A Massive Sink Spot Leads to a Buried Structure from the 1890s Full of Old Valuables

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Below the Plains

Below the Plains

Жыл бұрын

Excavating a privy at the former site of the Ferdinand and Emilie Photenhaur residence in Yankton, South Dakota.
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@StirlingLighthouse
@StirlingLighthouse Жыл бұрын
Your digs are like therapy. A great escape from this crazy world. You keep digging and I’ll keep digging it. Thank you 🙏 ❤
@samscarletta7433
@samscarletta7433 Жыл бұрын
Perfectly stated! 💥👍
@dannmccord1923
@dannmccord1923 Жыл бұрын
Awesome bottles Tom that one with the sun burst is really awesome. I bet you are tired by the time you get the pit done. Then you have to fill it in .love your videos. Never know what you will find
@Miss_Toots
@Miss_Toots Жыл бұрын
Me and the girls taking a shot each time you say tooled top 😂 we love your videos x
@joanedwards9380
@joanedwards9380 Жыл бұрын
U guys will be wasted in no time 😂
@joanedwards9380
@joanedwards9380 Жыл бұрын
Ur not gonna last long 😂
@Miss_Toots
@Miss_Toots Жыл бұрын
​@@joanedwards9380ikr 😂 he sometimes says it twice for a bottle too...when he pulls a plate or pot out we're like noooo 😂
@StirlingLighthouse
@StirlingLighthouse Жыл бұрын
I’m 5 mins in and you folks are already in deep trouble. Lol 🍻 End of the video edit: Did any of you survive? 😝
@joanedwards9380
@joanedwards9380 Жыл бұрын
End of video,you girls gonna have a terrible headache tomorrow 😮😊
@bigguy1960
@bigguy1960 Жыл бұрын
I just found and really enjoy your channel! In the early 1990's I worked for a company that was building a new marina on the edge of the Detroit River, north of downtown. They dug up and dredged what what must have been a dump for the city (circa 1890's-1910's) because they unearthed THOUSANDS of intact bottles. I collected a few of the nicer ones and still have an ink bottle. There was every kind of medicine, drug store, beer, liquor, etc. I remember the blue glass bottles and the octagonal-sided ketchup bottles. No fine china though!
@philipstephan5451
@philipstephan5451 Жыл бұрын
I dont remember you ever finding so many different kinds of bottles in one pit before. That was awesome.😊
@daviddarrall9384
@daviddarrall9384 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the video! I know it will be good. UK
@disorderlystitcher
@disorderlystitcher Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your digs. I teach 8th grade history and always start with a unit on primary sources. When we discuss artifacts, I tell my kids to always look where an old outhouse may have been. They think it's gross, but I cannot wait to show them your videos and see what you find.
@LaurieMulkey
@LaurieMulkey Жыл бұрын
Good to see you Tom. Love your videos!
@alisonmary1443
@alisonmary1443 Жыл бұрын
Super dig, and brilliant camera work (as always) getting in on the detail especially the tiny stuff. I love when you find the stoppers and lids, little cold cream jar blew me and the tiny ornate white bottle. Wow! Thank you so much, your videos never disappoint. Always hoping the best for you both.
@lentzlifealaska
@lentzlifealaska Жыл бұрын
I second that, we love your videos!
@glennbrymer4065
@glennbrymer4065 Жыл бұрын
In the mid-60s, I got to do small digs like yours in some of the old mining towns in Colorado. It was lots of fun and interesting to young man. I really like that you have provided back ground on many of the items you unearthed. Well done. Thank you for sharing.
@ciaobella8963
@ciaobella8963 Жыл бұрын
That's hard work digging through decades of compacted layers of soil. I really enjoy reading the history of some of the makers of the bottled products. I have a few small bottles I found in my grandmother's junk pile out back by the shed. That was in the hills of northern Pennsylvania. I'm 75 now, She was born in the late 1880s. So I have no idea of the age of these bottles. Probably circa 1900. Thanks for your interesting videos. I really enjoy them. I live in Italy now btw. You can't dig a hole anywhere here without discovering some history haha. God bless.
@youn8e
@youn8e Жыл бұрын
...1880's 😉💜‼
@ciaobella8963
@ciaobella8963 Жыл бұрын
@@youn8e Yeah haha 1880s. Hey, I said I was 75 and it's late in Italy now. Done with my excuses. 😉👍
@xxgrizbearxx830
@xxgrizbearxx830 Жыл бұрын
Love the videos you post, thank you for sharing your experience with us.
