An Unbelievable Find After Road Construction Accidentally Unearths 120 Year Old Ruins

[@BelowthePlains]

Just want to say thanks to everyone for watching our videos and for all your support over the past year!

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

Dude's, Thank you for giving us this gift!

[@andreastevens4987]

I stumbled across one of your videos a few months back and now look forward to watching your future uploads. I have to ask Tom, What do you do with your finds ? Do you sell any ? Your DownUnder (Melbourne, Australia) follower 🦋

[@jhart7304]

much deserved. your calling is pretty awesome.

[@jonathanfloming1045]

I dug old dumps back in the 70s and 80s. Always excited to see what you find next. Your videos are the next best thing to being there. Dig on brother...keep 'em coming.

[@brittanyfischer3592]

Your videos are great , makes me wanna go out and detect. Hey have you done a video of your whole collection of all your treasures you’ve found ? Or a video explaining your process of finding out exactly where to dig? I’ve never run up on a pile with that many treasures in one spot … so awesome

[@cathyjay2569]

YOURE A BAD INFLUENCE ON ME!!!🤣I’m 63 and should be outside trying to exercise. But instead, I’m sitting here glued to the TV watching you dig those awesome old bottles and treasures.🤣Seriously, I love❤it!❤TN Nana

[@cathyjay2569]

@@woundeddove it’s so easy to get addicted to their awesome adventures! I hope you are well. The wind is crazy this spring! Be safe and enjoy but go outside if you can. I’m trying to sit outside a couple times a day.💕

[@thekingsilverado3266]

How do ya think I feel at the same age stayin up really late to watch a video with a title says finding big jugs... Then I see then I see this kid finding my grand parents trash... lol

[@timb7854]

Love your videos. I spent forty years on an excavator digging sewer and water lines. Much of it was in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Some of the bottles I have date back to the eighteen fifties. Lots of crocks. I understand the need to keep digging. Keep the videos coming I watch all of them! Thanks

[@thisguy3800]

Your production quality and style are perfect. Your graphic info of the item AS the item is popping out of the ground is excellent! Your no hype or other embellished behavior is great appreciated. Very cool hobby.

[@thekingsilverado3266]

I kept some old Ketchup bottles from the early 70s.. Occasionally 4rth of July I fill one or 2 up and put em out on the picnic table.

[@shainazion4073]

This is one of the most stocked pits, lots of different items, you might want to get a metal detector and just check the soil for coins, lids, buttons, jewelry. It would give some more clues as to the items used.

[@demsakawalkinglatetermabor7ion]

It is stocked for sure but stuff found underground like this comes out with scratches on all sides and decreased value. It’s more about the passion and hobby of course.

[@tehapu7358]

@@demsakawalkinglatetermabor7ion I wouldn't mind finding some old scratched up coins.

[@browntr4]

The radio tubes are really old... but are not transistor radio parts. But they are desirable for collectors for sure. Light bulbs are collectables too.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah a few other ppl let us have it in the comments already! and i gotta say, this era, is not my area of expertise! but.. im learning, definitely wont make that mistake again. thanks for letting us know, and thanks for watching!

[@lauriefleming8834]

I bought a house built in 1915 in Ronald Washington. Found a dozen or more ketchup bottles in the crawl space, no fries tho! Awesome job with the camera work Jake, no bouncing around all over. Always look forward to your videos!

[@Colorado68]

Thank you so much for creating these videos for us to watch! I appreciate you posting new videos in the dead of winter. Am so ready for spring and thawing out, and future digs in 2023. You guys are awesome!

[@Finefingers74]

I second that!❤

[@BelowthePlains]

ah thanks! thats awesome. so kind. and yeah, we had to grind all summer to make sure we had enough videos to get us thru the winter.. we're gonna get an early start this year and go south before it thaws up here.. its gonna suck but ill be happy to get some older sites in.. well thanks for watching! and thanks for being a patreon.. not sure if you know yet, but i am posting early content on patreon, theres a video up now and theres gonna be another one up sometime before sunday. thanks for watching!

[@debbon494]

I have scrolled past this site many times thinking it would probably be boring, finally I decided to watch it. That is when I learned what I was missing. The show has its own draw with the different items they dig up from the past. When they find a bottle they are able to identify they add pictures and bits of history about the find, I am hooked I also grew up in North Dakota in the 50’s, 60’s and 70 s and early 80,s. Thanks for your careful research, hard work and sharing of your finds.

