Taking out the.... tree stump + the dig finds so far - Dig Diary # 2

[@rwest1818]

The long metal item is part of a gate latch, large gate that is. The flat part screws/bolts to the gate

[@blushingbunny3074]

I was thinking a car jack. That makes much more sense.

[@craig_ramjet990]

Thats an old ammunition maker. The .410 is the caliber. Old ammo. Around 100 years old. The long bits are for a door and hinges imbedded in the stone walls. Good finds and good progress. Thank you for posting your project. It is really interesting.

[@afontirs]

Thanks

[@Cheesius]

6:18 That's a part of a floppy disc, it's the little metal panel that slides over the actual disc to protect it when it's not in the drive. Definitely a relic of a by-gone era, but not as old as you're looking for! I am really enjoying these videos, thanks for coming back and sharing with us!

[@munirahbakar4123]

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[@mabdub]

I think the small bottle is an aspirin bottle. I am nearly 80 and remember when small tins and small bottles of aspirin were readily available. I would have to see the bottle more closely to be certain. Even in my lifetime the actual shape of the bottles changed but I can easily still recognize all of them.

[@judyrudd5089]

I was going to say the same about the old Aspirin bottle.

[@stuggit]

Me too, I remember junior aspirin bottles like that from the early sixties.

[@letticason8435]

I instinctively said Bayer aspirin when I saw that bottle.

[@leftpastsaturn67]

As somebody else has pointed out, the largest piece of metal you found is from a gate latch, it's that shape and that long so you can open the gate when you're mounted on a horse. They're known as a 'monkey tail' with that end.

[@afontirs]

Yes now you mention it and I can picture it on local gates. thank yoy

[@bloganc]

I took archeology in university and was lucky to go on a field dig in southern Italy in 2005. I have always wanted my own property with something old on it to excavate like you have done, well done!

[@danielmoore3056]

The casing you found looks like a rifle case brass maybe but the name is pronounced with a hard " E " sound so ELEY Kynoch pronounced "KINOCk" that's the ammunition maker Like .450 ELEY. The caliber 410 is a small shotgun round, at least here in America. And I looked it up and it's an all brass shotgun round made from 1945 - 1989. Nice find.

[@nickbea3443]

Probably used for a bit of rabbiting in local fields.

[@afontirs]

Thanks. I don't know almost anything about guns or ammo as I'm sure you can tell.

[@papertooned4226]

cool video, the rifle clip is a metal shutter from a floppy disk lol

[@bloganc]

Absolutely.

[@jabbaa6500]

You've got the metal parts from a door, corner hinge (part) from top and part of the latch.

[@Kotar2000]

Im pretty sure the reason there is no wall is because that was a door. Most of the rusted metal you found are parts of an old door hinge.

[@ashleyfalcon125]

An excellent point/observation, thank you for sharing it.

[@Laxpowertoo]

It's a sprung five bar gate latch.

[@Miss_Toots]

The long metal half flat half rod thing is a spring gate latch

[@afontirs]

Thanks

[@wendybenson5903]

I absolutely love your content! I was cheering you on when you finally found the corner and I was so excited for you! Also your viewers are extremely knowledgeable which is an added bonus because I'll see you pull something out and think to myself (as you're saying) "I wonder what that is" and then I read the comments like a crazy woman to find out the answers lol. Thank you so much for sharing your backyard adventure with us!

[@adelem432]

It would be cool if you locate where the privy was. My house here in Salem, Mass. is from 1870, and I dug out the area of the basement where I guessed it was located. Found loads of bottles, broken china, clay pipes.

[@sheep1ewe]

In northern europe old cheramics where often crushed up and spread on the fields for some reason, i found alot of fragments on my fathers farmlands but nothing more than crushed up fragments.

[@bendy6626]

​@@sheep1eweDepending on what the ceramics were made from (bone China? Clay?) they might be used to add minerals or tilth to the soul.

