Digging an Outhouse Hole in a Back Yard Leads to an Underground Structure Full of Old Valuables

[@BelowthePlains]

Hey everyone! thanks for watching! hit that like and if you arent subscribed, well.. help us get to 100k subs! we got a patreon if you want to sign up (link in the description) to see early content, i think we have 3 unreleased videos over there right now. and i want to shout out my friend and fellow youtuber, sam from detecting dakota. be sure to check him out, here is a link to his channel: www.youtube.com/@samsager1 thanks!

[@clidemorrow8786]

Will check him out

[@gnp5278]

What do you mean by "use layer"?

[@RescuedIsMyBreed]

​@@gnp5278layer of human waste.

[@kevinballuff1164]

Link doesn't work for me 😮 I tried manually and it gives me a broken link error message

[@susanbishop6495]

😊a😮 9:40

[@lizzymoore54]

Thank you for saving part of our country’s history, son. There is an old home where I live ( many actually ) but the one I’m speaking of is in our town’s city limits. It was clear-cut one year, of brambles and young pines but was still very heavily wooded. My young son and I walked back there to look at the old place ( small home ) and found bottles from under the house. It still had a ball and claw cast iron tub, ( which had fallen through the bathroom floor ), still visible. Boy, I would have loved to have been able to rescue it. Out back, not far from the small house was their dumping piles ( 3 ,to be exact ), with trees growing up through it and found ink-wells, perfume bottles and food sauce bottles as well as many medicine and soda bottles. Many of the soda bottles were some I’d never heard of like Zimba-Kola. The best find was the out-house ( with the half-moon ) cut out of the door for ventilation. I was too concerned about snakes and spiders to take my young son, ( at the time he was six ), into the out-house to do any exploration of it. I wonder, to this day, what would be found down there. As far as I know, it’s still there but now I’m too old to get back there now because it’s all grown up again with brambles and pines, once again. You’re going to have a heart attack when you hear what happened to my 3, 5 gallon buckets of bottles. My husband saw no use nor nostalgia for them, so one day without my knowledge, he took them and a beautiful green fan with perfect paint and still working , which mounted to a wall in a business of some type, maybe a bank, to our new ( at the time ) DUMP! Momma was very angry with daddy and so was his son. These were memories that my son and I made together, just thrown away, once again. The memories are still there and daddy was forgiven. 😉☺️

[@James-f6f5g]

Wow, daddy would have been told to take himself back to dump and gather them up if he valued his supper.

[@JewelryNurse]

your knowledge of this bottles is incredible. you are so young but have so much knowledge. I'm impressed

[@dawnellnunemaker4266]

This was fun. When I was young, I'm 63 now, and I would go out with my step dad and little brother and dig in old garbage dumps that my step dad would come across while hunting. When my husband and I bought our 30-acre farm, 30 years ago, we found an old house foundation. We metal detected a large area with pottery, bottles for animal medicine, and medical devices that we found were used in aiding animals in birthing and large animal syringes. It's so much fun finding things from the past. Last summer while metal detecting with my grandchildren, we found a heavy metallic rock which turned out to be a meteorite . I've subscribed to your channel and I look forward to watching your finds. Much love from Northwestern Pennsylvania!

[@Imag1na710n]

So many prescription bottles and the embalming fluid makes me think it was a hospital dump of sorts. Any ghosts around? Very cool!

[@nataliekamchevski8588]

I’d love to see the process of what you do after you’ve dug them and take them home and how you clean them and prepare them for keeping or selling

[@sandramyer7081]

I really enjoyed what you found- lots old bottles- great to see these ild advertiser labels- so interesting- in 76 yrs old so my grandmother had some m of these❤😅 TY❤

[@charlene3586]

You may already know what that little glass item you dug is, but for those who don't, it is a bird feeder. It holds seeds for your pet bird which is in a cage. The little glass edges are designed to clip in the edges of the wire bird cage and hold the seed for the birds to stick their heads into to eat the seeds. They also made water containers like this for the birds to drink.

