150 Year Old Map Led Us to an Absolute Jackpot in an Underground Stone Chamber

[@BelowthePlains]

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[@suzieb8366]

Have you ever found anything that you got really exited about?

[@IamRemoWilliams]

I had a solar utility line trenched 3ft backyard found a clear small tool top clear bottle intact pieces of stoneware,also discarded pieces of my exact bathroom tile in back yard as well.perhaps I'll probe it in a couple dipped spots possibly the outhouse..You get me excited to unearth and bring to light things.I live in Cincinnati alot of old history here.

[@CeCe-fs9ed]

I’m in costal south Louisiana and that would be a wonderful hunt here

[@ВадимЗагаев]

Привет , ПОЧЕМУ ТОЛЬКО БУТЫЛКИ ???????? 🙄

[@MaggieG121]

I really enjoy you, Tom, and the way that you appreciate the beauty and art of even the broken pieces that you unearth. I'm really enjoying watching these videos and marvel at the amazing finds that you dig out. Many thanks for your hard work.

[@flamingomtn]

It's so interesting to imagine these peoples' lives based on the contents of these pits. Thanks for making these videos.

[@jeffclark2725]

Well said,hisory of pioneers of the land

[@beverlyparrott3890]

Probably Logdon

[@maryfielder3348]

The coffee pot, the soup kettle, the snuff jars, the liquor jugs, and the candy dish tops - WOW! What a wonderful find! Enjoy your videos very much! Thanks for all that you do!

[@IamRemoWilliams]

The bulb was amazing find,Jackpot

[@MyKharli]

My garden was the tip for the local castle so i have several feet depth to excavate and found some interesting items , the top layer is thick with blue domestos bottles from when the cart shed was used as a milking shed . Mostly i have 1950`s to 60`s rubbish but below that is the good stuff but its fair to say they didnt throw much out except glass items and worn out shoes . My pit looks just like yours but over a much larger area . Old smoky ink bottles are the best finds along with the poison ones . Its very cathartic on a lazy Sunday to do a bit more scraping . Getting rid of the broken glass is a pain , so far well over 2m3.

[@allencoles7661]

Get a tumbler for the broken glass. Then it can be used for aquariums, planters, jewelry, etc

[@ValerieDee123]

I concur. Red glass especially if it's old enough is quite valuable. Many seek it for bead making and other crafts.

[@allencoles7661]

Hey Tom.... Thanks for another great ride along. An old neck injury won't let me get out much any more so I follow you. My grandma was from Davenport but I've never been there. Bottles were my thing when I was able though. Just wanted to say hi from N. Alabama and express my appreciation for the care you take digging up history. Be safe my friend.

[@jimcole389]

Just another guy from Winston co.ala,love your adventures

[@soonzach4017]

I ❤your videos, can’t stop watching.

[@chriswilgus165]

Caffeine AND cough syrup! That would be a good country song! Lol

[@akster8434]

I'm addicted to watching your digs!

[@shepherd4406]

Would enjoy seeing some of the button and marble finds from time to time. Thanks. The views are really adding up. Congrats.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha we always do show the marbles.. but yeah, thats a good idea about the buttons.. i actually collect both of those two items... i havent come across much marbles lately tho.. it always makes my day when i get a pit with like 5 in it.. thanks for watching tho! and thank you for noticing about the views adding up.. feels good!!

[@tommychew6544]

That pit was loaded! Thanks for taking us along.

[@deborah2063]

Great finds there! You hit the jackpot on Bromo bottles! I'd just like one Bromo Caffeine!

[@turdferguson7686]

i dont know how i stumbled upon this channel but i have now watched several hours of somebody digging through old poop for old bottles and it raises some questions. mainly, why did people throw so many bottles into the poop pit? seems that would just fill it up even quicker, meaning having to dig another pit sooner. what is really interesting, and cool but sad is how many of these bottles seem to be manufactured in or labeled specifically for the area. its nice to see things that were made here and not "made in china" on 95% of what is found. now i want to go poke around the family farm where the house was built in the 1860's or so and is still sort of there. in a pile of wood & rubbish. but there is surely a pit to dig up somewhere. plus a cistern and a well or 2 i believe.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah.. there is probably a few outhouse pits out there.. really good age too.. probably find something thats valuable too.. and yeah that local embossing is the best stuff you can find. collectors go crazy for that.. and ya know, i think they just threw them down because it was just easy.. on farms they would sometimes have junk piles somewhere in the woods or at the edge of the property, but even then, alot of the time they would still throw stuff down. i suppose they didnt want it to break and get cut, or have a kid step on it, and then hurt themselves.. a small cut could be a death sentence back then., and im pretty sure they burned everything they could, but the glass, pottery, and metal always seemed to go down the pit.. there were town dumps, but it was probably just alot easier to chuck it, and be done with it, especially in the winter.. we are thinking of making a "how we find what we find" type video sometime in the next few months, so maybe if we do you can do figure out how we find these things.. its just really hard to explain, and they could honestly be anywhere on a farm, but there are a few ways to find them. but yeah, 1860s farm.. theres probably stuff buried there until at least the 20s, maybe even into the 50s.. but that pre 1910 stuff is gonna be the best. 1860 is great, great age, i hope you get out there and find it. not gonna lie, its a rush when you find something good. even when you find anything its a rush, but i promise you, if you find an embossed local drugstore bottle, youre gonna be hooked. good luck! and thanks for watching, glad you found us!

