A Strange Sink Spot by the Train Tracks Leads to a $16,000 Find

[@southendmassive]

Dude it would be fascinating to see what the bottles look like cleaned up from the mud , can you do a post dig summary with a breakdown of values rarity ect, it would be great to see the true beauty of these artifacts and learn a little more of the history

[@kristinehebel6619]

They are not cleaned up at all at the end. Yes he lines up all that he found but they still are dirty. I would love for him to do an add on every now then at the end of his videos showing all that he found washed up and clean and shiny!!!

[@calnative4904]

@@WonkzzillaI think they mean a more in-depth look.

[@miriamcampos1476]

Maybe you didn’t watch to the very end? The soda bottles are a lovely blue, and the telegraph glass was a subtle green. He didn’t show all the bottles, but it was nice to see the best ones! Thank you!

[@patsquach4080]

Steam. Cleaned.

[@billbalch6549]

I agree , it would be very interesting to see some of them cleaned up and valued in a rarity prospective.

[@karyannfontaine8757]

My Uncle, Augy, was born in 1912 in Fargo, North Dakota. He was the youngest child of a large German family. His parents owned many acres of land for raising crops, cattle, milk cows etc. He told me used bottles and such was buried on a distant part of the property. When I bought an antique bottle, he said he would write to his brothers and sisters to ask if they had such things. Some of them they sent are similar to what you are finding. I love what you do. So exciting!

[@justin8894]

Maybe some of these bottles were his

[@kerryklopfstein4260]

The amount of knowledge you have on every piece you did is amazing. Really enjoy the history.

[@abigailhumes4608]

Congratulations on the rare finds in this pit. I am glad to see you enjoy your digs so much. You surely work very hard for every bottle. Thank you for taking us all along. It is exciting to see you find the things you find.

[@karyannfontaine8757]

I collect Insulators and have many telegraph insulators, my collection began in 1963, many of mine are bubbled glass. Their worth has tremendously gone up. I did find many of my insulators. I remember looking up while riding in the car with my parents, seeing the stunning colourful insulators glistening in the sun.

[@alastairgreen2077]

gone up tremendously.

[@robertwest3093]

It's amazing what history has been buried just a couple feet underground across this great country of ours. Also, finding still full bottles of nearly 150 year old elixirs shows how high the quality of the bottling was back then. These days they make every container as thin as possible and they leak before you even get them home! This is outstanding stuff my friend!

[@KurtHuelse]

Have you ever thought of taking the bottles full of contents to a lab, to see what the chemical components are? I think it would be fun to find out what that stuff really is.

[@macfilms9904]

I was thinking the same - I'd be fascinated to know all the ingredients in that cough medicine - alcohol & opium is laudnum - but it's what other garbage was also in - so many nasty, unhealthy ingredients back then - arsenic, coal tar etc etc

[@lisareed5669]

Interesting idea!!

[@jimnorthland2903]

I'd bet some bureaucrat from the DEA would be interested in what you were packing around as well.

[@trevorrogers8092]

That would be very interesting

[@luke_skywanker7643]

Yep! I'm sometimes worried they'd come after me for the dried out residue at the bottom of some laudenum we found stashed in the attic stairs of our 1838 house.@@jimnorthland2903

[@oilerfreak]

so proud for you Tom, 11:52 timestamp will go down in history!! Congratulations.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Congratulations on the rare soda bottles. Awesome dig Tom. 👍

[@pamelaconley9744]

I just ran across your channel. It is awesome!! It does my heart good to see young people interested in and knowledgeable about history. Thank you!!❤

[@philipstephan5451]

It's always so neat to see a picture of what the plot looked like when it was up and running in it's hey day compared to what it looks like now. Awesome job guy. Cheers.😊

[@samsager1]

Unbelievable Rischard sodas!!! Now that is the description of an old pit! Great digs!!!

[@christopherwateland7453]

I grew up in Wahpeton, ND! So cool to see what treasures you've been able to unearth throughout the upper great plains! I think so many Americans are quick to overlook the amount of history and influence that area of the country truly had. Awesome dig. Love the channel!

[@jstar1000]

I'm 62 but when I was a young lad like 12 or so me and a friend use to ride our bikes and find old fire pits and dig up old bottles, this was back in the 1970s, we would find stuff from the 30s through the 50s for the most part so nothing super old, especially then but it was fascinating to me back then. I had a pretty good collection of bottles but not sure what I did with them. I remember embossed dr pepper good for life bottles, some marble stop bottles and the like. Good times.

[@peikathryn]

Oh wow.. wonderful finds.. I love when your voice gets all excited about a find.. it gets me excited for you.

[@budrohammbone2806]

Well Done ! Seems like the harder You work the luckier You get ! Great Channel, the old glass tells a bit of the tale.