@soonzach4017
@soonzach4017 Жыл бұрын
This place has more interesting bottles, always I am looking for your videos.
@georgepmr
@georgepmr Жыл бұрын
I'm so addicted to this channel! :)
@joanlittle4235
@joanlittle4235 Жыл бұрын
I learn so much from you videos Thank so much Granny
@bobkirk942
@bobkirk942 Жыл бұрын
Awesome as always tom !!!
@marlenebowan2799
@marlenebowan2799 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoying the addition of illustrations from the companies. The notes for each one are very interesting. Great job!!
@user-sf6cg1iy1o
@user-sf6cg1iy1o Жыл бұрын
Love the blue
@jerrysadventures8952
@jerrysadventures8952 Жыл бұрын
pleasure watching you amazing
@hchilless3467
@hchilless3467 Жыл бұрын
ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS.
@melainemallory5384
@melainemallory5384 Жыл бұрын
Lots of great stuff today.
@beverlyhanlon8376
@beverlyhanlon8376 Жыл бұрын
Some good finds. Like it when you have cleaned and show them. Stay safe.
@disneygal200016
@disneygal200016 Жыл бұрын
I love how neat & tidy you are to be able to leave the place as you found it. Great find!😊
@warrenmink2429
@warrenmink2429 Жыл бұрын
Whoa , another huge group of awesome glass ! Always amazing watching these unique pieces come out of the ground ! Love it ! Thanks for sharing
@lorihays4561
@lorihays4561 Жыл бұрын
I just discovered your channel about a week ago. It surprises me that pickle jars and catsup bottles, dressings.. the bottles seem so much smaller than ones we have today. Curious as to your thoughts about whether it is because families made their own for the most part or these condiments weren’t used in the quantities that they are today. Or did the bottle manufacturer determine the size of the bottles? So interesting. Thank you for being enthusiastic and educational. Love your videos.
@BelowthePlains
@BelowthePlains Жыл бұрын
haha thank you! well.. i honestly think it was more of a luxury item.. not like caviar would be today, but maybe something more akin to a nice bottle of wine, that regular people only have a few times a month. i seem to find more of the condiment bottles in places that served food, and nice households. but yeah, ive noticed that some of them can be pretty small. BUT.. they did make larger bottles, especially once you start getting into the machine made era (post 1910)... i think sometimes the size can be a little misleading on camera. they were for sure smaller than some of the stuff you would find today, but not by a whole lot.. but yeah, ive noticed that some of the earlier stuff we find, tends to be in smaller bottles. it seems counter intuitive, because you would think that the glass bottle would comprise a larger part of the cost of the item, because the manufacturing was more crude, and would have been more time consuming. the only reason i could think to explain this is because basically all items sold in disposable glass bottles would have tended to be more of a luxury, that the average person might only have bought maybe once a month. so i just assume that the small sizes was simply because they were pricey items to begin with, and the seller could get more return on his product if he sold more bottles, with less volume.. hard to say tho! ive got about a million questions id like to ask about the manufacturing process and lifestyles of people back in the day, maybe one day ill come across some book that goes into detail on why they did what they did. anyways! glad you found the channel. thanks for watching
@Buggest
@Buggest Жыл бұрын
I love seeing the passion and excitement of the guys during the dig! I’m glad they’ve found their calling!
@IamRemoWilliams
@IamRemoWilliams Жыл бұрын
It is awsome to see you find things you have never seen.Your reaction is legit!!
@kjbuchanan63
@kjbuchanan63 Жыл бұрын
That was incredibly soothing. And definitely FUN!
@marymuller1062
@marymuller1062 Жыл бұрын
Love to see your process of cleaning these things up. What do you do with the things you find?
@raysloan5925
@raysloan5925 Жыл бұрын
love ur videos and the research you put in always look forward to the next one😁
@fearlessvic7948
@fearlessvic7948 Жыл бұрын
Question. Do the land owners want any of the artifacts you find? Love watching you dig!!
@teresacastanedacastaneda6555
@teresacastanedacastaneda6555 Жыл бұрын
I have not seen him reply to anyone.
@fearlessvic7948
@fearlessvic7948 Жыл бұрын
@teresacastanedacastaneda6555 he has a couple times. Just thought I'd take a chance and ask him. 😊
@marebear606
@marebear606 Жыл бұрын
I did send him an email and it took a couple weeks, but he answered my question
@PlatinumIrishrose
@PlatinumIrishrose Жыл бұрын
​@@marebear606 Well, do the land owners of the land keep anything?
