Searching For New York City's Sunken Atlantis: Hog Island

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Hog Island exists in New York City lore. It was a beachfront south of Rockaway Beach and it was visited frequently by New Yorkers from the 1830s to the 1920's. It was heavily damaged by a hurricane in 1893 and by the 1920's it was fully engulfed by the sea. My mission is to find an artifact from Hog Island with my metal detector.
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@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

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@alhowry6548 3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s a small change purse frame(1/2). The middle had a clasp and the end holes were for the hinge!

@katecarpenter7366 3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@matthewdavis4665 3 жыл бұрын

agreed

@charliealleman4966 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@DogtownTradingCo 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@ggm2..11 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! As a child i destroyed many lol ...

@nickandlaurihyde 3 жыл бұрын

That odd curved piece of brass that seems to have a flange of sorts looks to be a purse frame. It was designed to sandwich a piece of fabric or mesh in between the wraparound metal frame. And the round thing with a raised horizontal bar across it is actually an old stove knob. I’m sure if you try to visualize what old stove knobs/handles looked like you’d recognize it.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MonCherry13 3 жыл бұрын

I thought stove knob but there’s a hole in it at the end...

@nickandlaurihyde 3 жыл бұрын

MonCherry13 Ohhhh I missed that spot? The thing was pretty grimy. Well, there are other opinions floating around in this thread. Someone else suggested the stove knob and I guess I was influenced by it. Hey! Sounds good to me! 😂. Well, so much for that. If not a knob then I don’t know what? Oh well. We’ll find out sooner or later. Thanks! Lauri

@flthunderdigginwrob3162 3 жыл бұрын

Merrill, just finished watching this video. Very interesting. Good job researching and learning the history. AND...I appreciate you posting this even though you only found one older coin, the 20's Wheatie. People need to see it's not a home run or grand slam out every time. You forgot your pinpointer. NO, not you! LOL. I see you have a Garrett pouch and waist bag. Slide your pin pointer holder on to that, get a little caribeaner clip & a little bungy, and attach it. You'll never forget it, or leave it behind or lose it!!! AND... as soon as I get home from detecting, I plug my Nox in, so it's ALWAYS ready to go for the next adventure!!!! Take care buddy, can't wait till you make it down here to the west coast of Florida! ATB Rob / FlThunder

@jerebigler7520 3 жыл бұрын

The water valve thing may be a thermostat of some kind. Round part is bi metal that opens or closes based on temp. The lead ball is a fishinf weight. The line goes into the slit and the ball is crimped down to hold position. Loved the history lesson Good stuff!

@dsrtdwg1501 3 жыл бұрын

Liking your weaving in of the local history of your hunting grounds

@idigdaytona4478 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting old finds. 21:42 looks like 1/2 the frame from a coin purse , 35:25 looks like the latch off a diary . You never know what you will find on the beach .

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

So true!

@714metaldetecting 3 жыл бұрын

Dang Merrill, Thanks for the history lesson. So glad you tell the stories of NY. Awesome job ! Love the vids. Keep them coming.

@harrylostforevermetaldetec1025 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Merrill you put an amazing amount of effort into these videos , they are very captivating and educational and fun to watch, I wish someone could do that for Canada. All the best Harry

@harrysurtees8710 3 жыл бұрын

Merrill, I love the way you look for old historic sites and head out for some fun detecting. You just never know what the next target will be. The possibilities are endless, and that makes it so exciting. And, thanks for taking us along.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Harry!

@Matt-sn9wv 3 жыл бұрын

25:40 is something modern. There’s a flared threaded fitting on it. Think HVAC, car brakes etc. maybe part of a diaphragm valve.

@dennissemkow1299 3 жыл бұрын

Back in 1996 there was a big cut 3-5 feet in the Wainwright beach section.....Army engineers dredged sand in to fill the barren beach......we were finding old silver,buttons and personal items all over the wet and dry sand areas....give me a call if you want more details

@ChineseDetective 3 жыл бұрын

The "pistol ball" with the split in it is actually a sinker that you attach to your fishing line by opening it and putting the line inside and then squeezing it back on. They're made of led. :) The golden object in the beginning looks like the opening/closing part of an old leather money purse to me, and you found one half of it. That's my best guess on that one anyway! :)

@BigTuna74 2 жыл бұрын

I know you’re a school teacher, I hated school I never listened, For some reason I listen to you it just makes sense?!?You’re a very good speaker and you’re knowledgeable. You have a slow way soothing way of explaining things,methodical way of interpreting history or step-by-step .I don’t know I just get it when you talk soaking it all in. I’m 47

@Dani-rx1sv 3 жыл бұрын

the clasp mechanism for the clutch purse most people seem to get. The thing with the "head" is a gas fitting for a stove or something. The "bell" (lol) is a split shot fishing weight. Love the history lessons being from NY myself.