[@tamathalamb9193]

I love this. Love the old bottles especially the ink jars and the women’s care bottles. If only we all owned a ketchup factory 🤣🤣

[@Luke-hs3bf]

Amazing how it is that it's so fascinating to dig up people's unwanted/discarded belongings 100 + years later. One man's junk is truly another man's treasure😋👍

[@goodpplz123]

It would be cool if you did a video of the cleanup of the bottles and maybe just a detailed rundown of the monthly finds. It would be a great idea for a monthly livestream.

[@audreyjohnson4599]

Vacuum tubes were not used in transistor radios. At the time you were excavating, the 1920s and 1930s, vacuum tubes were used in the radios.

[@ruthalsup70]

I love watching your videos. I was confused as to why though. But I remembered as a child finding the throw away at my grandparents farm. I dug in it all the time. You brought back fun memories. Thanks

[@jerrysadventures8952]

Thanks for taking me along today

[@smo-guiver8315]

We were reconstructing an off-ramp on Interstate 5 and came across an old dump site like this, only everything had been burned with most of the glass either melted or broken. Only had a lunch break worth of time to search as the crew was spreading road base that afternoon. Still managed to find a lot of intact small glass items that I still have. Found only the handle to a topaz yellow water pitcher that must been fabulous in its day.

[@objvst]

Either once on twice a year it would be great if you made a best finds video with everything cleaned up and some more detail information. Thanks, keep going, I diggit.

[@m.c.master4622]

Man, did those folks like their ketchup! Congratulations on the Leeds candy dish. Another very enjoyable dig. Thanks!

[@cobaltpaul]

I absolutely love your videos! Thank you.

[@alisonmary1443]

What a fantastic dig, Mary clearly liked her beauty treatments, blossom face lotion sounds amazing. The pieces of jars, plates, bottles etc are gorgeous. Thank you so much for uncovering and sharing your finds, love it!

[@dbri1418]

Appreciate your demeanor and calm voice.

[@c.t.murray3632]

Your videos are very calming to watch I'm always mesmerized by how many bottles you get. I hope there's an interest buying your bottles

[@terrancemiller8350]

A friend of mine gave me the green exact dish you found only in light yellow and she told me they were custard cups they were her grand mothers and she is 80yrs old my friend that is. I'm wondering, in and before the depression days that they would water down ketchup to make tomato soup, could be why so many ketchup bottles. Tom you and Jake be safe and it looks as if your having fun, good luck in the future, love ya, Afriend.

[@JuannyRum23]

Always enjoy your digging of the past....

[@marykaystreasures]

Thanks for sharing all the information about the bottles you always have some really awesome finds and videos♥️♥️♥️👍🗝️

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Tom the women must have been a terrible cook to have that many ketchup bottles😀 The green Hall item is a custard cup, I have a collection of them. The candy lid was a sweet find. Loved all of the smaller bottles. Great finds👏👍😀

[@yesache]

I love you guys! I watch you every day...even the reruns...love it!

[@n3wfie222]

Your videos are very entertaining, I love videos about history and people finding old antiques

[@BelowthePlains]

well thank you! glad you like. i really appreciate that, we try make them entertaining and informative,. thanks for watching and leaving us a comment

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

Regarding that skinny bottle after the doll milk bottle, druggists would sell things like clove oil for toothaches. They would have a cork for a stopper Or possibly Sweet Oil for ear aches.

[@johaines2214]

Thank you.

[@jimjustice581]

Wow! Great dig. Lots of good stuff there. Congratulations. Keep the videos of your adventures coming, ‘cause we all love them.

[@BelowthePlains]

thank you! glad you liked! we're gonna try get 1 video out a week this year without any breaks so stay tuned!

[@jamesonheche2899]

Thanks for sharing my friends!

[@lynnjudkins9078]

Love seeing the different things you find

[@kathydishner7691]

I'm so hooked on this site! Such a wealth of history you are sharing g with us!

[@danreed7889]

Love the vicks blue bottle!

[@samsager1]

Nice digging!! Thanks for another great excavation!!

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Was waiting for a fresh video and got one. ⚡👁️

[@BIGALL7777]

Great dig guys ! That pit was really loaded. Always enjoy seeing the captions & history surrounding many of these products that you include during the videos. Really brings history to life. Wish you much continued success ! Best regards !

[@clidemorrow8786]

Awesome job guys. Keep up the great work

[@andrewchase7684]

What a unique looking pitcher, too bad that thing was broken, it was super cool! thanks for sharing guys, keep em coming

[@Mrhalligan39]

I have to commend these guys for all these videos digging in outhouses without ever once saying “poop.”

