Man i always feel for you when the water table is up and you're having to dig them bottles out of the water, nice find Tom Stay Up, and Healthy brother.....🫡🔥🔥❤️👍🏽💯
Brother Tom i laterally cheered when that soda bottle came out. Sloppy as that was all those bottles. Keep the faith Thank you for taking us along! God save our Republic!
Hi Tom, first time I have commented. So pleased you were rewarded for all your efforts in the water with that embossed soda bottle. Love your channel - from Victoria Australia.
Hi honey im home ......did you have a good day dear ? 😮😮😮.😮😮 Great dig Tom . I hope those clothes dried out eventually. I love a good " what have i gotten myself into .
Its great to have you back on the tube Tom you were the first guy i ever saw do it, sorry it was so blank, slick or unemboss this time, but that soda was the bomb so happy you found that after all the water, mud, and roots you were fighting. Its great to have a man like you showing the old America's good side and not so good side but it was really hard back then, thanks Tom it means alot to all of us.
Tom, congratulations on the rare American Bottle Works bottle, score! So much ground water and roots, you have the patients of a saint. So nice to see you happy and excited. Loving your new channel set up. Sure wish we lived closer, I have a couple privies that need locating😀. Take care.👍😀👏
Great video! And Congratulations on the "only known" example. Very, very cool. I've learned so much about my own collection that I inherited from my dad. His were mostly river bottom finds and finds when out mushroom hunting. Thanks for teaching us along the way...👍✌️
In a response to a comment on an earlier video on this channel he stated he sold off his collection because he was always worried about it getting stolen while he was on the road! Now he only keeps a few select pieces he can safely secure when he is away.
Man, you are some sort of genius. I remember finding a sunken in spot when I was the kid around this pond that we used to go bass fishing, in New Hampshire. One day I started digging and I found so many bottles. It was amazing. I had a huge collection with some really good blue glass and small unique bottles. My mother made me throw it all away when we moved to Colorado. It should’ve at least been donated to the local museum, and I still regret not doing more with it to this day. I’m sure there was plenty more to dig. I’m sure it is still there.
Oh yeah, there was also an old chimney standing in the woods from where an old Homestead was. I bet that had some good stuff to metal detect around it. I bet it is still a good spot.
You’re a historian doing what so many of us should be doing for this country.bring up the old and showing us what history looks like. More power to you, would love to join an expedition sometime. Have fun, thank you for doing what you do. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I think you need a wetsuit for some of these pits. This one was a good find even though so many were unmarked. My whole yard is up on a slight hill and wherever I dig for planting a tree or in my garden, I come across bits of pottery and glass, wire and metal objects. They dug a trench next to my yard and I’d run over and look for bottles, especially after a rain. They all date to the turn of last century. I am guessing this area was the town dump and they filled it in before building homes in the 1950’s.
Tom looking down at you it looks like your pit hole is the shape of an old bath tub & your soaking in muddy water after a hard days work in the old west!love the history of a good dig,My favorite part of digging was figuring out who used & what they used the finds for!Quite a haul guys!
@@DebraJean196 i considered that later. One that he could afford (i have no idea what his financial situation is) probably couldn't do the job. But there are sump pumps that could easily do that.
@@jeffchandler3390I’d think the small spaces would limit the pumps he could use, plus if they’re too loud, or suck up too much too fast the logistics of up and down would make it kinda awkward. I’d like to think if he could find one that would work he’d use it. But rewatching the beginning the small space between his feet would drain pretty fast with a pump of any size, and too much power could damage the items he’s trying to salvage maybe? But I’ve really only seen industrial size pumps so I’m just guessing
Wow, you've found enough liquor flasks and prescription bottles to start your own apothecary or bar yourself! Water tables are an ever-changing thing. where some places that were dry one decade, a major flood could come through and alter the topography of the river only slightly and the water table in the region could change with it. Major rivers also have underground aquafers that run along underneath them, and if some kind of construction happens or like I said a flood from a particularly wet year, can change how the underground water table can change without notice, but I can tell you the homes that had basements that were suddenly susceptible to flooding would certainly notice. that happened to my uncle out on his Farm. his basement became so commonly flooded that he simply stopped using it, installed a sump and built an outbuilding that he would use for storage for his. So this outhouse pit would have been likely dry, I can't see then using it if the water table was as high as it was during your excavation, but I could be wrong.
