Finds from DIV XIII.... Glass and lots of lead

[Mach1Pilot]

Hi all-

I have been hunting quite a bit but not posting much lately..... Thought I'd show my finds from the latest DIV. I was blessed to find my first bottle after following a barrel band into a pit... Unfortunately there wasn't much else in the pit, which leads me to believe that it was dug in the past, and this bottle was missed.

I didn't dig as much brass as last year, so I made a change to the GPX on day 3.... That fixed my brass problem as I dug five eagle buttons in the next couple of hours.

Coming into the hunt I was hoping for a plate and a confederate button.... Since I didn't get them that gives me a goal for next time.

It was a great hunt! I got to hunt with Steve in PA and TomPA, they are great to hunt with!

Thanks for looking!

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Neat bottle... Bottles are so rare to find intact most are not worth much but needless to say they are rare! good job buddy!

 

[JmCraz8]

Amazing job, great saves!!!!

 

[surf]

Hello M1P,

That is a wonderful recovery, sir!

Not only rare, but with that color and history, likely worth a nice sum, as well.

Is it Choice Old Cabinet, or Choice Old Monongahela? There was another celebrated John Gibson's & Sons whiskey dug at the DIV in 2009, I believe.

JOHN GIBSON'S SON & CO., Philadelphia, PA. (1837-1926)

 

[Steve in PA]

Keith, you scored big with that bottle! Had fun hunting with you too. Hope to do it again soon.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Thanks guys! I always wanted to dig one out of a hut or pit, so this was the highlight of my hunt! The bottle is marked "burbon whiskey" on the third side.

I found this while searching for info about the bottle... An interesting read about the company.

http://www.fohbc.org/PDF_Files/JohnGibsonSonsandCo.pdf