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    Kill me.....

    I was relic hunting a Civil War Union Campsite this week....and I smashed a small medicine bottle. I has an inward rolled lip, and is small aqua, and paneled. On th large rectangle part is embossed " J Palmer's Co. Philada, and has WHOLESALERS on the side pannel....any ideas? thanks!!!
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    RARE Civil War Bottle Found!!

    Here is a video I did of the site where I dug the U.S.NAVY PEPPER bottle..lots of good relics!! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdtLcyft8mc Oh, and the bottle made the cover of this months "American Digger" magazine.
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    RARE Civil War Bottle Found!!

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    RARE Civil War Bottle Found!!

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    RARE Civil War Bottle Found!!

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    RARE Civil War Bottle Found!!

    Umm, I'm no virgin at this whole digging thing....Forty years in the fields and privies, and this bottle is REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have already been asked to send pics of it for a Civil War Mag Cover.. Here are pics from the "field."
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    RARE Civil War Bottle Found!!

    I'm exhausted. Just spent a few days in SC digging in a "hunted out" Yankee camp, on the maiden voyage of my brand spanking new Nautilus IIBa....and it works just fine! In one of the holes I dug, along with a Union 58 Calibre Mini Ball, was this RARE US NAVY PEPPER Bottle!!! It is a bottle that...
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    opened up a stone liner

    Derp.
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    todays early brick liner

    WOW!@!!! Nice bottle and you're a SUPER MEMBER too!! congrats REB
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    cleaned up loot from last week

    WOW!! post more.
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    Now that I am digging bottles again

    WOW!! You are a digging machine!! congratulations
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    Privy Dig, 1700's to early 1800's Charleston..

    Rick, That is a pre-fabricated privy liner. We have found about four of these. They are late 1890' to early 1900's, and always have those types of bottles.....and they are hell to get out of the ground!
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    Privy Dig, 1700's to early 1800's Charleston..

    Thanks for the response! As for the four by fours, the were holding uo a HUGE slab of slate, that was used to seal up the top of the privy. It was very stable, and wouldn't budge...but we figured better safe than sorry... Thanks! REB
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    Privy Dig, 1700's to early 1800's Charleston..

    Thanks Rick and Jim! Coming from you two gentlemen, I am honored. Way back when in the 1990's, we filmed these for fun, but, we really did it to document what we were finding...and I am happy that we did! The best part of any of these digs, was digging with Victor....he is the best digger...
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    Privy Dig, 1700's to early 1800's Charleston..

    This was one hell of a privy! And captured on video. The privy predated the building that was on this lot in Historic Downtown Charleston, S.C. Very early 1700's Westerwald pieces were found, as well as black glass, and Mochaware bowls. and embossed open pontiled medicines. The privy was old...
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