[@sheep1ewe]

@@bendy6626 Aha, that make sense, sometimes if one are lucky one may find local landfills in te forest here around, but they usualy are from the 1930-40s. (i did not find much in them, mainly rusty old tincans to corroded to really be of major inteterst usually, bit it is worth taking a look at them).

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

@@bendy6626 I think if that were the case you'd want it to be absolutely crushed into a powder. My guess is soil aeration, like cheapo perlite

[@nicholasmarshall3191]

My wife and I lived in Salem while I went to school there in the late 90's. Still miss the place.

[@catherinefromchristchurchn6508]

Thanks Afon. I cheered when you found the corner and when you got that stump out. I am amazed at the knowledge in your viewing community!

[@afontirs]

Yes it's very helpful.

[@andy2950]

Dacatie is a fixing tie used in the construction of cavity walls.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Cavity walls... as in walls that are hollow inside? So it would act as a bridge/brace in between?

[@andy2950]

@skeetsmcgrew3282 No, mate. Modern cavity walls will be filled with fire retardant blocking (there are different types). I also insulates to new building regulations. A pvc fixing plate is added at the end to stop water, etc, getting into insulation between the inner and outer walls. The key is a right-angled piece of pvc that is attached to the end plate and is placed in between the bricks and mortared in.

[@randomnielle]

As someone who works in pharmacy, I would love that little bottle as a decor piece/trinket. Very interesting!

[@cascadehopsful]

Thank you for filming this! Backyard archeology is surprisingly interesting. Not to mention all the hard work it it takes to dig everything up . I would not open the glass vial but clean it up and keep it as a cool thing I found in the dirt.

[@ronaldschnaider1605]

Eley-Kynoch .410 shotgun cartridge!!! WOW!!! What a finds! Amazing project! I'm your new follower!!!

[@andrewmarch7891]

Thanks for your hard work. The little rounded bottle looks very like an ASPRO bottle. When I was a child ASPRO was a trade name for aspirin tables; they had a dividing line marked so the user could easily snap the tablet in half should they so desire. They did not dissolve very well being very slow to break down into a cloudy mixture.

[@MelliaBoomBot]

fascinating as usual. the house I grew up in was an old smithy here on Anglesey and the old part of the house was built in 1790 or something. my brother and I would dig up bits of pottery, ah..a 70;s childhood..thanks for the update!

[@jkardi9803]

YAY! so excited to see more progress. I'm really loving your videos

[@timwatson682]

6:20 - gate off on old 3.5 inch floppy. 7:00 - gate latch. should be vertical - grab the ball on the top and pull it back to release. 8:00 aspirin bottle for sure. 70's.. 6:01 is a piece of a grate from a fireplace, Rest of it - who knows? I'm much more interested to how that 410 cartridge wound up there..

[@neutonrenda2303]

Apart from the hard work of excavating, it must be so exciting wandering what you'll find next. Great to have found such a wonderful site on your property.👍

[@melkel2010]

I love seeing your dig progress. It's so fascinating. I can't help but think the excavation today looks like steps. Perhaps it was an ascension to get out another side of the home and the land around it was different grades. Perhaps part of the home had an earthen berm against it for added weatherproofing and the door on that side needed to ascend. Or... maybe there was an upstairs and the lower steps were stone? Or maybe the wall is collapsed and it just looks like steps. Excellent work and the artifacts are a real journey back in time. Thank you!

[@jessiep2931]

Such hard work! Thank you for sharing with us. It really is fascinating!

[@TheLostTowerDiaries]

Great job removing the stump! Looking forward to the next instalment!

[@patrickmawson1142]

Very interesting content. Thanks for posting.

[@LaurieLeeAnnie]

Thanks for the update!

[@lmdyment]

So interesting. Thank you.

[@шибкоумнаяоднако]

Cool, another part of your digging! Do you want to make something out of the dead stump? This guy is part of those buildings story too, it will be nice to see his afterlife.

[@MissMorph]

Love these updates! Thank you for sharing

[@besteven]

Really enjoying the progress and the narration/explanations and the finds. Looking forward to the next!

