Bottle finds from privy dig.

DiggerDave in Pa. · Nov 15, 2011

I showed some of the broken stuff from this dig. Here are the keepers. This is a yard I tried to secure permission to dig a couple years ago. The old couple that lived there had the yard landscaped and didn't want any digging done. I received a call from the new owners. They were looking for someone to clean the yard up. There were 2 or 3 years of leaves and small maple trees everywhere. I made the deal with them if they let me dig and metal detect I would clean the yard for free. This house is the only wood house on the block surrounded by brick homes. Both pits were dry and had no water in them. The previous owners had 2-6 inches of dirt spread around to level the yard. I detected some and most of the finds were under this added dirt. I will make another post with the metal finds. Well here they are. Thanks for looking! DD.

pganjon · Nov 15, 2011

Wow, Beautiful bottles :icon_thumleft:

I really like the one with the embossed fish on it. The Thomsons bottle, I can see the word water. Would that be Thomsons water seal? Thanks for sharing, I have to clean up this drool :laughing7:

Paul

River Rat · Nov 15, 2011

W

W!! Those are some awesome bottles. Congrats!!

mile-ender · Nov 15, 2011

Very excellent finds :headbang:

Too bad about the side of that little perfume(?)

GaRebel1861 · Nov 15, 2011

Great bottles, I would love to have dug any of those.

PikesPeakCharlie · Nov 15, 2011

NICE !!!!! :headbang:

That was a good hole !!!!!!

sodetraveler · Nov 15, 2011

Those bottles all look REALLY old

Are they all pontil'd? :dontknow:

DiggerDave in Pa. · Nov 15, 2011

sodetraveler said:
Those bottles all look REALLY old

Are they all pontil'd?

The first two are pontiled. The Bear oil, Thompson's Eye Water and the damaged cologne are pontiled. Everything else is smooth base. I was really happy with the cod oil bottle with the embossed fish. I have never seen one before. I dug two privies in the same yard and there were pontils in each hole. DD.

jgas · Nov 15, 2011

Nice gathering of glass right there. I like the Cod bottle. I found some cobalt Reed and Carnricks just a day or so ago. I still have to post that dig. That looks like a nice place to keep checking for pits. You got pontils there, keep it going :thumbsup: