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An abandon house with possibility's, among other things... - 11/1/2008 12:12:12 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Today we were on our way to check out a permission we had on a row of 1780s houses, we got the go ahead a few months back.We didn't do any digging here because the property was so full of junk,it covered 99% of the yard.He said we could come back when he cleaned it up.He was also selling the property in a few months (no set date). To make a long story short,we got there today and there were people all over the yard! The auction was today.Of all days to have it.We walked around and looked at the cool stuff for sale,checked the inside of the house out and left.So that was the end of that one. On the way home my buddy said he remembered an abandon house,he said he always wanted to check it out.Today was his lucky day.We found a man who was cutting wood near by and asked him who owned the house,he said I do why? we told him what we do and his words were...go ahead,don't get hurt.I wish every permission was that easy. When we got up close to the house we knew it was old.1700s possibly.I couldn't have took more then 5 steps toward the house when I spotted a hole right by the side wall that caved into the basement.We looked in and saw glass less then a foot down!! I pulled out aqua warranted right away,then another and another.All whiskey bottles.If I would have found these bottles when I first started digging I would have doing cartwheels! I was just as excited now, thinking what older bottles may be found on this land. Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Post #: 1

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 12:14:51 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Hole near the house. Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 2

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 12:16:33 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline All blown warranted and whiskeys. The old dump is here somewhere. Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 3

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 12:17:58 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Aqua strap Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 4

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 12:20:08 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline I found this behind the house,could be a Stone privy,could be a  cold storage set up.We will check it next time. Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 5

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 12:24:30 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Then there was the basement.I looked in the broken window,but I didn't feel like going down there yet.Maybe I will get Paul to go in first when we come back. Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 6

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 2:28:59 PM    Jim Posts: 3626 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline You might be able to find some goodies there. It's cool that Freddy was nice enough to give you permission. They make him look like such a bad guy in the movies .  ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 7

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 3:04:31 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Freddy's cool But Mike his neighbor......thats another story Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to Jim) Post #: 8

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 5:26:52 PM    beendiggin Posts: 3005 Joined: 6/30/2005 Status: offline Here is a guy you don't want to go digging with, especially under his house (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 9

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 6:08:45 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Most definitely not!Reason being.I met his mother last week,and she is very protective . Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to beendiggin) Post #: 10

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 9:13:36 PM    morbious_fod   Posts: 4020 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline If you're gonna keep digging at old cabins in the woods you might wanna take this cat along, just in case someone raises the Evil Dead. I'll swallow your soul, and take your bottles! Attachment (1) < Message edited by morbious_fod -- 11/1/2008 9:14:29 PM > _____________________________ My website chronicling the soda bottling companies of the Southwest Virginia or Northeast Tennessee area including Bluefield, Princeton, and Rock West Virginia www.tazewell-orange.com NEW ARTICLES: Just say Mil-Kay the story of Mil-K-Botl (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 11

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 10:00:35 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Oh great, I will be thinking of that tomorrow as I crawl  head first into the cellar hole, _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 12

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 10:02:49 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Cone anyone? Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 13

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 10:23:56 PM    capsoda Posts: 9832 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Hey Rick, Get me a pair of those roof slates if there not too heavy. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ http://www.bornagainamerican.org (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 14

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/1/2008 10:25:46 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Ok cap, should I email them to ya _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 15

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/2/2008 2:04:39 AM    Penn Digger Posts: 1902 Joined: 5/12/2008 From: PA woods Status: offline Looks like a great spot. Good luck. I'm sure you will tell us of your success. (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 16

RE: An abandon house with possibility's, among other th... - 11/2/2008 8:16:00 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline I really have no success,I  rely on the man up above.He guides me to the good stuff. He must be into bottle also.  _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to Penn Digger) Post #: 17

Abandon house adventure day 2.... - 11/2/2008 2:38:42 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline We went back to the abandon house today.most of the time there was spent getting the old mantle out of the fire place. The owner said take what we want the house is coming down in a few months.I really don't know the exact date of this house and neither does the owner, he bought the land with the crumbling house on it and he said there are no records.But he estimates it goes back to the late 1700s. I found a few newer dumps in the area.As I walked the land a little more, I  found an older dumping ground also, but not the one we are looking for yet. The old one will  show up sooner or latter.But not today. But what a nice day to be in the woods! Getting ready to rip it out.It took 3 hours. Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 18

RE: Abandon house adventure day 2.... - 11/2/2008 2:41:19 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline The best I could do today,a amber strap. Attachment (1) _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 19

RE: Abandon house adventure day 2.... - 11/2/2008 2:48:14 PM    pyshodoodle Posts: 2801 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: offline Hey Rick - Do you have a metal detector? I do! Where did you say that house was again? _____________________________ HONESTY IS NO LONGER PC. (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 20

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