Who wants to go on a Privy Dig???

[SoMdRelicHunter]

Hey guys,
Haven't posted in a while... Been pretty busy with work and quite honestly, I don't dig a lot of bottles though I LOVE when I do. I am more of a relic hunter... I get the occasional bottle every now and again while digging Civil War relics. I am making this post seeking assistance from any one in the area willing to help. There is a old house that a buddy and i hunt near Fort Washington Maryland that was built around 1837. We have found quite a few good relics there dating from early large cents to civil war stuff to turn of the century Indian heads and such. Even all the way up to a couple Mercury dimes lol. We do not know the first thing about locating or digging a privy but we know there has to be one for this house! What we are wondering is if there is anyone in the area who would like to come teach a couple of newbies the ropes (and of course have fun digging what should hopefully be a good early pit!) I'd gladly recipricate if you wanted to try your hand at metal detecting sometime (and of course whatever bottles you pick from the pit). Thanks for reading my post and considering helping out. I will leave you with the last bottle I found out of a civil war pit about a month ago... I'm sure it's not much to some of you guys but it sure tickled me! Btw, is this bottle a bitters you think? Or just a utility?

 

[epackage]

I imagine Chris(baltobottles), Henry(waskey) and Hamman would be very interested, good luck....Jim

 

[andy g]

Definitely a classic no name bitters or whiskey from a Civil War hut site. See this posting on camp bottle finds: http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?5,347320,347320#msg-347320; or these articles on other camp bottle finds: http://www.potomacbottlecollectors.org/download.php?view.89, http://www.potomacbottlecollectors.org/download.php?view.7; or this posting about when we found one of those square whiskeys or bitters in a Brooklyn, NY cistern: http://www.potomacbottlecollectors.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?374.post.

Got any other locally dug bottles?

Also, sent you a PM.

Thanks,

andy g

 

[SoMdRelicHunter]

ORIGINAL: andy g

Definitely a classic no name bitters or whiskey from a Civil War hut site.  See this posting on camp bottle finds: http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?5,347320,347320#msg-347320; or these articles on other camp bottle finds: http://www.potomacbottlecollectors.org/download.php?view.89, http://www.potomacbottlecollectors.org/download.php?view.7; or this posting about when we found one of those square whiskeys or bitters in a Brooklyn, NY cistern:  http://www.potomacbottlecollectors.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?374.post. 

Got any other locally dug bottles?



Also, sent you a PM.

Thanks,

andy g

Hey Andy,
Thanks for the response. Its ironic that you posted a link to the treasure spot. I too attend the DIV events. Did you go to 16 or 17? I attended both. I don't think we have met. Yes I have a couple of local bottles from the civil war camps we hunt. Would love to talk to you but unfortunately it doesn't appear I received your pm? Please excuse any grammatical errors in this post lol. I'm typing this from my phone.

 

[SoMdRelicHunter]

ORIGINAL: epackage

I imagine Chris(baltobottles), Henry(waskey) and Hamman would be very interested, good luck....Jim

Thanks epackage for the help!

 

[andy g]

Sorry, my technical error -- sent the PM now. Also, I did not attend the last two DIVs but have attended half a dozen of the previous hunts. Nice sites with some excellent finds.

 

[GuntherHess]

is this bottle a bitters you think? Or just a utility?

That is also a common form for Schnapps.

There are some interesting fossil sites up around Ft Washington. Dinosaur bones and teeth have been found there. I have a few large ammonites from there.

 

[Alaska]

i would be happy to come to maryland and help you find a privy! i live in hampton roads VA. shoot me a pm with some details, and we will work something out for the near future!

Tom