1857 Doctors Privy Dig

[Bottleman]

Over this spring break from college my friend and I dug four privy’s and this post is the last one. The house was built in 1857 and was owned by a F. Potts Green who was a local doctor. It’s a huge brick home which I will get a picture of the front of it tomorrow when we go back and finish it. We dug a little over half of it and found this many bottles already. The bottles date from the 1870s-1880 so there must be an older hole in the yard somewhere.

 

[Bottleman]

Here is a pic of the hole from the back.

 

[Bottleman]

Here are a bunch of bone toothbrushes and some strange EARLY plastic medical devices.

 

[Bottleman]

Can any of you poison collectors tell me if this poison is American or English and a value too?

 

[Bottleman]

Here is a nice Geyser Spring Saratoga Springs State of New York mineral water bottle.

 

[Bottleman]

Some of the other cobalt’s include three B. P. Co. and a nice Pond’s Extract Catarrh Remedy.

 

[Bottleman]

Here are all of the F. Potts Green druggists that we dug so far.

 

[Bottleman]

Here is one for you people who like actual digging pictures. We missed it a little by about two feet where the bucket is sitting. We noticed something was wrong when there was only ash on one haft and all the stones from the other half were stacked flat which was the stone wall.

 

[Bixel]

Man, those are some SWEET pics! I hope to dig a few like that this summer.... lots of bottles.... Keep up the good work, and good luck on your next adventure!

Thanks,
Kyle Waters

 

[capsoda]

Hey Tom, Those plastic medical devices are an early form of womens hygienic device if you get my meaning. The bent one is for the back of your derriere where themom eters whent when you were young.[&:]

The bottles are great.