[@robinwelander6780]

Another awesome video ! Keep up the great work guys !😊

[@harleyanne3720]

I love this channel. Thanks.

[@BelowthePlains]

Awesome! thank you! you have no idea how much that means to us. we really appreciate that, thanks for watching and commenting! and be sure to check us out on facebook!

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

Good artifacts found other tan bottles. Great. Stay safe

[@clintonoconnor9224]

I enjoy the research that you before digging the bottle type is helpful about 50 years ago i found an old dump from an old Golf Course (still there today) in North New Jersey I still have most of them I enjoy your calm during the process

[@williamheden6794]

Thank you again for another great adventure. Your knowledge of these items continues to amaze me. From Ohio.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Got some really good finds, they sure did like ketchup. Thanks for sharing. Take care 👍

[@charlesallsebrook4370]

Love your videos excellent work keep it up all the best, did some bottle hunting over here in England 45 years ago.

[@BelowthePlains]

ah man i gotta get out to england one day.. i watch some of these mudlarking videos and i have to admit.. they find cooler stuff than we do! and older! and thank you very much, glad you like the videos! thanks for watching

[@653j521]

@@BelowthePlains Hey, don't put down your country's good junk. You want us to watch another channel, instead?

[@williamfoster7165]

nice hand painted candy dish lid. I suppose you never found the bottom half? probably broken. always good to see a new video from you guys!

[@BelowthePlains]

We unfortunately never found the bottom half. Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out our Facebook page (Below the Plains)

[@grandmakellymcdonald]

Cool stuff 🌺💕👵✌️

[@johnlord8337]

Sure would love seeing all those food bottles with clean bases, embossings, bottle numbers, and maker's marks - there are more hidden and rare bots that you did up in the Midwest than all these other peeps and their digging finds.

[@deweygill1973]

Catsup was very popular during hard times in the 1930’s. People took a few teaspoons and added hot water. Commonly known as Depression Soup. Cafe staff would often look the other way. You could “improve” it by adding pepper, salt or more sugar.

[@653j521]

Not in Leeds, I'm sure. They could grow their own tomatoes.

[@deweygill1973]

@@653j521 This was an American delicacy, usually enjoyed in diners in large cities

[@alanatolstad4824]

What a tease...those eureka shouts in the dark intro! So glad the moment came to light in the end!---I can't do w/o ketchup in my fridge, put it on whatever meat I'm having!---Uff da, merthiolate & mercherochrome were a staple in my folks' & Grandparent's homes, & I was always fascinated while dreading the use of it for scrapes & abrasions! I keep souvenir bottles on a vintage bathroom shelf, just for the memories!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha well we gotta hook them in! and that candy dish lid was actually a really good item (becuase of the hand painted town name on it).. we never found the bottom, but we ended up donating that to the town and they ended up putting it in the city hall! along with some of those colorful dishes we found in a previous pit. haha i had never heard of mercherchrome before tom opened up one of these bottles.. he said he got it on his hand and he couldnt get rid of the smell for like 2 days, so now he doesnt wanna get anything in the bottles on his hands or clothes ever again! and yeah, i got a few shelves in my house bowing in the middle from all the bottles i have on them.. running out of places to put the ones i like so ive just been saving the tiny ones. well i know it was a bit newer pit but i hope you enjoyed it all the same! thanks for watching and special thanks for you being our first patron! take care

[@alanatolstad4824]

@@BelowthePlains The smell isn't the offensive part, but the smarting of the stuff on an open wound will bring tears to your eyes! If you've not seen an intact vintage bottle, the lid has a glass dauber attached to it, that the red stuff is applied with. And the stain doesn't come off easily, so everyone knows you've been treated!

[@sarahstrong7174]

Fascinating finds. I saw a small bead you missed.

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for sharing.

[@zenithcoinsandhobbies]

Just to let you know, that vacuum tube is out of a vacuum tube radio, not a transistor radio. Transistors were invented in 1947. Most of those early brass base tubes were about 1920 to 1925. The brand names were rubber-stamped on the bases.

[@BelowthePlains]

We appreciate the info and will take note. Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out our Facebook page (Below the Plains)

[@danreed7889]

Don't you find it odd that they had electricity at so early a date?

[@zenithcoinsandhobbies]

@@danreed7889 It could have been out of a battery radio. A lot of early radios were. I would say that the house had electricity especially because of the number of light bulbs!