[@christineberry3076]

Have seen one feeder at an antiques and collectibles in Redlands, Ca. Marty's Carriage barn(?)

[@davidrobinson5365]

That is exactly what it is.

[@jimmieloge575]

Thank you for so graciously sharing your knowledge with those of us who are fairly new to the kind of things you are unearthing!

[@BigKevsPlace1]

At what point was this “feeder” found-I haven’t watched the entire video being it is so long….

[@tonyklymson8096]

Most old dwellings had a dump out back as there was no garbage collection however if this was it there would be animal bones from what ever they were eating and tin cans . Even old gold miners and trappers cabins have a dump . So because of the lime he finds , guess he is right , it was the crapper .😊

[@joeyporter4210]

Your videos take me back to my childhood days when my brother and I would dig in old dumps for treasure (i.e. glass!).

[@loumarlow7295]

Just stumbled on your vids on Friday and been been binging ever since. Refreshing to watch someone who knows their stuff and doesn't bounce all over the place like an ADHD kid😅. Mesmerising to watch you find your spot and pull treasure from the ground. It's hard to get permissions here in Australia. I live in a 130 year old cottage on the beach front but, unfortunately the block was sub divided and the far end , that would have held the privy and the midden heap / ditch now has a house and garden on it. Your videos are really inspiring though and I will keep searching for an opportunity. Thanks! New subby, Port Elliot South Australia

[@Randeb86]

I started a few weeks ago, I’ve been binging too lol, I gotta find some Georgia places to dig!❤

[@huertalapaz8359]

i do not understand why they are not broken were they stored and the building burned down or what ,maybe it was a pharmacy

[@GiantGrasses]

​@@huertalapaz8359the bottles landed on soft, moist dung when discarded in the outhouse pit

[@James-f6f5g]

​@@GiantGrassesand then got covered with more.

[@ElizabethBattle]

What I love about your channel: it's fascinating, well-done, calming, informative, and 100% safe. There won't be anything here I can't "unsee" or anything disturbing. Excellent work. You are a model for all KZbinrs imo.

[@Justlivin904]

Oh I’d love to see that swirl piece cleaned up! Maybe art glass?

[@eugenemorris6097]

This was nice watching someone else do the digging . I'm in western Massachusetts and find myself digging in these old trash sights often there's many of them in my area .My wife is gonna leave if I bring anymore bottles home 😂😂😅😅 Your knowledge was very educating thanks for sharing!

[@marilyn6556]

Find a shop to sell them in, or do it online. Many people would love to buy them!

[@James-f6f5g]

My suggestion is find the value of some of them And make some money then she will change her tune.

[@bigjohn2048]

Your knowledge of the bottle types and the companies that made them and the companies that used them is amazing !!! That is what makes your videos so interesting !!!

[@atuuschaaw]

Now *that's* a PIT! 😉 Thanks for your time and labor. Long may you dig! ♥

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thank you!

[@kathydishner7691]

I am forever impressed on your knowledge of your " finds"❤

[@darknes7800]

On the eastern plains of CO....My Grandfather had a farm, they bought from an older guy who was a whiskey drinker. My dad tells the story of using a front end loader to fill in a ravine FILLED with blue glass whiskey bottles. I should go dig it up!

[@creationsbyledesigns5012]

Yes you should

[@m.c.master4622]

Nothing in this life is better than watching someone learned and enthusiastic. That is why this channel is so great. Thanks again to Jake and Tom. Always a delight!

[@richiejohnson]

Remarkable mastery of your subject. I really appreciate the text comments--- real scholarship, and totally off the cuff.

[@vickinoeske1154]

Love all of the tiny/small bottles you found during this dig. They are my favorites. ❤

[@firecracker8071]

So do I and the Ball canning jars, oh and anything cobalt blue

[@vickinoeske1154]

@firecracker8071 Yes, love the old canning jars, and blue bottles too!💙

[@marilyn6556]

I love the little bottles, too!