@ninaappelt9001
@ninaappelt9001 Жыл бұрын
He offers the landowner what they want and gives some to the local and the historic society. What does he do with the rest, idk
@cdd4248
@cdd4248 Жыл бұрын
I think when I started watching this channel you had msybe 8k subs. And I remember thinking, 'this is such a great channel, I wonder why only 8" Anyway, now youhave 61k and growing fast! I, apparently, wasn't the only one thinking the same! Congratulations...it is an easy road to 100k!
@jackieaugustine7079
@jackieaugustine7079 9 ай бұрын
George the Antique Nomad has taught me that really old coffee cups had no handle. The coffee was poured into a saucer to cool, and then was sipped from the saucer. 🙂
@ldority123
@ldority123 Жыл бұрын
My great grandfather built a home in Yankton around 1910, and it is still standing. I also have a photo of the home circle 1915. Might you be interested in checking it out? I would be happy to meet you there or send you any information I have from my family research.
@sirpainter1
@sirpainter1 Жыл бұрын
I live in a 1870 log cabin in Laramie, Wyo. While trying to remove a rather invasive vine I found at 2 feet down was trash/treasure. F the vine, found all kinds of bottles which are now in my museum/house. Anytime I build a permanent structure like a greenhouse I have to do a archeological dig. It's fun. The vine did go. The wedding vine that the UPRR brought from China I think cause it made a great fence. Oops.
@deloradeabel8487
@deloradeabel8487 Жыл бұрын
The anticipation of waiting for your videos once a week is intense!
@dirtclodmetaldetecting
@dirtclodmetaldetecting Жыл бұрын
Awesome finds!
@henrybowden9907
@henrybowden9907 Жыл бұрын
I was most impressed with the almost intact chamber pot or gazunder as we often call them in the UK. They were so called because almost everyone had one and it guzunder the bed!
@conniekirkland4425
@conniekirkland4425 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see all your finds cleaned up!
@DavidJones-smiley
@DavidJones-smiley Жыл бұрын
Nice to see embossing on some bottles
@DCHoosier62
@DCHoosier62 Жыл бұрын
Some great finds!! Thanks for bringing us along. 😊
@joanedwards9380
@joanedwards9380 Жыл бұрын
Guys please have a live dig with live chat! That would be awesome 😎 Love your videos 😍
@calnative4904
@calnative4904 Жыл бұрын
Neat idea but internet 🛜 connection might be an issue.
@kristijensen7457
@kristijensen7457 Жыл бұрын
I’d watch!
@christhompson4270
@christhompson4270 Жыл бұрын
Wow that’s an amazing dig with so many different things. Take care and thanks for sharing 👍🙏❤️
@beverlyhanlon8376
@beverlyhanlon8376 Жыл бұрын
Very nice display. Stay safe. Thanks.
@rogerb4971
@rogerb4971 10 ай бұрын
It's crazy how much this is like trilobite hunting. These vids are awesome.
@bigpoppa101101
@bigpoppa101101 Жыл бұрын
Nice one!
@angelarodriguez2212
@angelarodriguez2212 Жыл бұрын
When our town uncovered a old dump to put in flood prevention , i found so much uranium pieces ..Put pieces in old ball mason fruit jars and at nite i would shut off lights a use a blacklite to gett the glow going. So cool.Havent seen any in your pits ?..Everytime i watch you guys i want to get out and dig.Thanks for the motivation :)
@larisarogers2649
@larisarogers2649 Жыл бұрын
Loved this one lots of embossed pieces, See you on the next adventure
@janeswire8351
@janeswire8351 Жыл бұрын
Very nice. Interesting.
@stardust949
@stardust949 Жыл бұрын
Cool dig---but I was underwhelmed by the mug, lol! I liked when you found the lid for the cold cream jar---and the Sunburst flask.
@saffycatamos
@saffycatamos Жыл бұрын
Great dig! Lots of shoe polish bottles of all sizes !
@michaelschuenemann3505
@michaelschuenemann3505 Жыл бұрын
What a Great Haul - nice early Stuff as well - well done and many Cheers from Australia !!!!
@fredabrams5596
@fredabrams5596 Жыл бұрын
Your vids give me a lot of enjoyment. They are very relaxing to watch. You never get over excited yet you are enthusiastic.. and this is very cool. Keep up the great work.