[@Rumkitty2000]

That's pretty much a rule of thumb in life. You work hard to put yourself in a position where opportunities will come knocking, or in his case, find treasure.

[@alisonmary1443]

Wow, I can only imagine how you transported those finds home, hope you had tons of bubble wrap 😂 To see your moment was the best, well deserved finds. Thank you so much for the upload guys.

[@nickt7658]

There ya go again Tom with a you rockin everything once more man!!

[@chowmein7801]

The excitement and pure joy in your voice is the reason people come back again and again. Ty for your passion for history

[@margiecooper6045]

WOW. What a find. So happy for you. ❤

[@daviddarrall9384]

Nice finds! The Engine will come next! ! Regards UK.

[@lougoocher6227]

So freaking happy for you, finding those Dakota Territory sodas. What a day!😊

[@ferdi5407]

Love the way you honour your Patreon members so that their names are legible. Thanks for a very cool video

[@jacksonrhodes1500]

I love the look of the Hutch sodas. Something about the aqua color and shape looks amazing

[@richardthomas1743]

$16,000! Very nice!

[@brentk4418]

Nice finds. You know your bottles and seems you have fun digging them up.

[@markmadison1135]

so pleased for you

[@StirlingLighthouse]

“We’re definitely on the “right track””. Lol Too puny. Thanks a bunch 🙏

[@joy2own]

Yay! A new one! ❤ still want you to visit Oakland Oregon :)

[@carolynsimone8647]

For the most deserving digger...so glad that you found the 2 soda bottles..love your videos...🥰🥰

[@leannkennedy6568]

Congratulations on the first of its kind bottle find❣️❣️❣️

[@jaygee999]

I really felt glad for you, Tom, and your rare find ! -- Congratz

[@thecatsmeowfromny]

How exciting for you guys to find that rare bottle and all those other amazing bottles & such! Thanks for taking me along for the ride!

[@lauramorris3409]

Im happy for you on your find! I bet your heart was racing! Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[@andrewowens9382]

Hi Tom 👋 👋 and 👋 jake well done I'm glad for you Tom to find one rare soda bottle but to find a second one is pretty amazing 👏 all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

[@kellyschroeder7437]

Awesome !!! Congrats on the soda bottle!!! 💙🤣

[@debralarosa353]

Tom, I am so happy for the two of you finding such great soda bottles! Im surprised Jake didn't give out a hoot n holler 😅

[@DianaSwi]

I just love it when you get excited over a piece!!

[@LadyLithias]

have to wonder if the wooden plank indicates that there was a wooden crate of the egyptian cement and baby stuff were being carried as freight on the train and it was dropped so the "evidence" was dumped down the privy.

[@papeep2694]

Awesome dig! Thank you for sharing.

[@RDEnduro]

Your good at this! You could use same skills for other historic stuff, but seeing a bottle noone has seen in over a hundred years is impressive

[@ruthnewton8175]

Would love to see some of the items after they are cleaned

[@rikspector]

Tom, I watch you comment about your finds and then post production, it confirms what you said. You must have developed a really good knowledge to know, off the top of your head, what you've found...ally impressive!!

[@dannmccord1923]

Awesome haul Tom. Those aqua bottles are beautiful. Awesome video.

[@wayneweidman1543]

Congratulations! Amazing once in a lifetime dig!

[@easternncbigfoot1288]

Congratulations on the awesome hutch man, everyfhing ekse you found was amazing as well.

[@manderson3231]

Congratulations on your rare finds!! That's awesome!! 😊

[@tammyaskjem9871]

What a Fantastic dig!! It’s nice when you dig a pit with a lot of good bottles in it ! Thanks for taking us on the dig with you!

[@deloradeabel8487]

What a pit,great dig guys!

[@ToddTheJoker]

Wow! Congrats on the great find Tom! That is awesome! Well earned!

[@cecoya]

Congratulations on your finds. The first thing that came to my mind is I hope your shots are up to date you know tetnus and things. Happy digging and have a great day

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

That Train Linkage is a Great Find indeed ! Someone did like his Beer ! Small Bottles with its Contains still inside - wow ! Holy Grail Hutches - Congrats ! Brilliant Dig - You sounded VERY Happy ! Cool Stuff and many Cheers from Australia !!!!

[@juneyshu6197]

Congratulations to you‼❤🍂🍁 Great work.

[@smarleyjoe3569]

Congrats on such RARE finds!!!!!!

[@markmcintosh9448]

Wow!! Congratulations on the soda’s and the rest. Thank you as always for sharing in your adventures

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Very nice find of old bottles

[@oldfordcarsandtrucks]

Happy for you guys! Nice job!