[@loripretti843]

All I can say is WOW!!! That was a Great Dig!!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!! Amazing Finds!!! I enjoyed it very very much!!! God Bless!!!

[@lynnerodgers4461]

The blob top bottle has the most beautiful color!

[@TBHinPhilly]

Previously only XXX Wampole medical bottles were known to exist. Now there are 48 more. Previously only XX Bromo caffine bottles were known to exists. Now there are 15 more. So much for rarity values.

[@stevenb9913]

Great content!!! A episode of your best or favorite finds would be cool

[@marilynwade9448]

Blue ink is beautiful

[@christhompson4270]

Amazing finds, take care and thank you for sharing 👍👏💖

[@dawnwheeler2649]

Sunburst on the bottom was for baccarat crystal!!!

[@BIGALL7777]

Awesome dig & finds ! Some cool relics besides the bottles. Great job ! Best regards !

[@thomassawyer5565]

I have learned so much by watching you dig. Do you have a web site where you sell your finds? I would be interested in buying some if you do. I would like to buy also small scraps of patterned dinner ware especially flat pieces.

[@michelelecrone5089]

My heart skipped a beat when I thought you wouldn't see that beautiful crystal perfume bottle stopper at 42: but you saw it. Your patience is so calming and rewarding. The Mom in me wants to make sure you are getting enough lunch and water breaks though?!

[@bhollars3214]

Wampole's preparation tonic and stimulate contain 12% alcohol by volume. My theory is the reason there are so many of these in this pit is because this was during prohibition and this was their way of getting alcohol. I believe this person was an alcoholic. Just my theory. Correct me if I'm wrong

[@jmariekay]

That was my guess too

[@jmariekay]

Maybe why they needed so much caffeine

[@davebudrus46]

Well made vid I always pause to get a better look at the old ads that help us connect with the items you dig. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@Portaltotheparanormal70]

Great finds Tom ! Love to see what you dig up everytime !! Ty

[@bgierat]

So glad I discovered your channel! Really fascinating. I’m going to subscribe!

[@therelicextractors4761]

It always fascinates me how a delicate light bulb can go unbroken in a dump and a thick milk bottles gets broken lol

[@yoopermary]

And I have eo ask myself; where ARE all the milk bottles from this household? Or did milk arrive in something else then, like in a bucket straight from the cow?

[@michiganjfrog5714]

@@yoopermary The empty milk bottle were returned to the milkman.

[@yoopermary]

@@michiganjfrog5714 Oh sure, that must be right. Thank you.

[@williamfindspeople4341]

An Edison light bulb in working condition is worth $95

[@michaelweems679]

Light bulbs were much thicker back then.

[@TheCastagne]

36:48, that's some brutal archeology right there! hahah nice video!

[@brendacampos5320]

Hello, Just found you and thought I would watch.I'm 71 years old and I just love old findings. I'll be watching again, thanks for sharing.

[@BelowthePlains]

Awesome! glad you found the channel!

[@jamesonheche2899]

wow, lot of bottles in that one. a few pretty nice finds! keep up the hard work

[@tarrasams7423]

Hello 👋 from New York you found some amazing finds my favorite definitely was the ink bottles and the little perfume bottle Thank you for bringing me along with you I can't wait to see if you find next 😊

[@soonzach4017]

Always your videos very interesting, thank you for sharing.