@tinaj984
@tinaj984 Жыл бұрын
Thats great!! Enjoyed, hope you got some rest after!! Always great to see the older finds.😊😊💖
@carolynsimone8647
@carolynsimone8647 Жыл бұрын
Always anxious to watch each video...this was a good one and I love you knowledge and history behind all of them...I love the tiny bottle the best...keep on digging...🥰🥰
@kayjayjames1271
@kayjayjames1271 Жыл бұрын
Do you have a video of your best finds over the years? Like a montage of them all and information and value? Would love to see a collab of them all and there worth, would be really cool👍
@glf2424
@glf2424 Жыл бұрын
Awwww dang, I thought you were going to dig up some underground bunker with a family still living in it from "Blast from the Past"! Now THAT would be totally cool lol.
@frankcastle4383
@frankcastle4383 11 ай бұрын
That little bottle is awesome! There was a couple really cool pieces I liked. Thanks for sharing with us!
@andygulick6085
@andygulick6085 Жыл бұрын
Another great dig. Cool bottles
@timothyrandall3269
@timothyrandall3269 Жыл бұрын
Awesome digging!!
@jessienmaddix
@jessienmaddix 4 ай бұрын
Just stumbled across your channel a few weeks ago and have been binge watching. So interesting. Id love to see you do a video compilation of your best finds! They are all cool to me, but i know very little. Makes me want to start digging in my families yards. We live in rural indiana and the houses around here are extremely old.
@marykaystreasures
@marykaystreasures Жыл бұрын
Great bottles wow so many .Can you share with us the best items you have ever dug . Thanks for sharing 👍♥️🗝️🇺🇸😊
@shepherd4406
@shepherd4406 Жыл бұрын
Thanks guys. Enjoyed the video. As always.
@healingannieq398
@healingannieq398 Жыл бұрын
Enjoying your content. Thanks for sharing!😊
@tacratt6091
@tacratt6091 Жыл бұрын
Those people sure liked keeping their shoes looking good!
@darrenlloyd2990
@darrenlloyd2990 9 ай бұрын
Nice job I now look for sinkers and lures when l go fishing after watching your videos Darren from Australia
@claymonsterpottery
@claymonsterpottery Жыл бұрын
I’m a potter and last year I started burying all my broken pots or seconds along with fun stuff for a digger to find. I never thought of burning glass but I guess I should. Let’s all start burying fun stuff for the archaeologist?
@DavidJones-smiley
@DavidJones-smiley Жыл бұрын
Nice dry pit ! No swimming today. LOL
@riverman4798
@riverman4798 Жыл бұрын
Looks like fun.
@claytonsimplot9554
@claytonsimplot9554 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing the Ball Mason jar . That's a glass top,the wire bail is missing that clamps the top down. I asked if you find any and you showed us one.
@Vampixen1
@Vampixen1 Жыл бұрын
I just came across your videos, LOVE THEM :)
@iliketocomment8144
@iliketocomment8144 Жыл бұрын
Pretty nice haul! 👍
@RedSquirrelful
@RedSquirrelful Жыл бұрын
Just stumbled on your channel..so interesting...amazing knowledge and enjoy the descriptions provided with each find...fantastic. I particularly love the old advertising you show with finds...and I really like the old china..Best wishes from Australia
@kaolinwasher
@kaolinwasher Жыл бұрын
exiting dig Tom , looks like more is on the property , older . Nice bitters
@samsager1
@samsager1 Жыл бұрын
Awesome pit!! Love those cherry bitters bottles!
@sunrunneroldbottels223
@sunrunneroldbottels223 Жыл бұрын
i have dug in a 1900 to 1912 dump with the same Mixter of very early machine made and hand-blown stuff. I learned that the Owens and john bull machines were in full production my 1910.
@kayjayjames1271
@kayjayjames1271 Жыл бұрын
I would definitely metal detect as you move layers down, you're probably missing many valuable coins, some coins are priceless, I would definitely detect at the bottom at least👍
@CajunRed
@CajunRed Жыл бұрын
"Can you imagine what the people that lived here 200-250 years would be thinking, WTF is this guy digging in our outhouses for what we considered trash?"
@jaycall2505
@jaycall2505 Жыл бұрын
those are great finds. congrats
@jimmylarge1148
@jimmylarge1148 Жыл бұрын
Did I miss the underground structure u uncovered? Other than that I love the vids tom. I wonder if a guy could do this in Michigan? With the forests the ground is constantly getting layers added to it each year. He’s always looking at dead grass spots or indentations in the ground etc. seems like you wouldn’t have as much clues here as he does there idk.
@lennonhill5483
@lennonhill5483 Жыл бұрын
Love you videos!