[@michellewarmath7811]

These are interesting finds indeed. Maybe there was a little kiosk since it was a train depot, and that might explain all the little syrups and other smaller bottles. Like at smaller stations today, people might have bought newspapers and other things before their trip. If the town burned down, all that might have been thrown down the pit if no one wanted it? Fun to imagine why full bottles of "soothing syrup" would be there.

[@christophermollan1684]

Most amazing find ever!!!!!!!

[@brianwalker9185]

What a fricken haul. Quantity was good, quality....@$#%!!!!!

[@pogmothoin1342]

Glad to see your on TRACK how appropriate.

[@snarky_user]

Discovery examples of anything are a blast to see.

[@terrancemiller8350]

Your luck keeps getting better and luckier, lm so proud of you and your archeological digs, your are amazing. Love you lots. Afriend.

[@tomh7054]

A store at depot probably didn't sell unopened stuff and threw them away

[@deeanderson4440]

I have never heard you so animated. You sounded like a kid at Christmas 😂. I would have loved to see your face on this one because I know you were lit up like a Christmas tree 😂. Great haul there! I think this was the best one yet. That I have seen anyway..

[@tinareaume7484]

Your excitement is contagious!

[@shellmeyoursiii9380]

Im happy for you man. Congrats

[@dvtt]

Maybe when digging show photos of it cleaned up after along with estimated $ value

[@gregsimonis230]

Great job. Awesome video

[@arctiknitter]

I've never heard you so excited before!

[@jermiester7772]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Each bottle holds a special story. Sometimes you say, when those pits smell like a outhouse, I wonder how you don’t get dysentery. It would also be cool if you found an applied top Coca-Cola bottle from the late 1880’s or 90’s.

[@DWilt1969]

Some really nice bottles and jugs. Did well Tom👍

[@jeremysmith3522]

This is the best channel ever !!! Those Wahpeton hutches are amazing!!😮😮

[@CyberSanta1890]

Amazing dig Tom! I’m so happy you caught that on video!

[@thumpershd]

Amazing finds Tom, you sure are good at finding these treasures!

[@annabendabout6599]

Wow!!!!! Congratulations.... So happy for you. Your videos are really good. You find real cool bottles.

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

When I see videos in the water I always think of that exploding bottle incident.

[@calnative4904]

Congratulation on your epic find!

[@joang.cavanna2046]

Congratulations!Thanks for sharing.

[@stefaniesombaty8980]

I live close to Massillon and my husband grew up in and around Massillon. Back in the 50's my husband and his friends used to play in the old beer caves and run around the railroad with their 22's shooting the insulators from the electric poles! It's crazy to think you pulled up a bottle that could have been in one of those caves.

[@Kltpzyxm17]

Great to see a young man take such an interest in the past. You should start your own pit and fill it full of Bud lite bottles! 😊

[@cheryllhudson8459]

Tom your very well read when it comes to your treasures😊 I very much enjoy your videos

[@maryleblanc4961]

Awesome find the two soda blob tops first ever found!!! Wow! 🎉🎉🎉😅

[@soonzach4017]

Thank you for interesting videos 👍🙏❤️

[@sherylmiessner7267]

Congratulations!!

[@susananthony2366]

What fun this was Tom! Congratulations!

[@nighthiker8872]

Beautiful!

[@jaapjethee]

is the plumbing object at 13:16 Mabey a barrel tap? it kind of looks like one

[@danreed7889]

Lots of old abandoned towns in ND. Glad to see you out in places like this.

[@joy2own]

Wow! When I watched this, it had a different title! I'm very happy you were able to sell your finds! ❤

[@ClaudiaVogl-f6j]

Can't wait to see the bottles you will be selling!!!

[@MaryAnnBelcher-McMahon]

Amazing

[@markbottcher9623]

That was a pretty cool dig. I think its great when you dig up things ,you haven't seen b4. Thats really saying something.

[@topekasub]

That was one of your most exciting videos!

[@andrewbroderick5702]

Awesome finds, incredible hutches.

[@Spikedgriffon]

So happy for you!

[@levisilva3192]

Wow, it's awesome to see some of your work. Cleaned up at the end of the video. I've been wanting to see that since I started watching your show.

[@laurelshugars2866]

Tom! Lolling that you dig the best of your life historical epic supreme bottle of the universe and then...WOOSH! It's gone, and you're off scraping out a beer bottle. Don't get me wrong, you know that I am an avid fan and love what you and Jake accomplish. But I probably won't stop nagging you about brief cleaning and showing off the better bottles during the actual dig. ❤ Congratulations on the thrilling find!!!

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Absolutely awesome soda bottles Tom, so happy for you. Your excitement was incredible. Wonderful finds overall.👍👏😀

[@timmatasci3137]

Great saves....good to see history saved