[@alvaroq2024]

We came here for the absolute jackpot, and all we got was a bunch of early 1900s bottles! I can’t get the word bromo out of my head now! Thanks a lot! 😅

[@jamesexploringonline872]

Thank you for always posting great interesting content, amazes me how you find the right places to dig. James. Australia

[@BelowthePlains]

wow thanks! well we use probe rods.. we are probably gonna show a play-by-play on how we find them in the future, but we usually dont show it because its pretty boring. and theres usually some clues on the maps, but the probe rods are how we find the exact spot, and then the dimensions.. and sometimes we dig up something that wasnt a pit at all.. so its hit and miss, but obviously we dont show all the times we fail.. which is probably about 40% of the time. but thank you tho, that was really nice. and thanks for watching

[@jamesexploringonline872]

@Below the Plains thank you for your interesting comments, which means a lot . I look forward to viewing your other uploads. Take care. James, Australia 🇦🇺.

[@kathysenn7664]

Its sad to think that so many bottles of the same kind could be indicative of a person with a serious condition. thanks guys for all the contemplative digs.

[@Barnswallow262]

Great soda!

[@oldwoodentrunkadventures]

Unreal how many Henry Wampoles came out of there. I have that problem with round bottle mineral bottles currently. Great stuff, love your videos.

[@rock13fish]

H.K. Wampole Cod Liver Oil was 12% alcohol (24 proof). Prohibition was from 1920 to 1923. There's a good chance the Wampole bottles and the caffeine were for just folks looking for a little high.

[@andreastevens4987]

That Pit just kept on giving. What a haul. 💙

[@cynthiajenkins6835]

Great finds!! Loved the bucket. Those early bottles are fantastic.

[@melissaslate1621]

Great haul!

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah i know.. the homeowner actually came out and took those embossed drug store bottles and we had to beg to keep the soda.. it was a very dramatic high to low experience.. but the soda was the best bottle by far.. but that book store bottle was the only one known which totally sucks.. we dont only find unknown bottles a few times a year.. and we dig like every day.. you will notice those drugstore bottles werent in the end shot of the video with all the other bottle laid out on the ground... thats why.. but thanks for watching and commenting

[@clarencebirdashaw8117]

You two are so cool. Love your channel. 😅😅😅

[@BelowthePlains]

oh wow, thank you so much!! we really appreciate that alot. thanks for watching and leaving us a comment

[@ABeautfulMess]

I just really dig this channel..it's so relaxing and very interesting. A hobby becomes a career 😊

[@canklemedkits3772]

This channel gets me motivated to find my own bottles.

[@BestSellers2122]

Thanks!

[@TheYammerHammer]

OMG This is the BEST find yet! AMAZING

[@tracielliott681]

Well, damn.....I was just digging today, my nails are still dirty. I've got half pint milk bottle, round, and a big honey bear bottle stuck under some tree roots i can't seem to budge......until tomorrow hehehe. Love your channel!

[@stivjoz476]

Very nice finds !

[@JeanieHammondcatfeet]

All those medicine bottles make me wonder if someone had an addiction problem and was hiding it from their spouse! Cool finds.

[@yoopermary]

Maybe not necessarily hiding an addiction but it sure looks like someone had one. Doctors were freely writing prescriptions for heroin and morphine at the turn of the 20th century.

[@marcellacarrington1118]

Cod liver oil was commonly taken every day.

[@fook-joby-den6172]

Doctors used to give already isolated house wives mixtures of essential liquid speed balls of heroin/morphine/opium & cocaine then tell them to not leave the house when they were depressed. Narcotics weren’t regulated until around/just after ww1. Now we under that telling a depressed person to go develop and addiction and do the worst possible thing you can for depression, is a bit counter productive. However it was a different time & it only seems weird now because of extensive over regulation by government.

[@ElBrooklyn1]

Cough expectorants frequently had narcotics in them. I agree with the potential addiction theory. Also, if from the 1920s, they could have been used to hide liquor.

[@fredbazoo]

Most were probably alcohol extracts......Booze was everywhere and in every form.....Now you know why the Prohibition movement had many supporters....

[@swbottles]

Crazy how you found 1880 blob top soda with all those 1923 bottles.

[@warrenmink2429]

Amazing how many of the same bottle types , at least they definitely knew what they liked ! Thanks for sharing

[@conniekirkland4425]

I would love to know what you do with all those bottles…would also love to see them cleaned up! Great video!

[@kerrialexander4211]

These videos are great! He could build a cool bottle house out of them! 🌵

[@ninaappelt9001]

He gives some to the property owner if they want some, gives some to the local historical society and sells some.

[@jimmysinclair6943]

Niiiiice! What an amazing find. Thanks for sharing

[@goldseaoutdoors4708]

Great bottles brother

[@peterzito1372]

Boy they seemed like an ill bunch all those med bottles great upload thank you

[@alisonmary1443]

The sewing machine bottle is a gem of a find, the label oh wow. What do you do with the finds?