@dawnhaynes7784
@dawnhaynes7784 Жыл бұрын
Wow amazing video
@citygirljody
@citygirljody Жыл бұрын
17:00 "old lock, looks like it needs some WD-40" 20:00 "bright and early" maybe early, I don't know about bright! Keep 'em coming Tom, I love golden hairy arms in the sunlight. Come to Minnesota!
@ellenlewis9860
@ellenlewis9860 Жыл бұрын
Go get your stick! That trowel sounds like it would break the hell out of everything. But what do I know? You're great, love that tiny bottle. Working my way through all your videos, fascinating. Cold cream will lid!!!! I work in yard a lot. There is nothing more calming to me than " digging in the dirt.Thank you for my hours of enjoyment.✌
@petergrayson5616
@petergrayson5616 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful soil
@enaidyeltneb369
@enaidyeltneb369 Жыл бұрын
You made me chuckle with the WD-40 comment! Glad to be meeting the real Tom.
@larryfeeks6620
@larryfeeks6620 Жыл бұрын
Please keep diggin'!
@cecoya
@cecoya Жыл бұрын
They sure did a lot of drinking back then considering prohibition was in effect. lol Everything had some liquor in it. Happy digging and have a great day
@randyhornhunter7449
@randyhornhunter7449 Жыл бұрын
fascinating stuff!
@MidnightBitesCarly
@MidnightBitesCarly Жыл бұрын
This is awesome, I’d love to know what is buried in my backyard
@dannybell926
@dannybell926 Жыл бұрын
Worms and rocks lol
@felinefaye8550
@felinefaye8550 Жыл бұрын
I have a very old house in Minnesota. I know there was an out house. I want to see what's buried in it!
@bigpoppa101101
@bigpoppa101101 Жыл бұрын
​@felinefaye8550 how old?
@speedfreak8200
@speedfreak8200 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Hoffa ?
@dannybell926
@dannybell926 Жыл бұрын
@@felinefaye8550 walk a straight line out of the back door to the property line. Lots of times there will be flat stones leading from the door to where the pooper used to be. If they're still there they're probably a couple of inches under the grass bow. If you get close to the property line and see a depression in the ground, bingo! You've found at least one. The older the home, the more likely it is that more than one was dug. If that fails, get a probe rod. There are videos on KZfaq about how to probe for privies.
@drewdemien481
@drewdemien481 Жыл бұрын
That's a fun outhouse dig. Cool
@theonewhomjesusloves7360
@theonewhomjesusloves7360 Жыл бұрын
And bluing was to make your clothes white in the laundry, right?
@ninaappelt9001
@ninaappelt9001 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I have some and still use it occasionally. It's only used on white clothes.
@calnative4904
@calnative4904 Жыл бұрын
I think the mug was a shaving mug, very cool dig.
@IamRemoWilliams
@IamRemoWilliams Жыл бұрын
You are very efficient.
@dziwipen116
@dziwipen116 Жыл бұрын
Do you ever metal detect the dirt you dig out? Coins may fall out of their pockets while using the outhouse. I enjoy your videos very much!
@LordUSABless
@LordUSABless Жыл бұрын
That's a great question. Would be wonderful if you could find coins too.
@claytonsimplot9554
@claytonsimplot9554 Жыл бұрын
I doubt the coins could survive the acid of the urine.
@monkeyb1820
@monkeyb1820 Жыл бұрын
This would add another level of labor to everything, and be extremely low yield relative to the cost of good metal-detecting equipment. Whereas, he obviously knows that these pits will have a good amount of bottles, so he puts his labor into the latter. I sometimes watch 'depths of history', which is a good metal detecting channel.
@ClancyWoodard-yw6tg
@ClancyWoodard-yw6tg 5 ай бұрын
One of the best sites I have permission to dig is this old trash pit that was from this old farm back in the 30s I've found some great stuff over the years
@telecasterbear
@telecasterbear Жыл бұрын
Just found you today. Subscribed. Best wishes for you.
@davidmarsh959
@davidmarsh959 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, I adore your videos this is such a better take on mudlarking when you know where you are going to dig and you have permission to be there. I would love to know what do you do with all the finds thanksxxxxx debbie from UK xxx
@brendagroff8478
@brendagroff8478 Жыл бұрын
Love how you know what the bottles are before you even take them out.
@DaveA409
@DaveA409 Жыл бұрын
Lol
@leonguyot4991
@leonguyot4991 Жыл бұрын
Just a suggestion, that bottle of Wild Cherry Bitters from St.Louis, MO, would look good in the restored House of similar age as seen on The Second Empire Strike Back You Tube Channel
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