CazDigger
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Joined: 6/26/2005 From: Central NY State Status: offline
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Here are some from a privy that still haunts me! It was a 4x4x6 stoneliner that had partially collapsed, but had a 4 foot use/trash layer. The owner in the 1860s was a real boozer and apparently loved bitters (and rocks!). We dug a few good keepers, but there were 7-8 broken Drakes in some great colors, dark green Hostetters, 4 amber with olicve tone Pinkertons Wahoo & Calisaya Bitters, light yellow Sawens Life Invigorating Bitters, cherry red-puce Russ’ St Domingo Bitters, Old Homestead Wild Cherry Bitters, olive Udolpho Wolfes, Willington eagle flasks and others, several good Saratogas and good fruit jars. ALL BROKEN!!! We rarely find ANY bitters in the pits we dig and this one had everything and not just average ones! And the COLORS! Man o man.! There were a few pontils but give me an 1860s pit anytime!!! It was still so much fun to dig, because the good shards just fuel the excitement and anticipation of finding something great in that next scoop/scratch/shovelful as you are digging.
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