1800s trash pit in my yard, Tons of great finds.

[coinman123]

I got a copper penny signal in my backyard (Which is from the 1800s). I dug down a little and found an oil lamp. I dug some more and found dishes, and bottles. I kept digging in that spot and found a total of 4 oil lamps, a chamber pot, 4 buckets of broken glass and broken dishes, a brass barrel spigot, a brass lock plate, two 1850s gutta-percha lice combs, two silver plated spoons, a cigar pipe, many bottles,two porcellan mason jar lids one from around 1858 with errors, and another from around 1872, I also found all of the pieces of a ceramic 1 gallon jug that just needs to be glued together,My weirdest find was a intact cork, and much more. After doing research I found out that all of the items were from 1851-1895. Many of my finds are not pictured in this post. I can not wait for the ground to unfreeze so I can dig again.

Not all finds are shown (One Cocoaine bottle for example), and this year (2014) I found more finds.





View attachment 900945


Thanks,

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

DR.ÖTEK Metal Detector, Waterproof Gold Detector, Pinpoint & Terrain Modes, Professional Metal Detector - Grab it through Amazon!

[MoonshinersTreasure93]

Amazing finds! I love the tobacco pipe, just slap a stem on it and have a celebratory puff! Might I recommend Frog Morton? HH!

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[lab rat]

Nice collection of bottles! Congrats!

 

[Army of 1]

Wow , thats too easy , walk out your back door and dig and you find yourself in the 19th century , congrats .. cheers Mick

 

[Hunthicks]

I would LOVE to have something like that on my own property. Number one goal when buying a house is old property!

 

[coinman123]

Maybe an old trash dump or cellar hole ? Keep showing those finds. Very interesting.
Cherokee Dan

Right next to where the bottle are, is a foundation of an old barn. Maybe you are right.

 

[coinman123]

Any ideas on the age of the cruet set would be great, I found it's 5 piece pewter turning holder, but It is very toasted.

 

[okerraine]

Congratulations on those recoveries! Those 1800 dumps always elude me.

 

[RelicDude]

wow i wish i had a bottle pit in my back yard. you have some really cool finds there those cocaine bottles are sweet and way to go on the warners.

 

[pepperj]

That's a very nice selection of bottles already, and being so handy being in your back yard allows you the time to dig at your pleasure.

 

[coinman123]

Update: I cleaned the dirt out of all of the bottles, and put them in the shelves in our dining room.

 

[Bass]

Coinman, nice post and congratulations on your finds. The good folks in the bottle department would love to see them I'm sure. If you have the time, repost in the bottles/glass forum. Take some good photos of the werner's, thats a great find. Congratulations, and yes you are likely in a privy.

Sent from my iPhone using TreasureNet

 

[Dug]

In your back yard? That's a vulgar display of good fortune if I ever saw it. Quick, go buy some lottery tickets.

 

[treasurefiend]

Yea thats an AWESOME score, congrats!!!!

 

[yaxthri]

That's what "one man's trash is another man's treasure" really is about! :-)