[@653j521]

@@danreed7889 It would have been more unusual outside of town, although many farms had a delco battery to run the lights or a milking machine.

[@danreed7889]

@@653j521 yes, I know of this as I worked at a electric co-op. Most co-ops didn't get going until the late '20's.

[@bjmartin5225]

I watched another video of some guys digging and your videos are so much better than theirs . They are respectful to the past like you are . They break stuff with big shovels never the small trowel like you use. Keep up the good work !

[@juliehoquin9525]

Thank you for the wealth of information you share.

[@shepherd4406]

How many thousands of ketchup bottles have you dug up! When I was a kid, the mecruchrome came in a little bottle like you found. It had a glass rod attached to the top and would be used to smear it on a scratch or scrape. It really did sting and stain. It had to wear off. Thanks. I always learn something when I watch your videos.

[@BelowthePlains]

I've dug a lot of ketchup bottles. I couldn't tell you how many. Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out our Facebook page (Below the Plains)

[@frankfromoklahoma2142]

When I was young my scrapes were treated by mecuracom(?) and methyolate(?). Times have sure changed in the past 70 years for me.

[@JUNEYMOON9881]

Thank you for another great video!! They must have been drinking the ketchup!!! Nice to visit the history of the time. Thank you Thank you!!!

[@soonzach4017]

Always enjoy your videos, thank you.

[@dannmccord1923]

Nice bottles. Keep digging

[@designed_by_danita]

I love what you guys do! Your finds really do take me back to a slower time when glass was meant to last forever! And you prove that it really does! 😊

[@653j521]

What part of the Roaring Twenties was slower in any sense? They could buy ready-made food and clothes and medicines. Cooking was fast and easy. Just add ketchup. :) Flavor was optional.

[@designed_by_danita]

@@653j521 The 1920s was fast compared to the 1890s. But compared to the 2020s where manufacturing techniques are global, disposable, and plastic, the 1920s were just getting their shoes on.

[@cindysmith6509]

I'm hooked! Never knew folks ate so much catsup.

[@BelowthePlains]

hahaha awesome! yeah, catsup came a little earlier than this era, but in pits of this age, we usually find a TON.. yeah its probably the third most common type of bottle behind drug store bottles and liquor flasks!.. well thanks for watching, and leaving us a comment, that really helps! and if you wanna follow us on facebook, its just "below the plains" thanks!

[@robertadams2857]

Very cool channel. Amazed how many bottles were unbroken.

[@BelowthePlains]

hey this is jake, im the guy holding the camera.. Tom showed me this hobby for the first time about 5 years ago, and it just blew my mind when he started pulling out these bottles.. and i always knew a bunch about history, but this is something i never knew about.. we actually dug at a state archeologist's house once.. knocked on his door and he let us dig, and he had no idea that these things existed, and that they are basically everywhere that people were living before 1930.. and this pit in this video, was pretty standard.. we find some pits where theres a few hundred intact. well thanks for watching! and if you wanna follow us over on facebook, its just "below the plains" thanks!

[@kenwestern2821]

Sure enjoy your program! Thanks!

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Wow - Boots and Shoes - so great to see ! Light Bulbs are Cool ! Love the Combs ! All kind of old Bottles ! Now that Vacuum Tube is intact - wow - what a Find ! Candy Dish Lid with its Flowers still intact - now that is Beautiful indeed ! A nice Amber Lysol Bottle ! Man - they loved their Ketchup soooo very much ! When You said Jackpot Pit - Yes it was - some very Cool Stuff dug up - thank You - my Favorite is that Vaccum Tube - now dig up another one ! Cheers from Australia !!!!

[@tommychew6544]

Under a gravel lot? You have a way of finds areas for sure!

[@BelowthePlains]

hahah yeah we used a hammer drill to punch holes like 2 feet down and then we go thru after making a row and we probe those holes.. we also had a map tho, so that really helps! but it was actually a fresh lot that they had just torn up, and layed down gravel, so the ground was super soft.. and they told us the general area that they were finding glass... so we did have waaay more help finding it than we usually do. thanks for commenting and watching, and if you go over to facebook, be sure to follow our page, its just "below the plains" thanks!

[@tommychew6544]

@@BelowthePlains That is still so impressive to know how to do! It still takes a feel that I don't think most people could even imagine. The commitment to even get near a site is something else, you feel like a 1970's brother or something to me.

[@rickfitzgerald5548]

Fun watching you guys!

[@dai-nippon_digger]

I think I'm going to go visit my local bottle dump. Kinda newer, 30s and 40s.