[@andrewchase7684]

I always get excited when I see a long one, so I can just turn it on and not having to worry about finding something else to watch for awhile. an hour and a half. I imagine that probably took you guys over a day to film that. Well im glad I got to cut through all the uneventful stuff

[@ronmyers1244]

Your videos have brought back everything I learned from my grandmother about antiques, especially glass…

[@lindashipman8253]

Hi, Tom - the little glass ink well thing at 56:30 was a bird feeder that hangs on a birdcage.

[@lmiller37]

My guy, maybe you are digging the outhouse from an old pharmacy that had a soda fountain or lunch counter? Seens more likely than someone buying up all that root beer extract and all the mason jars, medicine, beauty aids etc, nice find, great work, thanks!

[@Aegopodium]

I am amazed by your knowledge of bottle facts. Having said that: you keep mentioning that folks back in the days must have had really well maintained shoes. What I learned from watching mudlarks in the UK is, that this blackening ink was used too for stoves and pans to keep them neat and black. It was a multi purpose product. Oh, and the ink bottles with the pen rests on the sides are called ink boats ...from what I learned. If you are interested in mudlarking, you can want to watch 'Si-Finds Thames Mudlark' or 'Nicola White Mudlark'. Those are my two favourite Mudlarks.

[@DOUGARRINGTON-h3f]

the unknown glass small one, opening on end is a bird cage food container. hooked on side of bird cage. Fantastic finds. love it!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha ive gotten that comment a bunch already on this video and... it seems so obvious in retrospect, cant believe i didnt think of that! thanks for letting me know

[@SnowFamilyOf4]

I just found your videos, I home schooled my kids, lived in Broomfield, Colorado, there is an old farm house and property preserved. It's called the Brunner House, I took my kids there to play on the dirt humps kids ride bikes on, noticed it was the trash site, we did a little history dig brought our finds home and set up a cleaning , labeling area. We made baggies with cards describing our finds. There were old pieces of dishes and mirrors, belt buckle and drawer knobs, marbles. It was wonderful. That was in 2010.

[@Katley-tf6dj]

I love watching your videos Tom. My mom used to make homemade root beer for the holidays when I was growing up. We used the Hires extract. Great memories!!

[@BillyJ244]

I had a teacher in sixth grade. Mrs. Packe. One of our class projects was making root beer. We used hires extract. I remember it was way better than store bought root beer. This was around 1975. She was a great teacher and a very nice lady. I wish I could go back in time.

[@monkeywentbananas]

Awesome finds! The best privy digging I have ever seen!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thank you! and thanks for leaving us a comment and watching

[@ppiechnik]

Cool finds!!

[@terrencebuller7676]

Wow Tom, never saw so many bottles come out of 1 pit. The Edison bulbs have to be my favorite. Great program and good luck with future digs. 👍

[@annlockey8552]

I think the most exciting was the miniature white bottle it was adorable. Thank you for sharing😊

[@Hamingja6266]

Yay🎉 new episode AND 1:30 long! Thank you!

[@glennaw1547]

How you find the outhouse layers so easily, amazes me.

[@melissas.117]

This looks like the pit that just keeps giving. Love your channel and especially the history of all these beautiful pieces. Thanks

[@BelowthePlains]

thank you so much. we really appreciate the kind words. makes my day

[@madonnagirdley5313]

WhT do you do with all the bottles you find?

[@dianejohnson9904]

My mom used to make root beer in the 1970’s using root beer extract. Didn’t realize it was such an old tradition! This family must have loved their root beer!

[@jabjab6156]

Very knowledgeable about what he is finding!

[@nickt7658]

Once again ..your rocking it !

[@deborahstolle2427]

A pharmacy with a soda counter. We had one in my home town. It was open until the very early 70s.

[@jameslowe57]

Great job!

