RIBottleguy
Well-Known Member
I stopped by a construction site last Sunday and let's say it went much better than I anticipated! I had dug the same site about 7 years ago. It was a hard dig and it only dated to circa 1915. Fast forward and the site is torn wide open. They exposed a much older layer that was packed with bottles and stoneware. I was quickly joined by a friend, met two other diggers for the first time, and then a few more friends stopped by after digging somewhere else. My first find was an ovoid jug that miraculously missed getting hit by a bulldozer. We were teased with a few pontil shards but most of the bottles dates from the 1880s-1900, though the jugs were obviously older. The next day the spot was covered over, but hopefully not forever!
My friend's stoneware
A stoneware pitcher in situ
My finds!
The ovoid, no damage!
A Bunker Hill Pickles (during the cleaning process)
A nice lighter colored Hostetters
A large size boldly embossed Stephen Sweet's Infallible Liniment
My friend's stoneware
A stoneware pitcher in situ
My finds!
The ovoid, no damage!
A Bunker Hill Pickles (during the cleaning process)
A nice lighter colored Hostetters
A large size boldly embossed Stephen Sweet's Infallible Liniment