Because the soil has been disturbed, privies hold rain water like a bucket, that's why he's able to bail out the water, later in the summer that pit would probably be bone dry.
What an interesting job you have! Thanks for using such a good camera to record this. It’s like I’m in the pit with you when I’m sitting on my couch in 67 degree comfort.
Bless your heart Tom having to dig in that nasty mess. Cant really see what your digging. I feel for you. You will have to have an hot shower after that . but the bottles are awesome. Love the amber bottles. They really are beautiful.❤❤❤❤❤
88 bottle of booze on the wall …88 bottles of booze…take one down pass it around 87 bottle of booze on the wall! What a dirty wet dig Tom, but amazing amount of glass. Thanks for doing all the dirty work!
Nice productive hole in the ground! Maybe you should consider picking up metal detecting for all the sites you find too. I imagine there's TONS of valuable, non-valuable, useless, unidentifiable TREASURES around there. Thanks for another GREAT video!
Tom, you should join me in Washington Georgia sometime. It has Revolutionary war and Civil War history and I have access to the original city dump now on private property.
Ever thought about switching to a small headed shovel instead of that cement trial. Like a foxhole shovel. I bought a small head shovel with a 5ft handle made of fiberglass, so I cut the handle down to around 22 inches and for the shovel head I marked out some teeth on the sides for cutting through roots and sharpened the teeth and the shovel head itself with my angle grinder, I also cut the teeth pattern with that angle grinder. I designed it for my metal detecting adventures and wasn’t even thing about paying $60 bucks and up for a detecting shovel.
Wow, a 10-holer! I've only ever seen the 2-holers!---Listen to that prairie wind. If you've ever listened to the soundtrack of How The West Was Won, during the intro, an immigrant bemoans he's the only good guy on the prairie, where the wind blows so hard, you have to walk sideways to keep from flying!
Tom, love watching your videos. You may have covered this at another time but if so please direct me to it. My question is, what do you do with what you find? I would love to see how it is all cleaned up and possibly displayed. You must do a lot of research. Where do you get the schematics you use.? Have you ever made a video of the entire process on both sides of the dig?
Some are kept, sold, given to the property owner and donated to museums, if no one is interested we throw them back. I first use old maps/pictures to line up where buildings stood long ago. From there I use probe rods to feel for objects and compaction differences
I plan to record some music of my own to put in the videos. The old music was property of TH-cam and can’t be shared on any other platforms, which limited the reach.
The prices are all over the board. Most are “recycle grade”. I once dug a military fort and got army hospital department bottles that sold for thousands of dollars
U should correct some of the seeds and see if they will grow. 😂some antique veggies. 😂 might be different than what we’re eating today and probably way better for us.
You're not just digging for bottles. You're digging for history, culture, traditions. Every pit tells a story.
Great history finds...love that soda...!!! 🥰🥰
Find of a lifetime is right! The ONLY intact bottle known. Wow. 🎉🎉
Great dig Tom and crew! thank you
🎉 always look forward to the weekend knowing there will be a new video!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Me too
I had NO idea that you changed your channel over! I just found out! Was wondering why you haven’t posted in a month or so! Glad I found this channel!!
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Man i always feel for you when the water table is up and you're having to dig them bottles out of the water, nice find Tom Stay Up, and Healthy brother.....🫡🔥🔥❤️👍🏽💯
Who would have thought all that was there except the people that put it there, thumbs up, great video
Brother Tom i laterally cheered when that soda bottle came out. Sloppy as that was all those bottles. Keep the faith Thank you for taking us along! God save our Republic!
Hi Tom, first time I have commented. So pleased you were rewarded for all your efforts in the water with that embossed soda bottle.
Love your channel - from Victoria Australia.
Thanks for watching!
Was an honor to be part of this excavation!!! That soda is amazing!!! Thank you for letting me be a part of your work Tom!! Great dig!!
