We covered Arsenic and wallpaper already, but another source of Arsenic you may come across is in old books.Potentially, the green colouration of some of those early books could well be Arsenic based. … read more

Can a treasure really be plastic?I don't mean pliable or bendable, I mean actually made of PLASTIC.Well, apparently so.Plastic is an older material than most people think, but in this case it the trea … read more

In the early 1990s, I was picking one summer afternoon, driving east of Winnipeg, and ended up in the northern Ontario town of Kenora.I ended up walking into the local hardware store, which still reta … read more

I know, the title sounds like it would be appropriate for a Halloween blog, doesn't it?I realize I do mention and even harp on keeping safe when picking far more than most picking related blogs. I do … read more

Was doing some digging online and tripped across this interesting bit of information. If you find the treasure you owe me a case of good beer!"In the early 1880’s a stagecoach was robbed and the thief … read more