1840's privy

[JGUIS]

It was a bummer, but a very exciting dig for me. Hopefully next time I get to keep something.[8|]

 

[baltbottles]

I actually enjoy digging really early pits even if we don't get any good bottles. I have come to enjoy the early ceramics as much as the bottles. And enjoy reconstructing them from the shard in the pits.

Chris

 

[JGUIS]

I spent most of the time in the hole wishing that I would dig more pieces of the earthworm or seaweed patterns, so I could do just that. Most of the frags were removed with the dipping, so I had to settle with putting what I could back together for pics.

 

[stanleyva2009]

I know it's about bottles but try to find someone with a metal detector and go over the site. If already dug it might yield a small treasure or two. If I was there I'd help ya out.

 

[CazDigger]

What you experienced is typical for me, digging pits around here. Lots of "if only...." As if it wasn't bad enough that the good bottles/ceramics are broken, but they dipped out enough shards to make a decent reconstruction impossible. &*^%$# Rotten honeydippers! (Its still fun to dig these pits to see this nice stuff though, and dream)

 

[DIGS CHESCO]

Nice shards, thats the REALITY of privy digging. Thanks for taking the time to post.

Tom

 

[Brains]

Cool finds, whole or not- thanks for sharing, and if possible metal detecting is a good idea

 

[RCO]

too bad everything is broken , i've dug up alot of broken bottles lately . i'd have at least 10 nice pop bottles this month alone if they weren't all broken when i found them

 

[coldwater diver]

Im just curious where did the dippers dump?

 

[andy volkerts]

Usually in the town dump closest to where they were dippin at the time. Some of those dumps were burners, meaning they set fire to the garbage every once in awhile to keep down the smell and do away with some of the garbage. Usually burners were nearer to the 1890-1900 time periods, before that they just draglined and buried the stuff..........