HIya Sam! I'm so happy to know you got to be involved!
U the camera guy or something?
@@jimmylarge1148 I was that day
You certainly did a good job Tom. Wet and muddy. Dedicated for sure. Take care.
Thanks for liking my comment. Take care
I absolutly love watching your videos and get excited with you when you find unique ones
Thanks for watching!
@@TomAskjem.what platform do you sell your bottles on? eBay esty Amazon
Hi honey im home ......did you have a good day dear ? 😮😮😮.😮😮 Great dig Tom . I hope those clothes dried out eventually. I love a good " what have i gotten myself into .
Its great to have you back on the tube Tom you were the first guy i ever saw do it, sorry it was so blank, slick or unemboss this time, but that soda was the bomb so happy you found that after all the water, mud, and roots you were fighting. Its great to have a man like you showing the old America's good side and not so good side but it was really hard back then, thanks Tom it means alot to all of us.
Tom, congratulations on the rare American Bottle Works bottle, score! So much ground water and roots, you have the patients of a saint. So nice to see you happy and excited. Loving your new channel set up. Sure wish we lived closer, I have a couple privies that need locating😀. Take care.👍😀👏
All I have to say is what dedication you have,Tom. Thank you for mucking around in all that muddy water, I appreciate your time and effort. ❤
You are very knowledgeable in the history of an area through its bottles…very interesting
So glad you found that soda, outstanding
Great finds! You definitely need a good pair of muck boots and a cordless pump to keep them holes manageable.
Great video! And Congratulations on the "only known" example. Very, very cool. I've learned so much about my own collection that I inherited from my dad. His were mostly river bottom finds and finds when out mushroom hunting. Thanks for teaching us along the way...👍✌️
Awesome video, I love that rare soda bottle. The only intact one known, I wonder what the value is... Awesome find!!!
Another great dig. Looking forward to the next one. Take care.😊😊
Thanks for continuing your productions. I really enjoy your channel
Thank you ❤
You should make a video of your collection! Great video
In a response to a comment on an earlier video on this channel he stated he sold off his collection because he was always worried about it getting stolen while he was on the road! Now he only keeps a few select pieces he can safely secure when he is away.
Congrats on that rare bottle!
Man, you are some sort of genius. I remember finding a sunken in spot when I was the kid around this pond that we used to go bass fishing, in New Hampshire. One day I started digging and I found so many bottles. It was amazing. I had a huge collection with some really good blue glass and small unique bottles. My mother made me throw it all away when we moved to Colorado. It should’ve at least been donated to the local museum, and I still regret not doing more with it to this day. I’m sure there was plenty more to dig. I’m sure it is still there.
Oh yeah, there was also an old chimney standing in the woods from where an old Homestead was. I bet that had some good stuff to metal detect around it. I bet it is still a good spot.
You’re a historian doing what so many of us should be doing for this country.bring up the old and showing us what history looks like. More power to you, would love to join an expedition sometime. Have fun, thank you for doing what you do. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Tom, glad you found a soda bottle. Great dig
Amazing find!! Congrats!
I think you need a wetsuit for some of these pits. This one was a good find even though so many were unmarked. My whole yard is up on a slight hill and wherever I dig for planting a tree or in my garden, I come across bits of pottery and glass, wire and metal objects. They dug a trench next to my yard and I’d run over and look for bottles, especially after a rain. They all date to the turn of last century. I am guessing this area was the town dump and they filled it in before building homes in the 1950’s.
Phenomenal find! Thank you for sharing your passion with us.
Congratulations on your ABW find! I love watching your videos, thank you so much for sharing!
I know the digging was brutal but the finds were great. Nice work Tom. Take care and stay safe 👍
Great job
Tom looking down at you it looks like your pit hole is the shape of an old bath tub & your soaking in muddy water after a hard days work in the old west!love the history of a good dig,My favorite part of digging was figuring out who used & what they used the finds for!Quite a haul guys!
What an absolute great discovery. Congratulations.
Rough work man. Nice job Tom.
I know the water digs are super messy for you, but I really enjoy them…stuff comes out so clean!
