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"SkullDuggery" A smoking Pit Dig! (A couple new pics:cleaned up bottles)
Hello again everyone from the depths of Mother Earth. Don and I got out again and dug a privy that appears to have dated from around 1880-1890. Started out by chopping and hacking through a ton of roots. Seems like all the pits this season are surrounded by trees. But as they say in the pit digging world, the roots are hiding the treasure
Started out with a broken blob beer which was a good sign of things to come. Found some glass buttons and a shattered glass marble pretty close to the surface along with the usual "Bottle Bombs" (bricks)
But as we got down around the 5 foot mark we found some medicines and a ton of broken pottery and plates. We felt the "use layer" and we new, or hoped there would be some keepers down below. 
Finally I was entering the layer and pulled out a Medallion Nursing Bottle, crap it is broke. Cool looking old bottle though. Right next to it I pulled out a bottle I was not familiar with. Turns out to be an L.E. Keeley Gold Cure for Drunkenness!
Really good condition. Found out later that it is the older version with the pour spout that dates to 1881-82. That was it for me and then Don got down and dirty and pulled out a clay pipe and a glass Top Hat looking thing. 
Really a neat find. Continued on and pulled out the Emmet King medicine from New York and a couple Dr. Pitchers.
As you can see our Pit Mascot Mr. SkullDuggery was more than happy to show off his new hat and pipe. Its amazing what looks ya get when there is a skull on top of a dirt pile next to a pit.
It was a blast and Don probed another pit about 10 feet away that has the feel of a nice old "Bottle Catcher". Until next time, don't be afraid to get down and dirty in the pits!! Be safe out there everyone. jgas
Hello again everyone from the depths of Mother Earth. Don and I got out again and dug a privy that appears to have dated from around 1880-1890. Started out by chopping and hacking through a ton of roots. Seems like all the pits this season are surrounded by trees. But as they say in the pit digging world, the roots are hiding the treasure
Started out with a broken blob beer which was a good sign of things to come. Found some glass buttons and a shattered glass marble pretty close to the surface along with the usual "Bottle Bombs" (bricks)
But as we got down around the 5 foot mark we found some medicines and a ton of broken pottery and plates. We felt the "use layer" and we new, or hoped there would be some keepers down below. Finally I was entering the layer and pulled out a Medallion Nursing Bottle, crap it is broke. Cool looking old bottle though. Right next to it I pulled out a bottle I was not familiar with. Turns out to be an L.E. Keeley Gold Cure for Drunkenness!
Really good condition. Found out later that it is the older version with the pour spout that dates to 1881-82. That was it for me and then Don got down and dirty and pulled out a clay pipe and a glass Top Hat looking thing. Really a neat find. Continued on and pulled out the Emmet King medicine from New York and a couple Dr. Pitchers. As you can see our Pit Mascot Mr. SkullDuggery was more than happy to show off his new hat and pipe. Its amazing what looks ya get when there is a skull on top of a dirt pile next to a pit.
It was a blast and Don probed another pit about 10 feet away that has the feel of a nice old "Bottle Catcher". Until next time, don't be afraid to get down and dirty in the pits!! Be safe out there everyone. jgasAttachments
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So not sure why that was. It does not say either whether or not it was an institute bottle or home use type. Maybe it is one of the earliest of his bottles say 1881-1882 prior to placing that embossing on the bottle. 
