Dug Shaft and Globe

[ChrisP1]

Hi Steve,

It was amazing and I will never forget it...

I did see your post previously...loved the map especially. All of your posts are amazing. As far as I know there were no Dutch out here on the East End. Southold is the first English colony in NY (1640). Most of the things I find in my yard are English although there is some German stoneware and a little Delft (all really typical colonial material in keeping with Hume's "Artifacts of colonial America"). As far as the Newb label I put that in when I first joined because I was always into pottery and never bottles. Now that I have moved into the bottles and done some research, especially on the earlier stuff, I may be able to remove that although my recent purchase of those mallets may argue otherwise.

I may want to post the dig although I would need to find the other pics.

I have many other sites to dig but I don't think I will find anything that early. I will surely post what I find.

ChrisP

 

[luckiest]

wow! that's just amazing.congratulations.

 

[sandchip]

What an incredible find! Good for you, Chris and thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[fer_de_lance]

Chris, Your find has got to be my favorite thus far of following this site. I couldn't help myself but to ask if it was on the market. Please continue to post your finds whether it be bottles or pottery. Tim

Thanks Tim and Jim,

Definitely the highlight of my bottle collection so far and not something I would part with. I am lucky enough to live in a area and on property that was settled in the early 1600's. I have a pancake and several mallets that I have dug in my yard that I am hoping to find the rest of... I now have access to GPR that I am hoping will help me do just that.

ChrisP

 

[nhpharm]

Chris, I am sure you know the value of these...but in case you don't...the full size shaft and globe in the most recent Glass Works Auction is up to $9,500. An incredible and historical find, especially considering that it was dug in the US! Wow...just wow.

 

[ChrisP1]

I appreciate all the replies and feedback on this...the only bad thing is I don't imagine I will never be able top this. I guess it's all down hill from here!

Chris

 

[cacarpetbagger]

That is one amazing find, congratulations.

 

[Steve/sewell]

I appreciate all the replies and feedback on this...the only bad thing is I don't imagine I will ever be able top this. I guess it's all down hill from here!

Chris

Winos tend to repeat themselves Chris,there is another one nearby probably a few more he didn't just toss this one away....and who is to say it was a him, might be the maiden of the house maybe she wasnt a tea toatler after all......Look about 5 feet away from that one there is another one.....

 

[RED Matthews]

Chris they are beautyful and can be enjoyed for the rest of your life. I have collected for over 76 years and it is a great hobby and interesting to study how they were made. RED M>

 

[cowseatmaize]

I'm guessing that was state sanctioned and maybe supervised, I see all the tools of the trade that should be used.If so did you get to keep it? If not, good job! You done it right. Some may have crammed a shovel down without thinking it through.That's a nice piece of history!!!