[@JewelryNurse]

My grandparents had an outhouse and of course their parents, etc. so I've heard for many years of people digging out these old outhouse spots for bottles. I do remember my grandparents always throwing stuff into theirs. and the lie and all of that. but I didn't realize that would be so shallow. I thought you would have to dig down further

[@mt0115]

Always entertaining, thanks for all these videos. 😎🍺🇨🇦

[@Downstream33]

Wow you have a lot of knowledge.

[@michaelmacpherson-wm6mh]

just rekindled my interest in old bottles when I unpacked my 2 boxes of them I've had packed away since 1993 when I moved.. no digging for me as I like the labels and boxes. saw a couple videos from others that were interesting but did not grab my attention the way yours have, though this is only video # 2 from your channel I have see. . great job with your commentary, and the information up top on the screen and especially the pictures of the old advertising. I'll be watching all of them as time permits.

[@papeep2694]

Excellent pit. Just sheet volume plus some uncommon items too. Thank you for sharing.

[@mjc8248]

Awesome finds, that was a never-ending pit. I'm always amazed at all the unbroken bottles. Especially when there are so many in one spot. Keep up the great work.

[@rppope1006]

Everything including bottles were made to last back then

[@ShirleySwedberg-tt2cc]

You are amazing Tom. You will always be my. Hero.😊

[@DC-cg2sx]

Always enjoy watching your digs, thank you

[@BelowthePlains]

we appreciate that very much. thanks for watching

[@patty4091]

That glass lid with a sunburst reminds me of a butter dish. A lot of bottles for you! Nice!

[@larisarogers2649]

I love the long videos and it’s really amazing at the story you can tell about the people who lived in the house. Be Blessed!

[@marykaystreasures]

Thanks for sharing your video It's so awesome to see the products they used back in the day the old advertisements are so cool to see I know you you work hard editing all your videos ♥️♥️👍⚒️🇺🇸🗝️

[@flamebroiledeggs]

The bulb is a nice find. You and your crew are great at what you do. Keep up the great work!

[@johnl1685]

I wouldn't be surprised if that light bulb still worked.

[@hollylavin7796]

Wow, what a haul !

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Someone Loved his Rootbeer ! It Amazes me that after all that Time a Paper Label can still be Intact - wow ! Totally Loaded Pit! Great Intact early Light Bulbs ! Wow - what a Pit - over 100 Bottles and all the Rest of those Goodies ! Thank You - was so very Interesting indeed - never a dull Moment ! Many Cheers from Australia !!!!

[@sheilascanlan3743]

I think this was the pit for a laundry with bluing, ammonia, porcelain "spittoon" wash basin, decorative perfume bottles says laundry of maybe a hotel? Sending your link onto others! 😊😊

[@DominicRulli-z9t]

This channel has been a relaxing way to unwind for me for months. Keep it up.

[@frogscotch19]

i love this! so relaxing to watch and i give each bottle a win if you happen to wipe it clean with your glove!

[@catherine59226]

This video was in my feed. Now I’m hooked and a new subscriber!

[@MattMerryman-b6c]

Love your content. My dad and I spent many years together digging through middens and privys in the Ohio Valley, and found many awesome treasures! Once we were digging in an old town dump along the riverbank and found several torpedo sodas and Hutchinsons. We broke for lunch and while we were sitting there, the tunnel which was fairly short, collapsed behind us in a giant whoosh! Last time he ever went horizontal. I have a large brown bitters bottle that is marked Wheeling, VA which is pre-secession glass. My favorite piece! Keep up the digging and be safe!

[@billyalonzo406]

Can't beleive all the bottles you have found Good luck on your digging Hope you hit a gold mine

[@SarahSB575]

Aaah…I’m about to start looking for the old dumps near my English village. We do have a map indicating where they are but your probe idea is genius and will save me loads of time!

