Successful Pit Dig yields 1st Ink Well!

[JDug]

After a week of no digs I finally got back out and checked 1 of my possible pits / hut. Plenty of big iron, a few bullets, a broken bottle , some window glass and a beautiful INK WELL. Most all targets were below 2 ' and I hit a hard pack at around 3' . I never found any color except for what I think was rotted leather. I probed the side walls with a John K. Singing Probe but ran out of targets and came home happy as heck with a big sense of accomplishment on digging my 1st pit.

 

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[goldnrelics]

Nice find!!

 

[pong12211]

Nice find.. That ink well will make for a nice show piece..

 

[cti4sw]

Do inkwells have collector value? I've found a few myself that I just put aside, not thinking that they might be worth anything.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds (especially that ink well) JDug. Thanks for sharing...

 

[ATpro5]

Congrats! I also found my first inkwell just yesterday. Its a carters no 5 , made in usa. Did some research and i believe it to be from around 1890-1910. Found it just by walking the creek right by my house! Found lots of plate shards and broken cork top bottles also. Must of been a house here at one time seeing how im way up on a mountain in the middle of nowhere haha. Guess they built here because of the natural spring.... Heres a couple pics.

 

[ATpro5]

Even found a cork to fit it! Haha

 

[dansalata]

called a cone ink...

 

[ynpto804]

I know there you didn't feel any more targets but under cutting it might have left a few good bottles. CW period umbrella ink.

 

[ynpto804]

Do inkwells have collector value? I've found a few myself that I just put aside, not thinking that they might be worth anything.

Rare colors can go up wards of 1500 to 2000 dollars

 

[JDug]

She's a beauty ATpro5!!!!!!!!

 

[Tnmountains]

Good to see you hunting J-dug. Nice ink well . I hunted tonight and got a bunch of bottles and and a buck and ball and some cannister shot going to try to make a post.
Good luck on your digs.
HH

 

[JDug]

I know there you didn't feel any more targets but under cutting it might have left a few good bottles. CW period umbrella ink.

You're probably right.

 

[JDug]

Good to see you hunting J-dug. Nice ink well . I hunted tonight and got a bunch of bottles and and a buck and ball and some cannister shot going to try to make a post.
Good luck on your digs.
HH

Thank you sir. Sounds like you had a great day.

 

[okerraine]

I agree I would open that sucker up. There's probably more where that came from. Congrats

 

[HutSiteDigger]

JDug was this the pit you sent me a video a few days ago about??

 

[pepperj]

Great looking ink.

 

[recondigger]

Nice inkwell that's in great shape

Dig until your arm falls off

 

[goldnrelics]

Inkwells are so rare to find... great find !! I'm Jealous!

 

[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats HH