A "Pit" full of treasure!

jgas

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A "Pit" full of treasure!

Now this was just a fun dig all the way around. Although it was 90 degrees and the humidity was crazy high, Don and I made our way to the bottom and all the way to our treasure :icon_pirat:

Started out early in the morning to try and beat the heat :icon_sunny:, made it thru the first pit with nothing to show except what it looks like to be in an actual privy. The ash line was very clear to see. The only thing we found was leftover coal and ash. >:( Oh well, we move on and hope for something better :thumbsup:

Onto the the next pit and on a totally different property on the other side of town. We found a pit in this yard within a minute or two after arriving. About 50 feet from the back door. Typical for inner city pits. So we started out by digging up all the overburden, rocks, bricks and pieces of sidewalk cement. And then below that the bottles started popping like spring mushrooms :headbang:

Don came up with a nice blob beer and then I found the Warners Safe Cure. We continued with several other patent medicines, and some small creamers. So we ended up with several good keepers. We were exhausted and in need of a gallon of water. :o

Along with the pictures of these most recent digs I added a few that we had dug on the same property but just now got around to cleaning them up. I think the cool find was the tangled mess of wire which had 5 insulators still attached. I really don't know much about insulators but I thought these were crude and archaic with no threads. Just a neat color that catches the eye. The green Stafford Ink was also a nice color. So we were blessed with another batch of old bottles and other goodies. Can't wait to get back out and get some more ;D Be safe out there and be sure to take water with ya, it's freaking hot out there :tongue3: :thumbsup: I hope ya don't get sick of all these pictures :laughing9: jgas
 

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Re: A "Pit" full of treasure!

Hey!......I also heard your most excellent digging partner also found a cool looking lock ;D that he spent hours cleaning under a microscope. It just seems he would be the type of person who does most of the digging :wink:

Did you tell them we......I mean they ::) also found a much larger version of that mini syrup but it was busted up?

You've just be Donerized ;D
 

Re: A "Pit" full of treasure!

Excellent story and pics. :icon_thumright: Fantastic glass! :hello2: Keep digging!

HH
 

Re: A "Pit" full of treasure!

Again, great post Jgas, love the insulators and the other glass. Keep 'em coming! ffd
 

Re: A "Pit" full of treasure!

And I thought 90 degrees was too hot to go MDing!!! Nice dig.
 

Re: A "Pit" full of treasure!

Oh this heat ain't too bad! :icon_sunny: Wow, it was hot but worth every bit. Oops Don, forgot to post the Lock. It was a cool lock too. I will post it when your back in town. :tongue3:
Thanks for the replies. Hey Buckles how hot is it there?? Supposed to be 92 here tomorrow. Lets go digging!!! ;D jgas
 

Re: A "Pit" full of treasure!

I owned a home in Mississippi durring the early 70's. The wireing in the overhead crawlspace was done for DC not AC as all are done now. Two sets of insulators down the middle of the beams and wires looping off to each room. One for the light in the center of the ceiling the other for one outlet. No ground (third wire). The thing I found most amazing was that the wires were bare copper and looped within about 12 inches of the other wire. The electrician who checked it out for me said it was very common for turn of the century home in the south to be wired that way. Those insulators remind me of the ones in my house except mine were white. Stan...
 

Re: A "Pit" full of treasure!

Nice pit !!! Always enjoy your posts :icon_thumright:
 

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