[@alisonmary1443]

@Tom A Thank you.

[@cindysutton8106]

The colored glass is my favorite like green, and blues.

[@ozziepete55]

I thoroughly enjoy your channel. I'm amazed of your knowledge but as you stated you have been recovering treasures for a few years. Some other channels the person digging will almost seem as if they are bragging but you give a down to earth approach that l like more. I have recovered Chinese ware & bottles from the North Queensland goldfields here in Australia but the area l live in does not have the history as you do. Please keep up the great work of you & your silent partner. Cheers, Pete (down under).

[@hchilless3467]

Great video Tom. Hope you had fun.

[@petekbleeepingaustralia8720]

Mate kool watching always 👍🏼

[@brendamacrae1120]

Oodles of questions…how do you clean your finds? They look amazing in the end!

[@TangoCharlieAlpha]

I wonder how many cool little finds you miss out on by not screening the dirt? Seems like there would be some buttons, coins, etc.

[@jacobfoerster6979]

I went with Tim on a dig once and a guy tried metal detecting the pile of dirt and it buzzed every inch of soil due to all the old nails and other metal in the backfill layer

[@claudebernardin1096]

30 wampole’s 😜 crazy, pony blob way cool. Good group of inks.

[@mimimitch327]

How awesome! Must be so much fun to do that!

[@jont8707]

It would be awesome to know what things you dig are worth would add a lot of excitement as a viewer love your channel either way 👍

[@IamRemoWilliams]

I saw a collection of bottles went for $200,000 plus.

[@jont8707]

@@IamRemoWilliams omg 😱 wow ty for that info so some can be worth a small fortune

[@jaycall2505]

thanks. Many items are my type of family remembrance.

[@glennmurphy1820]

Great dig.

[@bahldr01]

I went to college in Decroah! It's a really old Norwegian town and I'm sure the old yards are LOADED with stuff. Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@jerrysadventures8952]

Enjoyed watching you dig

[@williamheden6794]

I don't know what to say. What an awesome adventure. Thank you for sharing it. From Ohio

[@patriciahill6851]

That pit just kept on giving😁

[@patriciahill6851]

That pit just kept on giving😁 way to go.

[@joanwolff802]

Loved the light bulbs, hair brush.

[@robinsheehan3412]

I was just curious if you glue some of the broken stuff back together if you have all the pieces? Also do you keep some stuff or sell them, I know a few outhouse diggers do both.i hope you enjoy doing this.

[@1961Duane314]

Hope you made a visit to the springs while there. What a haul. Enjoyed it alot.

[@dawnhaynes7784]

Hey from way down here in southeast ga love your videos thanks for sharing

[@tomswoverland]

Why not me. I’ve found a dozen old bottles. Can’t imagine a score like that. So cool. 😃😃😁

[@samsager1]

Awesome digs Tom!!

[@robraines859]

Codliver oil & caffeine don't mix it you'll be hooked ha ha, good finds ,enjoyed the video thanks.

[@ryansell]

You ever think about using a metal detector in the holes you dig to see if any coins or rings fell into the outhouse pits

[@NASA-criminals]

Wouldn't it smell just a little like sh*t down in that hole?

[@chrissignal8857]

There's actually all kinds of things. It's better to sift if you have time.

[@ryansell]

So have you found any rings or jewelry in the pits

[@chrissignal8857]

@@ryansell metal and non metal things while sifting like buttons, coins, marbles, toys etc. No jewelry.

[@flamingomtn]

I said the same thing on another video. I do metal detecting and would LOVE to follow these guys around.

[@raymondny123]

i was at a nature sanctuary this morning and found a broken piece of glass in the woods. it just so happens that it is part of a bottle that was shown at 38:37. it’s near were they dug out a well

[@swissuz]

