Gardiner Metal Detectors

[amtech2005]

Were they really Deep Seekers ? Please post anything here like PCB photos , schematics , search coil information.

Geotech member WM6 got us started on this NEW subject so here are some photos I found .

Hard for me to believe that this Gardner "TreasureTron C" sold for $985.00 at one time !!!

The photos below is all I could find so far including the ad for the cheap model#210 . I know Gardner has an old patent posted on this forum too , somewhere .

Best Regards...........Eugene

[WM6]

Now it is clear, after seeing your photo, it is about Gardiner not Gardner.

Yes at those time you need to find a really big treasure to pay almost $1,000 for metal detector.

[amtech2005]

I am trying to correct my big Boo Boo !! Gardiner Metal Detectors not Gardner !!

If I can not fix the spelling , Mr. Qiaozhi [Forum Administrator] will have to make this very important spelling correction .

Regards..........Eugene

[Qiaozhi]

I am trying to correct my big Boo Boo !! Gardiner Metal Detectors not Gardner !!

If I can not fix the spelling , Mr. Qiaozhi [Forum Administrator] will have to make this very important spelling correction .

Regards..........Eugene

Done!

[WM6]

Hi Eugene,

look at bottom of your picture, small picture inserted with Ernest Clark on it. There was mentioned his Gardiner model 190A. Do you have any more info about this model?

[Melbeta]

Gardiner 202A metal detector schematic...

Here is the model 202A schematic...

[WM6]

Here is the model 202A schematic...

Excellent contribution Melbeta, thank you.

I think it is derived from this basic Byron B. Randolph (Gardiner) patent ( US 3,961,238 ):

[amtech2005]

Hello WM6 , Melbeta and Everyone . I just received the whole 1981 Gardiner Metal Detector Catalog by e-mail from a Great Forum member in the Netherlands . I am excited to see this again . I will try to post the important specs and photos on this forum if they can be compressed enough . Did you guys get anything in your e-mail ? Let us know .

I wonder are these machines as good as they boast in the catalog ?

The TreasureTron-C is powered by 18 transistors .

Best Regards.............Eugene

[WM6]

I just received the whole 1981 Gardiner Metal Detector Catalog by e-mail from a Great Forum member in the Netherlands . I am excited to see this again .

Did you guys get anything in your e-mail ? Let us know .

Great news, Eugene.

I would be grateful for uncompressed version to my email [email protected] too.

I found some very good pictures of Gardiner model 190A, but I fear to post it here because of intellectual property (what admin say?). Anyone interested can download it from:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230646425284

If above link expired I can send those pics to interested on private email, so don't worry.

[Carl-NC]

(what admin say?)

You can post the pics.

1981 would have been close to the end for Gardiner. I have some older catalogs, perhaps back to the late 50's. Also have 4 or 5 Gardiner detectors, including a Treasuretron C with 36" coil.

- Carl

[WM6]

(what admin say?)

You can post the pics.

1981 would have been close to the end for Gardiner. I have some older catalogs, perhaps back to the late 50's. Also have 4 or 5 Gardiner detectors, including a Treasuretron C with 36" coil.

- Carl

Thanks admin!

Carl, what is surplus in your interesting stock?

[WM6]

Here some interesting photos of Gardiner Model190A (thanks to eBay author "budsnascar" I think):

[WM6]

Ten and more:

[amtech2005]

WM6 , check your e-mail later tonight . It should be about 15 mega-byte total .

I am working on the Gardiner "Antique" Metal Detector Catalog in a [Zip-Folder]


Regards..............Eugene

[Carl-NC]

No surplus for now. The ebay Model 190 is an early one, judging from the wooden coil. All my Gardiners have plastic coils.