@victorgoncalves2442 3 жыл бұрын

I also thought that looked like a gas fitting of some sort , and also wright on the sinker .

@ZiggityPow 3 жыл бұрын

20:50 The mushroom hole coin may be scrip from a mining or logging company town. Large mining companies punched the scrip with shapes to identify which company town/store the scrip was issued in. That could put it in the Hog Island era.

@DIG_5050 3 жыл бұрын

Merrill, nice history background and video. I enjoy finding relics and old items around home sites. You never know what you'll find or what story is behind the find. Thanks, man, and Keep Digging.

@bens3067 3 жыл бұрын

great story of hog island.. i think the brass piece you thought was the edge of a table is a tip edge guard to the end of a ceiling fan blade.

@KenLord 3 жыл бұрын

That thing at 26:00 is a caster wheel from the bottom of an office chair or cabinet, missing the wheel itself, but the 'axle' is still there.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Matt-sn9wv 3 жыл бұрын

30:36 is a split shot fishing weight

@fredgaither3707 3 жыл бұрын

I think the copper kind of c shape thing is half of a leather change purse clasp I'm pretty sure that's what it is, the square deal looks like a pipe fitting on one end I'm pretty sure that's a fuel pump off a small engine anyway that's my best guess

@brooklyntreasurehunter 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Merrill, I always love learning new things about NYC.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Anthony

@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Merrill!! Interesting lil history lesson there👍👍

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Lisa I saw your comment last time about the break in and theft of your detector. I’m so sorry to hear about that. I’m happy to help you fundraise if need be.

@TECGRAY 3 жыл бұрын

Top part of a vintage change purse.

@gustavocep03 3 жыл бұрын

25:50 a thermostat would be my best guess. 👍🏽

@g.fortin3228 2 жыл бұрын

Split lead fishing line weight..you squeeze it onto the line :-) Great to look at history the way you do !

@savagesquirrel9828 3 жыл бұрын

Wild guess that the ridged tube you showed with the copper bead may be what is left of a lipstick tube.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@timmc8444 3 жыл бұрын

Good start..keep going out there!

@fredclemons8923 3 жыл бұрын

Great video enjoyed learning the history of the place !

@OwlRidgeOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

The brass piece looks like one side of a hinged change purse

@jerryburgess977 3 жыл бұрын

The thing with 4 corners and a gasket on it is probably a pressure gauge, you would have screwed the gage on the top of it. The small round object with a split in it is a split shot fishing weight.

@Justfollowthecrumbs 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a purse frame Merrill, l have some( modern but similarly made) to make Victorian style beaded bags.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Heather

@CindyBushell 3 жыл бұрын

Really interesting hunt - thanks Merrill!

@codybenson25 3 жыл бұрын

The tiny ball with the split is a split shot used for fishing. You crimp it on the line or bite it. They are lead

@michaelrogers3195 2 жыл бұрын

Lived on beach Edgemere 36th street after storm find pieces of cups and plates..

@hooper4581 3 жыл бұрын

Brass buckle at end from ol timey bathing suit or swim cap

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Thank you for the ID

@guilforddave 3 жыл бұрын

Big object at 25 min looks like a car thermostat to me. Very old one probably.

@martinsmith852 3 жыл бұрын

A Dram is also an old measurement for medicines etc used before grams. Ive detected Dram coins before used for weighing

@melparker7711 3 жыл бұрын

Great History lesson on Hog Island.

@roelf8653 3 жыл бұрын

That was a really interesting video. You used the word decimated to describe the destruction of Hog Island. In this context decimated means a large percentage. Hog Island was completely swept away. I don't really give a crap just trying to make it onto a Barry video. Roelf the word Barry. Seriously though, I loved it. Thanks Merrill.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that is a fascinating point. I never made the connection that the word decimal is in the word decimated!

@johngriffiths1028 3 жыл бұрын

Beads are bits off of swivels, and I'm guessing the U shaped brass bit is part of a coin purse.

@savagesquirrel9828 3 жыл бұрын

The ball with the split is a lead weight for fishing.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Noted! Thank you

@MetalDetectingSwansea 3 жыл бұрын

Item at 22 mins was potentially a purse bar frame

@bryandorie_USNVet 3 жыл бұрын

It's a split shot, another fishing thingy!

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Noted thank you!

@bonniegiebfried278 3 жыл бұрын

Great history lesson. My family left Scotland to England due to religious persecution. Eventually left England because they lived across the street from a torpedo factory. Hog Island barrier island, negative tide would be great to hunt there.

@bryandorie_USNVet 3 жыл бұрын

Meryl, that is a pressure gauge. Usually made of copper or brass.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the ID Bryan!