Hi Tom and Jake! I love these videos. You have the patience of Job to do all that hard work. I haven't watched all your videos yet, but I have some burning questions! What is the most interesting thing you have found in your opinion? What is the oldest thing you have found? Do you ever run into human bones anywhere? (I watch too many murder mysteries...haha!) What do you do with your bottle collections? Do you trade them? Sell them? Lastly...has anyone commissioned you to do a dig? I live in Texas, and it's too hot and dangerous to do what you do in the summer. Late fall and winter is the best time to explore anything. There are several smaller German towns not too far that were founded around 1845 in Texas...and the state has survey maps and of course, there are Sanborn maps, etc for locations of outbuildings in the later 1800s. Have you ever traveled this far South? I have an ancestor that came from the Isle of Man to San Antonio, and he and another young man started a business digging wells as young entrepreneurs. He ended up moving to the country not far from there and farmed 200 acres and was a postmaster and had a small general store and saloon for pony riders. His property is still fairly unimproved. No maps other than the plat of his land. I do know one of the recent owners that know the property well. Lots of different types of privvys or dumps to explore everywhere. I don't know what is done in other places, but an old tradition in Texas is very interesting. When a person owns the property where a home burned down, or a building had been neglected for years, some landowners would dig huge pits and bury the remains of the house. I have no idea why this got started unless it was to prevent uncontrolled fires in the plains. The North side of San Antonio has a lot of limestone rocks, so any soft dirt would almost always be a well or privvy. South is more sandy soil in layers. Lots of very old history here before Texas was even a state in 1845. We'd love to have you!

[@aurorincorporated]

One could make a drinking game with the word Bromo while watching this. Results would be... staggering. :) Jokes aside - thanks for showing Your world (and these secrets of the past) to us!

[@patriciabrown6754]

I looked up Bromo Caffeine for those interested. The bottle did have a brown label and a metal lid. The National Museum of American History included this description: Description The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are: For brain workers. This delightful effervescent salt is an almost certain remedy for the relief of the nervous headache resulting from overtaxed mental energy or excitement, acute attacks of indigestion, the depression following alcoholic excesses, the supra-sensitiveness of chloral, morphia, and opium habitues, and with ladies the headache and backache of neurasthenia, hysteria, dysmenorrhoea and kindred disorders. A great boon and prompt source of relief in almost all cases of headache and distress attending mental fatigue and physical exhaustion, it commends itself especially to physicians, teachers, clergyman, lawyers, merchants and others following professions or pursuits requiring nerve energy subjecting to mental strain.

[@BrookeMonfort]

Ink pots and caffeine tablets. I sense the home of a writer with many deadlines. A local reporter? Anyway, thanks for the shares. There is something satisfying about digging in the dirt and uncovering the past.

[@marcellacarrington1118]

For the commenters on the drugstore bottles. It was common to give children cod liver oil to prevent rickets and other vitamin A and D deficiency diseases.

[@jimlybarger9456]

I never complain about finding Colbalt blue bottles !!🥸

[@andrewchase7684]

wow you found that soda on your first pit in that town? gonna have to check out a few more spots in that town. thanks for sharing

[@peachstateexplorer8004]

How and where do you find these old maps and locations in your local area???? Great finds👍👍👍🤗🤗

[@brentmiddlebrooks8422]

Just discovered your channel this week. It’s really enjoyable. I’m assuming you slow down hunting during the frozen winter months. IMHO that would be a good time to showcase collectibles, prices, history, etc. Also, some bottles appear to have caps in place with product inside. Commentaries about this aspect would be appreciated. I enjoy the channel regardless and will continue watching!

[@jasperscott5426]

Remember druggist used patent medicine methods to distribute bath tub gin and liquor 😉😉....

[@MikeMcInroe]

Must be some very tough cod liver bottles....seemed they were all whole and in good condition! Do you go over the fill with a metal detector before throwing it all back in. Mike in sunny Florida

[@matthewburris6177]

That was a Pennsylvania railroad keystone on that little inkwell

[@estop4804]

I just recently discovered and subscribed to your channel and i find it very interesting as I watch i find myself saying whats he going to find next . Keep up the great work

[@chadriffs]

During prohibition some people went to the doctor for "medicine"/liquor, which was the way to get around it, which is why there were so many of those bottles...

[@visasmom]

That's what I was thinking too.

[@drfred1203]

The glass @ 31:00 may have come from the clock. I was hoping for the face to turn up. The Hair Comb found @ 36:00 could have been tortoise shell which is very cool as well.

[@thecapedgremlin0001]

you's must have-a-good-eye for manual steel-rod probing when surveying the land prior...?

[@daviddwyer74]

Hi I love ur show I'm subscribe on every TV and phone I'm around LOL i got a couple questions for everyone about a year and a half ago I was going to dig a fire pit and discovered a bunch of bottles from all over and I found some pretty crazy items so I recently came across your KZbin video and I'm like what I have to dig more and I can't tell you how many bottles I have that has to be in the hundreds and came across some what I think is very rare items that need appraised and I can't find an appraisal person that does bottles and antiques I live in Michigan I wish I could post some pics on here to show all my findings keep up the great work

[@daviddarrall9384]

Never seen so many bottles in one small spot!❤ UK

[@mavericktheiceman1155]

Amazing finds