Living the dream.

[cacarpetbagger]

I think it was about 1974 a friend of mine drove his paneled van to Erie PA chasing a girl. Don't know if he hooked up with the girl but I do remember is the bottles. Said he went into an empty lot and hit a privy, got a bunch of aqua Erie blob sodas and a some broken plantations. Said there was tons of old stuff everywhere. Always wanted to dig back East since then. However raising a family and having a career put that on hold, but I never let go of the dream. Fast forward to 2006 and I hooked up with some guys and dug in New York for the first time. Here is a 2008 dig that was a lot of fun. Nine foot stone lined hole with a decent layer satarting of about the early 70's and going to pontils. The first schnapps was whole but the next 12 were broken. Still a decent dig.

 

[tigue710]

these are the dreams I dream all day long after moving out west here. Dont get me wrong, I love digging California, there is amazing glass out here, but out east there is just a lot more to dig... I have privy's all lined up just waiting out there, out here I'll be lucky to get into a handful... and thankful lordy lordy for that!

 

[buzzkutt033]

thanks for sharing with us. getting a little rammy here in N.E. Pennsy. been cold with snow on the ground for some time. been rainy and warm the past couple days, so i'm hoping we can get out and squeeze one or two in before the ground freezes. we got some nice local ponies out of this hole. jim

 

[cacarpetbagger]

Ya Tigue Cali. is tough, keep trying. I have a permission I am going to try after the first of the year stay tuned. Buzzkutt local ponies are always good to find, send some of that rain my way we about to dry up a blow away here.

 

[Bass Assassin]

Nice finds. Thanks for sharing

 

[Huntindog]

Good story and great finds.The mind drifts back to the "old" days and the great digs.Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rock]

Thanks for sharing! I live in Erie so it was neat to find your post. I was blessed to find an old dump on my land 50 feet from my back door on a ridge! I know the old farm house just up through the woods is where all the items came from and I know the house was built in 1840 so I would love to dig the old pits. I am friends with the owner so maybe this spring?

 

[cacarpetbagger]

Thanks for sharing! I live in Erie so it was neat to find your post. I was blessed to find an old dump on my land 50 feet from my back door on a ridge! I know the old farm house just up through the woods is where all the items came from and I know the house was built in 1840 so I would love to dig the old pits. I am friends with the owner so maybe this spring?

Good luck with that, something that old has good potential.