Wow, you sure found a lot. Nice haul!
Awesome hole you had there. Congrats
I have enjoyed watching this video.
Love the new channel. So happy I found you. Your digs are amazing!
Thanks for your current video 😊 UK.
You should get a battery powered sump pump. It would make your digs in wet areas much more enjoyable.
i thought that.. or a gas powered one
Not speaking for Tom, but he’s responded to suggestions like this before saying that he’s tried them but they clog up almost immediately.
@@DebraJean196 i considered that later. One that he could afford (i have no idea what his financial situation is) probably couldn't do the job. But there are sump pumps that could easily do that.
@@jeffchandler3390I’d think the small spaces would limit the pumps he could use, plus if they’re too loud, or suck up too much too fast the logistics of up and down would make it kinda awkward. I’d like to think if he could find one that would work he’d use it. But rewatching the beginning the small space between his feet would drain pretty fast with a pump of any size, and too much power could damage the items he’s trying to salvage maybe? But I’ve really only seen industrial size pumps so I’m just guessing
You’re amazing Tom!!
That was such fun to watch, Tom and your showers must be the best things on earth!😅😅😅❤
Gotta admit I’m glad I don’t have to clean out the shower stall after he’s done lol
Love your work and your videos Tom
Congrats! on the find!! Stay well. See ya next time!!
Wow! What a payload of amazing finds! Glad you got that one-of-a-kind soda bottle. Yay, You!! 😄💙
The soda was the pay off for having to deal with all that muck!
Wow, you've found enough liquor flasks and prescription bottles to start your own apothecary or bar yourself! Water tables are an ever-changing thing. where some places that were dry one decade, a major flood could come through and alter the topography of the river only slightly and the water table in the region could change with it. Major rivers also have underground aquafers that run along underneath them, and if some kind of construction happens or like I said a flood from a particularly wet year, can change how the underground water table can change without notice, but I can tell you the homes that had basements that were suddenly susceptible to flooding would certainly notice. that happened to my uncle out on his Farm. his basement became so commonly flooded that he simply stopped using it, installed a sump and built an outbuilding that he would use for storage for his. So this outhouse pit would have been likely dry, I can't see then using it if the water table was as high as it was during your excavation, but I could be wrong.
Because the soil has been disturbed, privies hold rain water like a bucket, that's why he's able to bail out the water, later in the summer that pit would probably be bone dry.
incredible!
What an interesting job you have! Thanks for using such a good camera to record this. It’s like I’m in the pit with you when I’m sitting on my couch in 67 degree comfort.
I was glad to see you enjoying your Spa day with a nice mud bath. Lol
Bless your heart Tom having to dig in that nasty mess. Cant really see what your digging. I feel for you. You will have to have an hot shower after that . but the bottles are awesome. Love the amber bottles. They really are beautiful.❤❤❤❤❤
Awesome how you find the pits. Great job thanks for the video
88 bottle of booze on the wall …88 bottles of booze…take one down pass it around 87 bottle of booze on the wall! What a dirty wet dig Tom, but amazing amount of glass. Thanks for doing all the dirty work!
As always fun to get muddy😊
Another awesome dig
Greetings from the BIG SKY. There's a bunch of places falling down here, too.
Thanks for all the effort Tom! ♥
Nice productive hole in the ground! Maybe you should consider picking up metal detecting for all the sites you find too. I imagine there's TONS of valuable, non-valuable, useless, unidentifiable TREASURES around there. Thanks for another GREAT video!
*WOW* That wasn't just a Honey Hole... that was a HOLY HOLE👏👏
Tom, you should join me in Washington Georgia sometime. It has Revolutionary war and Civil War history and I have access to the original city dump now on private property.
Have you brought an excavator in? Message me on Facebook when you get the chance
Ever thought about switching to a small headed shovel instead of that cement trial. Like a foxhole shovel. I bought a small head shovel with a 5ft handle made of fiberglass, so I cut the handle down to around 22 inches and for the shovel head I marked out some teeth on the sides for cutting through roots and sharpened the teeth and the shovel head itself with my angle grinder, I also cut the teeth pattern with that angle grinder. I designed it for my metal detecting adventures and wasn’t even thing about paying $60 bucks and up for a detecting shovel.
