Honey dipper shovel...I think!

[southern Maine diver]

Hey All...

My grandfather had one just like that and he told me that it was used as a "post hole digger" It was before they used the two piece one. I still have it downstairs in the basement.

The handle was almost 10 feet long before I broke it... but that is what I was told. I guess a shovel of that design could be used for anything really..

Just my thoughts...

Wayne[]

 

[Just Dig it]

considering people urinate more then they crap...id say it had to be fairly watery ..until it seperated and settled

i think hanging it on a wall would be sick even if it wasnt a dippers shovel ..it would be a great conversation piece..and scare off any would be boyfriends if you ever have a daughter =)

 

[privvydigger]

exposed to the air I'm sure there was evaporation. No I'm going with a rich dark sticky muck. jobjohn's of today have a liquid start I imagine privvies were mostly dry on top. I crapped in a few in Honduras, in the jungle and they were dry. full of spiders and long ass bugs that ate the flies. One spider bit me in the face dam near choked me out looked like the elephant man and my throat almost closed up....
I can see throwing a bucket down and shoveling it in then using a rope to pull it up.

 

[Just Dig it]

ORIGINAL: privvydigger

long ass bugs

Im all set with ass bugs[]

being bitten by a large honduran spider dosent sound like my idea of a great time either..with my luck i woulda died on that crapper

 

[capsoda]

Poopy Doo is a little better than hooooooky but not much. Never much cared for out houses when I was a kid. I was told that the outhouse is where Old Scratch hid in the day time. That is what kept kids from throwing stuff down there. I damn sure didn't want to wake up Old Scratch. [&:]

 

[Oldihtractor]

Here is one I have had for 15 plus years. I was always told they were well digging shovels. not sure.. but it was made early look @ the riverted part to the handle!!

 

[Oldihtractor]

Close up of digging end

 

[privvydigger]

pretty close to what I got. Hey we dug two of those seats in outhouses already. also the head of the mule that pulled it

 

[Oldihtractor]

Bet that was a wild dig find!!! You just never know whats down there....

 

[FloridaRecycled]

ORIGINAL: Oldihtractor

Here is one I have had for 15 plus years. I was always told they were well digging shovels. not sure.. but it was made early look @ the riverted part to the handle!!

Loving that tractor seat you have hanging there!