kwalker
Well-Known Member
I think I finally located the privy in my neighbor's yard. After thinking about it very hard, I realized my two neighbor's houses and my house are identical and built at the same time; likely by the same contractor. So I went out to where I knew my privy was and lined up into my neighbor's yard. Sure enough there's a circular depression in the ground about three to four feet across about 30 feet from the back of the house.
The only thing is, the house also has an old cesspit as well. The cesspit it at the back of the property obviously (about 75 feet from the back of the house) and looks to be pretty old. This is the only one of the three properties that have one though; my house and my other neighbor's does not. What is a time frame that cesspits could have been used? My best guess was around 1900 to the 1930s but other say they've been used as far back as the 1850s...
As a side note; here's Merriweather's Pneumatic Cesspool Emptier...
The only thing is, the house also has an old cesspit as well. The cesspit it at the back of the property obviously (about 75 feet from the back of the house) and looks to be pretty old. This is the only one of the three properties that have one though; my house and my other neighbor's does not. What is a time frame that cesspits could have been used? My best guess was around 1900 to the 1930s but other say they've been used as far back as the 1850s...
As a side note; here's Merriweather's Pneumatic Cesspool Emptier...