[@alisonmary1443]

A good morning to you both, a great dig to start my day. Some adorable little finds love the twirly and the tiny white ornate bottles, super finds all round, I love to see the the patterns on plates and cups. Thank you as always for the share and the time you take to edit, the videos are the best.

[@BelowthePlains]

wow thank you! we really appreciate that. good morning to you as well! really glad you liked the videos. thank you, that made my day

[@andrewowens9382]

Hi Tom and jake yes that pit was loaded all sorts but plenty of bottles it always amazing when you find park davies because there was a park davies factory near me employing quite a few people we still miss it I didn't realise it was a amercan company until watching your videos all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

[@pamelahockey9152]

There is still a Parke Davis pharmaceutical plant in Rochester Hills, Michigan

[@andrewowens9382]

@@pamelahockey9152 well I didn't know that I thought they were all gone 🤔

[@bretthardy5797]

Very Entertaining!! Your knowledge is Outstanding!

[@SkitSkat674]

What a wonderful treasure trove. I would love to spend a few days digging in that area. I bet there was a lot more to find.

[@janay9706]

The Edison bulb was cool! Great finds! Love watching your digs. Great history. Ty! 💗👏🏽

[@MrMattDat]

Love watching you work. It is an amazing lesson every time!

[@DavidJones-smiley]

Tom you spend to much time in the outhouse ! LOL great job👍🏻💯🎃🎃

[@BelowthePlains]

lol thanks

[@manderson3231]

The Ribbed thing that you didn't know what it was, is a bird feeder that went on the side of the cage. Like for parakeets or finches.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah.. a few other people have said that in the comments and it seems so obvious now. cant believe it stumped me! thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching

[@craigpellerin3712]

I would love to do things like this. It always amazes me to see what people dig up while searching for things. But here in central Maine it’s few and far between to actually find a place to explore. I do have a small collection of older Pharmacy Bottles (some with the medication still in them) they were from a Pharmacy that my Uncle owned many years ago and stored at his home when he was in the process of selling the building. But he passed away from a heart attack before he could do so.

[@billyalonzo406]

Amazing how those light bulbs still were intact Might be worth some bucks to a collector

[@terrancemiller8350]

Another fine glass find, just very bizzy on this one. Much love. Afriend.

[@BelowthePlains]

thank you! yeah it took forever to put this video together... i was gonna cut it in two but there wasnt really a good place so i just did it as one video. these super full pits are always fun to dig, but i always dread writing and researching all the items! thanks for watching

[@wadehendryx7378]

Thoroughly enjoyed the longer video. Made my day. Hope you're doing well. Take care.

[@BelowthePlains]

thank you! yeah i wish i could make them all this long, but a pit like this doesnt come around that often. thank you again. thats very kind

[@sherriemetcalf7120]

Awesome dig, such great variety in these private home privies! Thanks for sharing!

[@BelowthePlains]

Thank you! yeah, the houses always make for the best videos. it seems like the train depots and the hotels and saloons seem to have a higher chance of finding a high value soda.. but i like the houses better. specifically for the variety. thanks for watching

[@jerrysadventures8952]

awesome digging today

[@angeliquehumbird5538]

This is SOOOOOOO PHRIQUEN AWESOME!!!! I want to dig up every shitter hole I can find😂🤣😆🤣😂😆

[@wendygamble3935]

Interesting findings! Wow! So cool!

[@debrahorn1938]

That "sunburst lid", I believe is a butter plate. Should have a top with it.

[@barbaramoyer9884]

🚽⛏ good job 👍

[@BelowthePlains]

thanks!

[@dianatovar3098]

What do you do with all fines ❤. I enjoy watching you dig up old ❤❤❤

[@badgasser]

my dad had a bottle collection with a large Dr. Kilmer bottle with label and in the box, we're Kilmers, never learned if he was related, not long ago in western Oklahoma i visited a place with thousands of grass land acres and thousands of buffalo, they do controlled grass burning and hiking through one of those areas i found an old brown glass bottle, had hundreds of buffalo sleeping all around me one night what a sight to wake up to

[@LoriL6657]

Do you get to keep all these great finds? I could watch you did all day. I Love this stuff. Your so knowledgeable Crazy

[@donnadeanthony4907]

Wow! Your really hitting a jack pot there! Makes me want to locate where the old backhouse was on my old two hundred year old house's property and start digging!