@hooper4581 3 жыл бұрын

Hey mer thinkin tin piece remind me of led sodder used on old tin cans

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm

@lookhere8800 3 жыл бұрын

That lead thing, looks like a devil food can pull tab...just saying... 💰 👑 🔨

@icerazar713 3 жыл бұрын

The little bit about your family origins was interesting. I know that this may be stereotyping, but I thought you were Italian. Good content sir. 👍 That mystery piece looks like it could be part of a tie clasp. The brass piece looks like part of a coin purse

@brucemilligan1107 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's part of a change purse for sure

@southernbigvudz8802 3 жыл бұрын

Electric conductor on the thing you thought was a pen tip...

@MrLeviaFUN 3 жыл бұрын

30:30 is just a fishing weight that clamps onto a fishing line

@paulabradley2845 3 жыл бұрын

Item before the bullet looks like an old gas stove control knob used for turning up and down the flames on an old gas stove. Maybe.

@phildavis4878 3 жыл бұрын

That is a grease fitting so my guess it came off a fishing boat and old one that should attach to the winch that brings him the ropes to Halt the fishing

@shoppemod9189 3 жыл бұрын

Unidentifiable circle could be a workers tag or some sort of tag.

@kayesdigginit1519 3 жыл бұрын

May have only found one Wheatie but boy you did find several older relic items ☺️

@ozzyalchemist8806 3 жыл бұрын

22:48 = half a coin purse? 30:50 = split shot fishing sinker. 35:30 = suitcase or briefcase latch?

@southernbigvudz8802 3 жыл бұрын

A hinge of some sort, definitely

@cudimd398 3 жыл бұрын

the goldlike object is from a purse. should be 2 with a fabric or leather bag

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the ID!

@KC2BKM 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a old vehicle thermostat and housing or other motorized type machinery that needs the heat of the water regulated through a radiator.

@looptheloopish 2 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to work over a beach.

@melparker7711 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a check valve with a 3/8" brass fitting.

@patodwyer275 3 жыл бұрын

25.50 is the bottom part of a fuel lift pump of an engine.

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!!!

@connorwatrous420 3 жыл бұрын

30:40 is a used modern fishing weight that fell off a line after being closed around it. Sorry!

@charliealleman4966 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Called a split-shot

@pennytarleton7364 3 жыл бұрын

At the point were you start finding old stuff the long thin tin thing might be a collar stay.

@RelicswithAlex 3 жыл бұрын

Small jewelry piece looks like a pocket watch dial

@codybenson25 3 жыл бұрын

The large copper peice looks like a carburetor float bowl

@azmetaldetector5918 3 жыл бұрын

30:53. Split shot sinker

@bce1279 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, this is some serious detecting ✌️respect 😂😂 dead end

@normandoster5373 3 жыл бұрын

The gold colored piece you found looks like the top of a womans clutch purse, there would have been another one and the holes at the end is where it would hinge.

@bonniegiebfried278 3 жыл бұрын

Gas cap and terminal cable that holds wires, glass - olde lens, brick early 1940s

@hooper4581 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like copper thing is a thermostat from older vehicle

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! There are all sorts of answers on that one! Thank you for the id!

@guarocuya3514 3 жыл бұрын

Where is the guy with the mustache 😂, he is very funny, thanks!.

@lorrainemiale467 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting finds... Hope you find a gold coin😊😊😊😊

@jamesrjohanniii774 2 ай бұрын

That looks like a very old radiator cap.

@southernbigvudz8802 3 жыл бұрын

Pistol ball is definitely a sinker, from the fishing era

@katecarpenter7366 3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@victorgoncalves2442 3 жыл бұрын

Same .

@scottcurrie7589 3 жыл бұрын

Large copper item. 3/8 th flair fitting on a pressure sensor.

@GarysMetalDetecting 3 жыл бұрын

Muffler bearing and blinker fluid😆

@jeremyriley6548 3 жыл бұрын

Pen clip, coin purse clasp, thermostat

@genesrestorations2418 Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy for all your adventures.I miss your rap tunes. Please take this title and write and sing to this . There will be time enough for cleaning when the digging done.

@scottcurrie7589 3 жыл бұрын

The lead with a split is called a split shot

@cladcollector5360 3 жыл бұрын

Possible part from an old diary hinge hasp 35:25

@MetalDetectingNYC 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the ID!

@scottcurrie7589 3 жыл бұрын

Spring looking object. Sheathing from a phone cable

@woody6856 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck finding what you’re looking for :-)

@phildavis4878 3 жыл бұрын

That's a pot from an old change price that opening part in the middle that's where the class comes through and then you turn it

@lesliekeene4201 3 жыл бұрын

The tin thing reminds me of a feather pendant, but I'm not sure

@southernbigvudz8802 3 жыл бұрын

2nd thing, maybe a conductor of some kind

@kellydobbs7455 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe a vacuum controlled valve or switch on the thing with 4 bolt holes.

@LordEvan5 3 жыл бұрын

22.40 it's the top of a coin purse

@Matt-sn9wv 3 жыл бұрын

22:15 coin or cigarette purse frame

@snarky_user 3 жыл бұрын

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