Today's digs 9/22

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My son and I got out today and went back to dig a pit where I dug one earlier in the week.It was was a real SOB as there was a tree dead center in the middle.It was an oval brickliner about 3'X6' and about 8 ft. deep.We had to dig it from about a 2' wide opening between two large roots.It had been used and dipped for 40 yrs. or so but we ended up scratching out a nice pint double eagle and a cool iron-pontilled cork top canning jar.A couple slicks and a crock rounded out the finds.After lunch we open another brick liner but after about a 5 ft. testhole and TOC shards and no crunch at the bottom we filled it in.We went down the alley and received permission on a nice 40's house and probed out 3 pits.between the fence and the alley.We tore into the crunchiest one and were hitting seeds and 60's shards at two feet.Nothing whole but the glass looked good,after a sandy cap we were in a nice loamy seed layer and some glass.We ended up getting a ton of bottles but most were early smoothbased slicks.We ended up with about a dozen local druggists,a few unembossed pontils including a nice big IP med and an OP sided ink,a turtle ink,5 or 6 waxsealer jars,and 2 stoneware jars.It bottomed out at 8ft..After I started filling the hole I decided to bust through the wall into another pit off to the side.It looked to date to the 75-85 era,ended up pulling out a Doyles Hop bitters and several broken Mischler's Herb bitters.I only scratched around a little before filling the hole.I can't wait to get back and dig this one,it is only about 6 ft. deep and 2 ft. of it is glass.I took some pics of the dig today for giggles,I hope you guys enjoy.I will try to post some more of the bottles tommorrow if I get a chance.Doug

 

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These two guys kept us entertained at the first lot.If I were the big one,I surely would have ate the pup by now.We had a heck of a time keeping them off of the dirtpile.They were great other than kicking dirt in the hole.

 

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Here is a pic of me surfacing with one of two keepers from this hole.It is hard work digging holes to pretend to find bottles,Haha!The bare spot behind the tree is from my fairy tale dig earlier in the week.Doug

 

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Pontil on the fruit jar.Thought I had a pic of the jar but must have deleted it,I will post one later.I love the early jars.

 

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My son,getting us started on the second lot.He probed this hole,also.

 

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Shards from the first couple feet,Looking good!

 

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Here is a nice big medicine coming out of storage.

 

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Iron pontilled base on the med.

 

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I know that sign was ment for me. so I will be a adult and not say a word.


NOT Hahahah!!!! just like your doing. That is only a (aqua ) eagle so what! for some odd reason you feel you have to impress me but you never will. dig gold for all I care.

 

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What makes you think I want to impress you?Oh,it's the sign I am holding.I didn't have a newspaper and frankly I don't feel like having others think I am a liar so I decided to show that I am not and never have been.Doug