Arob
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DS McGee of The Manhattan Well Diggers recently sent Rob Campbell the author of Dumpdiggers Blog a detailed account of a clandestine excavation they had just conducted in an abandon lot in New York City where there once was a Civil War era bakery, among other things.
Here's a shot of one of the guys filling in the hole at the end of one Sunday's dig. They visited the site at least three times, three Sundays in June, and they found good stuff each day; the best specimens came from the oldest privy that they discovered on their last visit to the property.
The article, Manhatten Well Diggers, June 2011 Bakery Dig chronicles how the crew recovered and is now researching over thirty historic glass vessels. Their race against time is complete; they finished exploring all sections of the property and completed all digs just before the site became the home address of a new residential building.
Here's a shot of the stash,
My first pick would probably be the umbrella ink on the far right.
Here's a shot of one of the guys filling in the hole at the end of one Sunday's dig. They visited the site at least three times, three Sundays in June, and they found good stuff each day; the best specimens came from the oldest privy that they discovered on their last visit to the property.
The article, Manhatten Well Diggers, June 2011 Bakery Dig chronicles how the crew recovered and is now researching over thirty historic glass vessels. Their race against time is complete; they finished exploring all sections of the property and completed all digs just before the site became the home address of a new residential building.
Here's a shot of the stash,
My first pick would probably be the umbrella ink on the far right.
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