oxygen level to drop, causing the fish to come to the surface. Then all the crews had to do was net them and haul them off.
When all the excitement of the fish kill was over and the bottom mud began to dry, all sorts of things started showing up in the receding mud. Under the mud was the typical sand bottom common to lots of central Florida lakes. Naturally lots of trash was in the lake, beer bottle and cans but paying attention, some of the bottles were quite old. Like I said this was a wonderful job and while doing the sampling of the mud for the biologist back at the office/lab, I found several "keepers" in the antique bottle category. Slopping around in the mud, I stepped on something that felt a bit different. I fished around in the 4" deep mud and pulled up an old revolver.
The revolver was apparently nickel plated at one time, it is a Smith & Wesson, it had a bottom half of a leather holster on the barrel. It soon crumbled as we handled it. The cylinder didn't have any rounds in it unless it's time in the water deteriorated the brass. Along with this old S&W there were several long guns fished out of the mud.

S&W found in Lake Eola, Orlando.

Displayed on the utility room wall.

Treefarmer

[FRJ]

That is an interesting story, treefarmer. A nice thing to be involved in.
What a great revolver you have there. Wouldn't you like to know the story behind it being in the lake.
Thanks for posting that here.

[Ivoryman]

Great show, great story, would love to know how it got in the lake. Doesn't seem like something you would ditch unless you killed someone with it or were in the mob. Great conversation piece. Bet there are a lot of guns in the bottom of lakes, rivers, etc.

[Waukonda]

Somewhere in this thread, Joe posted pics of an old plane. Here are a few things that were owned and used by one of my grandpas. There are some molding planes, a draw knife and a level, all most likely from the 1920s. The Sealtest crate that I used for a prop is later, probably 1940s or 1950ish.

[Steve Warden]

Ike, pretty neat!!

[TPK]

Seeing Ivoryman's rusty arrow head reminded me of a rusty artifact I found close to 50 years ago+/-.
I worked for the Orange County Water Pollution Control agency for 3 1/2 years prior to moving to the Panhandle. Without a doubt it was the best job I ever had besides farming...
Treefarmer

Great story Philip!

I'd Love to have a job doing stuff in & around the water all the time. Especially in a warm state like Florida. I'd even Look forward to going to work.

[TPK]

Somewhere in this thread, Joe posted pics of an old plane. Here are a few things that were owned and used by one of my grandpas. There are some molding planes, a draw knife and a level, all most likely from the 1920s. The Sealtest crate that I used for a prop is later, probably 1940s or 1950ish.

Nice tools!

[treefarmer]

Great story Philip!

I'd Love to have a job doing stuff in & around the water all the time. Especially in a warm state like Florida. I'd even Look forward to going to work.
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Tom, it was a wonderful job if you liked outdoor work! I was still fairly young, loved the outdoors, loved 4X4 trucks and all kinds of boats.
The Pollution Control Officer, the big dog that ran the agency, allowed us more freedom than I've ever seen on a job. The environmental issues were really heating up at that time in Central Florida, a political hot potato if you will. He knew how to get the money to procure what the department needed and didn't mind spending it. He bought us new trucks, even if they were Internationals (International Harvester had the FL. state contract for vehicles those years year), he allowed us, the field crew, to outfit the short bed 1/2 ton 4X4's with any wheels and tires we wanted, he purchased a new Scout (IH) for the the field crew leader. We had small specialized work boats for normal lake sampling, we had a big tri-hull shocking boat(for electro-fishing), we had a 17' runabout, very comfortable when we made river runs and when the water got low on the St. Johns River we had a couple of airboats that were a real hoot to run! We always has fishing gear in the boats and there was no issue with carrying a rifle. The beauty of much of Central Florida is only a memory now to some of us older folks. Lots of it is still there but lots of it is now under asphalt, houses, condos and, shopping centers. All this thanks to Disney world and all that came with it.
The "shocking boat" was probably the most interesting part of the actual field work, gathering samples for the labs to analyze for heavy metals in the fish flesh. Our orders were to bring back 10 small 1" squares/cubes of fish flesh of as many different species of fish that we could capture. 10 large-mouth bass, 10 speckled perch (crappie), 10 blue gills, 10 shad, 10 catfish, etc. This led to fish fries on a regular basis. No need to waste the rest of the edible fish.
When we decided to move to the Panhandle, the Pollution Control dept. gave me a Buck 110 as a going away gift. That tells you what kind of folks I had to work around.

Treefarmer

[TPK]

Great story Philip!

I'd Love to have a job doing stuff in & around the water all the time. Especially in a warm state like Florida. I'd even Look forward to going to work.

Tom, it was a wonderful job if you liked outdoor work! I was still fairly young, loved the outdoors, loved 4X4 trucks and all kinds of boats.
The Pollution Control Officer, the big dog that ran the agency, allowed us more freedom than I've ever seen on a job. The environmental issues were really heating up at that time in Central Florida, a political hot potato if you will. He knew how to get the money to procure what the department needed and didn't mind spending it. He bought us new trucks, even if they were Internationals (International Harvester had the FL. state contract for vehicles those years year), he allowed us, the field crew, to outfit the short bed 1/2 ton 4X4's with any wheels and tires we wanted, he purchased a new Scout (IH) for the the field crew leader. We had small specialized work boats for normal lake sampling, we had a big tri-hull shocking boat(for electro-fishing), we had a 17' runabout, very comfortable when we made river runs and when the water got low on the St. Johns River we had a couple of airboats that were a real hoot to run! We always has fishing gear in the boats and there was no issue with carrying a rifle. The beauty of much of Central Florida is only a memory now to some of us older folks. Lots of it is still there but lots of it is now under asphalt, houses, condos and, shopping centers. All this thanks to Disney world and all that came with it.
The "shocking boat" was probably the most interesting part of the actual field work, gathering samples for the labs to analyze for heavy metals in the fish flesh. Our orders were to bring back 10 small 1" squares/cubes of fish flesh of as many different species of fish that we could capture. 10 large-mouth bass, 10 speckled perch (crappie), 10 blue gills, 10 shad, 10 catfish, etc. This led to fish fries on a regular basis. No need to waste the rest of the edible fish.
When we decided to move to the Panhandle, the Pollution Control dept. gave me a Buck 110 as a going away gift. That tells you what kind of folks I had to work around. 001.JPG
Treefarmer
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Great stories Philip!

If I ever get to FL again we'll have a pile of Pop-Tarts, some good hot coffee & you can tell me these kind of stories for hours my friend.

[FRJ]

Here is a early weight scale that I know nothing about.
But ....... it has moving parts, so I just had to have it. Had it for years.
Goes to 150 lbs.

[TPK]

That's an interesting contraption Joe.

[doglegg]

I think that is a cotton scale, used to weigh the bags at the trailer so you would know how much to pay the picker. There was a different rate paid if you'picked cotton', that is picked it out of the bole or if you pulled boles, that is pulled cotton and bole all together. More than you asked. Sorry.

[FRJ]

Thanks, guys.

doglegg, That is more than I knew about this thing before I read your post. Interesting input and thank you.

[Ripster]

Old GE Electric Water bottle. Was using it for a background while practicing taking pics . Found it out hunting by a creek bottom years ago . Posted pics somewhere else awhile back, and was suggested by our friend Tom here at AAPK to post here, so here you go.

[FRJ]

What a nice old water bottle and nice pictures.
Thank you, Ripster.