So, booze and pills? Not much has changed 😅 Thanks for your content, I started digging NJ when I was a kid. Keep on.
Way to go..time for a cold one..lol
What a wonderful dig! Too bad you have to deal with all the groundwater.
As always an amazing dig.
😂 you just said water table! That answered that! 😂
😊🎉🎉 good. Job
As always great video
Wow, a 10-holer! I've only ever seen the 2-holers!---Listen to that prairie wind. If you've ever listened to the soundtrack of How The West Was Won, during the intro, an immigrant bemoans he's the only good guy on the prairie, where the wind blows so hard, you have to walk sideways to keep from flying!
That’s good history Tom the pit tells the story riding in to the pool hall that’s cowboy / pioneer times yep thanks good video
Tom, love watching your videos. You may have covered this at another time but if so please direct me to it. My question is, what do you do with what you find? I would love to see how it is all cleaned up and possibly displayed. You must do a lot of research. Where do you get the schematics you use.? Have you ever made a video of the entire process on both sides of the dig?
Some are kept, sold, given to the property owner and donated to museums, if no one is interested we throw them back. I first use old maps/pictures to line up where buildings stood long ago. From there I use probe rods to feel for objects and compaction differences
Tom you need a pair of waders & a sump pump for these wet digs.
Glad I found your new channel. Dude, who does your laundry? That was one messy dig.
I usually spray everything off with a power washer before putting them in the washing machine haha
Brilliant
Hello I am new to your channel, I have a question about your finds what do you do with your finds?
Some are kept, sold, given to the property owner and donated to museums
Could all those blank flasks/bottles be reused? If so, what kind of cap would fit on them in this day & age?
Corks would definitely be the way to go
cool!
I miss the old music 😢
I plan to record some music of my own to put in the videos. The old music was property of TH-cam and can’t be shared on any other platforms, which limited the reach.
omg , you can do it sir we belive in you lol, what a mess 1:24 mins into the post. good luck LonnieRay p.s. don't drown
Amazing dig
Do you have a website to buy some of your bottles? I would like to purchase some from this video if possible
Not yet. Still hoping to start a site where I sell some of the finds
Congrats on the amazing soda. You definitely earned it. Are your hands still wrinkly from the water? 💦
Do you recommend outhouse baths?
what do you do with all these bottles?
Some are kept, sold, given to the property owner and donated to museums
sometime digging with a pitchfork in water is easier . good luck.
Why can't you use a siphon to get all that water out of the pit ? Also do you have 2 channels now ? I love watching. It's like a history lesson.
I’ve tried sump pumps with screens and pacer semi trash pumps. The problem is the mud and coal chunks; the pumps are constantly clogged
Tom what are the prices you get for these bottles
The prices are all over the board. Most are “recycle grade”. I once dug a military fort and got army hospital department bottles that sold for thousands of dollars
Is there such a thing as a battery powered pump that could work for these pits that are so watery? I suppose if there is it would be pricey.
Could we start a fund to get him one? :)
12v pumps are relatively inexpensive, problem is keeping them from getting plugged up with dirt ect.
Drill adapters now a days
Would a sump pump help with the groundwater issue? Or is that not practical where you do your digging?
You sure are a hard worker....nice payoff tho
Now I know why it's called the Great Plains 😮
Great dig. I have what may be a dumb question. Do you think the amount of prescription bottles indicates that they were cocaine or opiate tinctures?
It’s possible but not all contained those; some simply contained linseed oil or a menthol rub.
Did you get massive rain or just a high water table...that looks horrible to work in!!!???
You need to add an oversize strainer so you can dip out the bottles for a pit like this one!
U should correct some of the seeds and see if they will grow. 😂some antique veggies. 😂 might be different than what we’re eating today and probably way better for us.
Yes, I lived on a 1 acre orchard and 100 year old house. All
Fruit was a amazing
With the number of Rx bottles and liquour flasks someone was feeling no pain.