[@heidilanier3090]

Love watching you dig for treasure

[@joejoebus8814]

15:30 Someone sure liked their root-beer. 56:30 A bird feeder. That part that protrudes on the flat side wedges between the wires of the cage. A nice variety in this hole. ThX for sharing.

[@terrygreennway9655]

Always enjoy. I love the history of the items.

[@connieholley1124]

I lost count of ink, glue, shoe polish, root beer, pill bottles (amazing they survived)and loads of prescription, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide bottles. Nice to see dishes with vibrant colors, the Edison bulbs and canning jars. What a bountiful haul from this site. Great job team.

[@JustineTheUnconcernced]

My mom is a recent amputee, she just found your channel a few months ago. We love your videos so much! ❤️ She was wondering what you do with all the bottles you find? And the pieces? Do you clean them and resell them? Or keep them all? 🤩🤩 We’d love to see a collection video of all your bottles!

[@jamesonheche2899]

wow, it took you guys two days to dig this one! keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing

[@tonimikol3735]

Found so many of these items in my yard leveling out the yard just 6 -7 inches to put a kitty pool

[@James-f6f5g]

Some of them are pricey.

[@shellmeyoursiii9380]

Instant Bottle Collection.

[@lizbujosa6380]

First time watcher. I liked it Electric light Orchestra 😂😆

[@charlottemurphy2]

You're the best !!! Could you explain how it's early machine made bottles. Thank you😅

[@JackPurdy-x8t]

Yes. They still make the extract. Add sugar and a little yeast water store in a warm dark closet four weeks.

[@larryclark9920]

You have an amazing knowledge of all this stuff.....thank you for sharing!!!!

[@Cowboys-bm4wh]

Very interesting channel. I can set back and relax and watch hours of this content. 🙂

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

Your first human skull find is going to be an interesting experience.

[@cordiscoscorner]

Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root building is still standing in Binghamton, NY. It's about 2 blocks from my old business. It sits on the corner of Chenango St. and Lewis St.

[@BelowthePlains]

oh wow, i had no idea. they must be maintaining it then? its actually historically relevant. that guys products were immensely popular. very cool. thanks for watching

[@cordiscoscorner]

Yes the first floor of the "factory" houses a popular restaurant. The Kilmer "mansion" still exists on the west side of Binghamton. Luckily the Kilmer factory building was saved from "urban renewal" in the 1970's. @@BelowthePlains

[@cordiscoscorner]

Just a thought, did you ever consider doing a video on some of these "medicine" companies. Maybe a brief history with some photos. Would be cool. thanks again, love your channel. @@BelowthePlains

[@James-f6f5g]

Is chenango st. Spelled with c or s? There was a shenango china company that was later bought by Hocking glass company. Interesting information.

[@warrenmink2429]

Killer dig man , thank you for you hard work , love the history you uncover .

[@tedhamilton2362]

To think, all of our old home towns in the midwest likely have 1-2 per home site. My village had burning barrels until the 1980's and they were likely the site where garbage was burnt for many years. Then, the outhouse locations. Looking for the recessed/settled areas of yards is a great idea.

[@JewelryNurse]

I'm dating myself but I remember iodine bottles with the glass dropper inside. amazing that survived. I also remember the shoe polish bottles. the ones you used on sneakers. the white stuff that had the dauber in it that was wire with cotton on the end. anybody else remember those?. you used it to keep your canvas sneakers white but those were more mid-sensory products than turn of the century stuff you're digging up. so they kept that dauber in the iodine system for a long time