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hemihampton · May 28, 2017

Got out today with a couple of old timers. Tom is AWOL or MIA. Foliage in full bloom so it's pretty weedy & wild like a Jungle. Not like spring or fall. This last privy we were digging started out looking like a dud after digging 3 feet down with nothing in it. about ready to stick a fork in it & fill it in. BUT, I probed a back bottom corner & felt massive crunchy the last 4 feet of my 5 foot probe. SO, We start digging in that direction. Just started getting to the good stuff when it started raining & the one guy was late for Dinner & had to go. Got a Detroit Hutch, Detroit Aqua Quart Guyette & co. blown crown top. A Killer & rare American Brewing co Aqua Blob & Amber Frank Marx Blob. Both 12 oz's. Then a couple of Milks & Misc. Hopefully I can get back to it to finish it? LEON.

hemihampton · May 28, 2017

In the Sky Pic.

nhpharm · May 29, 2017

I always hate to fill in a hole without finishing it...drives me mad until I get back out to finish it out. I only make it out digging for one day every two weeks so sometimes it makes for a long two weeks. Great finds!

bandsdean · May 29, 2017

Very nice finds. Do you also use a metal detector to find the smalls such as buttons, coins and other small items or are you just interested in the bottles?

hemihampton · May 29, 2017

I never use a metal detector to find privy's or stuff in the privy. I do use a Metal detector to find buried beer can pits but it's been many years since I used it for that or anything. LEON.

nhpharm · May 30, 2017

I've had a friend metal detect several of my privy spoil piles before/while I filled them in and never had much luck. I imagine sometimes you can find some really neat stuff but I've not had any luck.

Bekbek1008 · May 30, 2017

So what "called" you to this spot?

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hemihampton · May 30, 2017

Bekbek1008 said:
So what "called" you to this spot?

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A 1880's Sanborn map that showed a house was there in 1880's. House has been long gone for many years. No sign a house was ever there. Also that spot lined up with all the other privy's found in the houses to the Left & right of that spot (which are mostly gone also) It can get more complicated then that but also takes experiance. Like the experiance I used to find it next to my buddy's privy after we said his hole/spot he found was a dud with nothing in it. LEON.

Bekbek1008 · May 30, 2017

Thank you. Ive been seaching maps for old dump sites. But they didnt exist.... it was an out house.

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sunrunner · May 30, 2017

how do you guys stay so clean !

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