Remembering the oft forgotten.

[2ndoldman]

There are three dates commonly used to describe the end of the second world war. And it matters not which one you prefer to use. It has been 70 years since the end of this conflict.
When ever we think of war we tend to think of the men that sacrificed their lives. What we forget is that without the support of the women no country can successfully wage a war. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_World_Wars
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c...women-and-war/
I will get back to this soon.
Rob (BC) was in town yesterday from Quesnel and he asked if I could take him somewhere with a chance of finding something old.
There are not a lot of places that I have not pounded  :rolf: but I managed to take him out for some bush bashing and long grass mashing and we both ended the day with few keepers.
Originally this post was going to be entitled treasures in the trash because we found a pile of trash.

Not shown are the 10 beer cans we also pulled.
What's a post without my usual recycle pile.
I threw in the square headed bolt as a curiosity because it has the most aggressive threading I have ever seen.

This brass buckle is still being cleaned.

I could not find any exact info on this button but instead found some interesting information on James Morley. http://www.buttonfactorystudios.com/...ng_history.htm
The button reads Broderick & Morley Chatham.

On to the shiny stuff. Robs coins were much older than mine yesterday but what the heck silver is silver.


This one once again stresses the importance of removing the surface trash. The original signal was pull tab with a touch of penny.
Normally that indicates a coloured pull tab but after pulling the pull tab I rescanned and this was 3" lower directly under the pull tab.

[2ndoldman]

At mid day I asked Rob if he would not mind taking a break for a picture opportunity. And we headed over to the Petting Zoo where I gave $600.00 to them and to say that she was surprised and pleased by the results of this years fun hunt is an understatement.

OK OK why the strange title. Well this was my find of the day yesterday.
CRCS is for the Canadian Red Cross Society.

[painshill]

I can help on the button, Bruce… I don’t think James Morley is connected.
Broderick & Morley of Chatham were a leading tailoring company specialising in fine woollens, tweeds and furs. As such they would have been using buttons with their own name brand but probably not produced by themselves. They also had contracts to supply uniforms for officials of the Michigan Central, Detroit & Lake Erie and London & Port Stanley railroad companies. Although they were one of the largest businesses in Western Ontario in the 1890’s they experienced financial difficulties in 1896 and effectively liquidated the business in September that year to satisfy their creditors. As part of the deal, the business goodwill and remaining assets were assigned to A.H. Lane of J.B. Ellison & Sons, a large fine clothing wholesaler and retailer based in Philadelphia, PA.
So, that gives you a date of pre-1896 or thereabouts.

[2ndoldman]

Thank you Roger. Your research is greatly appreciated.