Bottle digging in the news

[JayBeck]

Well I am overdue for posting an update on this thread but the bottle news articles have been somewhat scarce. I found a few good articles from February and early March so enjoy!

This first article is from 02-09-11 and features a nice collection of ink bottles
http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&SubsectionID=114&ArticleID=40377

This article is from 02-15-11 and features a story on an Illinois privy digger
http://www.pjstar.com/features/neighbors/x938336277/Pekin-man-sheds-light-on-the-past-by-digging-up-old-outhouses

Here is an article dated 02-21-11 featuring an awesome dig in Brooklyn, NY
http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/the-big-brooklyn-dig/

This article dated 02-24-11 features a digger in the Boston area
http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/the-big-brooklyn-dig/

Lastly, here is one that was posted today 03-09-11 featuring a digger in the UK who has got himself in trouble more than a few times but won't stop digging!
http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/the-diary/billy_s_got_some_bottle_1_3158117

 

[JayBeck]

I didn't click the edit button in time! Here is the correct link for the Boston digger article:
http://www.boston.com/news/history/articles/2011/02/24/west_bridgewater_man_peeled_back_centuries_during_27_year_dig/

 

[tigue710]

Haha ... I wonder if drinking all that Florida water killed him! What putz... Thanks for the links.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Jay,

Thanks for the updates. Interesting how the British tip diggers are roundly condemned, while people such as Mr. Smith are celebrated...

 

[myersdiggers1998]

I was remodeling an attic 30 years ago near here and found 10 of these old boston newspapers.