[@updownstate]

Best thing I ever found was a piece of worked stone, obviously made for a purpose. Took it to the local museum and it was identified as a pre-Iroquois scraper. I wasn't even looking for anything, just on a walk in the woods grubbing around with a stick I'd picked up. Weird thing was it was down only about 4". The find kicked off a period of extremely amateur digging but no one found anything else. Makes me wonder what it was doing so close to the surface.

[@653j521]

A dog dug it up?

[@cgeorge6591]

I can’t believe I watched the whole thing. Very interesting.

[@judyengland2615]

I enjoy your channel so much

[@773BangLS]

Love the video showing past pictures maps that’s how these videos should be.. thanks for entertaining me..

[@connieholley1124]

I hold my breath when reach without your gloves I fear of getting cut. Great haul.

[@ellenlewis9860]

Great stuff!

[@ellenlewis9860]

I would die to see a piece of jewelry! Just for fun!

[@SugarplumFairy01]

It's also wonderful that you're getting all that stuff out of the earth! #Saving the planet one hole at a time!

[@johnsnow6586]

Good dig guys, they can't all be Victorian era

[@jennyd2283]

I love what you do!

[@melissafedele6568]

Awesome finds! Such a cool like into the past.

[@sunrunneroldbottels223]

the dolly milk bottle is extremely rare. I have dug baby doll bottles before but never in a shape like that. nice.

[@enduringhope6859]

That was a cool dig! Love the variety..especially the bulbs! Tom, what do you do with all you finds?

[@scottdahlin3488]

We really enjoy your you tube channel- and your understated demeanor adds to it! Obvious question is: do you do digs that are totally unproductive ever? And how do you know where to narrow your search? Again thanks, you are doing a wonderful job!

[@BelowthePlains]

wow thank you! and yes we have quite a few fails, but id say we dig into just about as many good pits as we dig ones that arent worth making a video out of.. kind of sucks but theres just no 100% way to know whats under the ground until you open it up.. but we are able to get a good sense of the age of it by looking up records of when the structure was there and what it was.. sometimes we just dig up a random pit from like the 60s and its always disappointing.. ive actually dug into a pit that was from the late 1990s once.. lot of plastic in it, it kinda grossed me out.. hope that answered your question! be sure to follow us on facebook! its just "below the plains"

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Neat finds! Love that lid!

[@AlanG512]

That green cup could be a shaving cream cup that the brush would go in. I was thinking that especially because you found it with combs.

[@ruthstory2277]

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

Thank you. Man they loved there Ketchup, so do we, I think it's a mid-west thing...

[@SnowPink90]

This is so interesting!! So the people back in the day would throw what they didn’t want down the outhouse hole? Wow!! When we went to my great aunt’s cottages (A business she built up with her partner. Bought land, then built 9 cottages out of the trees that he cut down, along with an outhouse per cottage and row boats. We had so much fun!!) we had an outhouse but I don’t remember throwing bottles or broken dishes down them or hearing of people doing that. Different. I enjoy watching your videos!! Thx!!

[@viatranquilla]

Bottle dumps are everywhere, and most times outhouses sat above these sites.. They are fun to find..

[@DIGOLOGIST]

Amazing old bottle finds! That is a lot of work, but I dig a lot of small holes so I understand the passion of the hunt! Keep cranking them out! take care, John

[@marywilson4103]

Enjoy your digs.

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Be really interesting to restore those textiles, the leather boots, and shoes.😀 And an intact 1930s light bulb! And jars... What a decent bit of earth you moved there!!@.

[@lorettamenager4085]

Love to watch

[@Travelling..Bottle..Digger]

I agree... definitely 1920s 👍👍

[@BelowthePlains]

thanks for watching!

[@darlene1967]

I love watching you and Travis on crick diggers. I told him you found the stick shift knob like him with the oX blood ❤. Both dedicated guys 👍👍👍

[@MrMattDat]

Who would've thought old ketchup bottles could be so exciting! It is AMAZING how you find this stuff!! Do you ever get requests from current manufacturers to buy any of your finds?

[@DavidJones-smiley]

Another great dig Tom! Shout out to your camera man ! Great job 👍🏻💯

[@pappawmiked2162]

The Homer Loughlin piece is collectible. Depending on the pattern, it may be worth restoration. Nice finds.

[@georgethecritic9850]

I'm enjoying your videos. I'm surprised that the soil in ND is so sandy.

[@sherrya6922]

So cool