[@andyc972]

Always good and interesting to see an update from you, keep them coming !

[@afontirs]

Thanks, will do!

[@Daytona2]

Lovely to see, as ever, thanks for sharing! Love the full brass cartridge case. Now, to save money, and weight, they use cardboard sides - just to contain the (lead shot balls?) contents. If you haven't already, see the Eley Zenith 12Ga for instance.

[@Fearnstein]

Fascinating video and very well presented. You’re a natural in front of the camera

[@bismarck105]

the one pice is a snapper of a floppy disk

[@markstott6689]

Kynoch became a constituent part of what became ICI In 1926. Eley Kynoch was a brand of sporting ammunition.

[@linajackson4545]

This is so fascinating. Watching with baited breath…

[@NunyaBiznes-vs1gy]

Wonderful

[@MichaelDavey18]

7:09 field gate spring fastner latch.

[@onmilo]

Agreed.

[@g-ma_of_8]

I've been following your progress. Love seeing it. I enjoy your videos very much!

[@HostileMakeover]

The pill bottle looks like an bayer aspirin bottle from the 70s

[@whartonoutdoors7493]

Eley (pronounced ee-lee) is an ammunition manufacturer that's still going and .410 is the calibre of a shotgun cartridge.

[@iainb1577]

Eley .410 birding shotgun cartridge.

[@jenaemarieAZ]

I just love your videos. I hope there will be more so we can subscribe. Such an interesting process.

[@ruadhscottygirl2480]

If you subscribe, he might be able to make MORE videos! ❤

[@afontirs]

More to come!

[@Thewhiteranger6969]

. 410 is the smallest shotgun gauge....

[@valeriegmz]

Love the different thumbnail ❤

[@ladypip]

I think medication was issued in glass bottles in the late 17 early 18 century and that could tie in with the with of the walls. Do the first two iron pieces look like the will fit together, to me they look like the sort of thing that you would hang your pot on and swing it into the fire . I found an old (20 century) intack piggyback on my little project lol. You are doing an amazing job 👍👏

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

I think in the end you will really want that stump gone. Certainly plenty to do in the mean time and it isn't urgent. But by the time you have most of that wall excavated it will look silly at best and be destructive at worst. It will be a real project to remove though as you won't be able to use a winch for that one. Maybe just using 'Stump Rot' is the way to go

[@snickarnjonas]

So fascinating to follow your excavation! The excitement of what's gonna be the next reveal is overwhelming!🤩

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Afon Tirs. 👍👌👏 Very well done again. Of course I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the next dig. Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health in particular.

[@RetroBoy94]

the shell casing is dated from 1945 to 1989. the name on the shell is the type of ammunition I believe

[@MrLikerBiker]

could those long thin things be spikes for holding thatch in place? The buildings might have had thatched roofs.

[@dianajemison105]

I love seeing what you find. The little bottle is the star of the loot, for me.

[@eileenwalter8987]

Very creative. The design grew very organically. Just wonder whether some carving into the wood could have been used.

[@jasonbenn3036]

Love watching this

[@jeffery181]

Kynoch .. long history firm associated to ICI and IMI .. Witton, Aston now Birmingham Right by Aston Villa fc. my family goes back centuries in Aston . Great bottle find too my Dad was was bottle collector and we'd often go digging old sights being redeveloped or abandoned.

[@afontirs]

Thanks for the info!

[@fester73666]

Interesting video 👍

[@alisonmary1443]

Thank you for the update, always interesting 👍

[@onmilo]

EEE-LEE Kye-Nock .410 bore shotshell cartridge case

[@blushingbunny3074]

I think the bottle was Asprin.

[@debandjackv]

Love your videos. Thanks for sharing !! New York State USA

[@tanyacurtis2884]

Very interesting. Can't wait for the next video.

[@freshtoad617]

The 2rd metal item is a motor mount from a 63 Biscayne.

[@loving-soul]

Fascinating video, can't wait for the next one!

[@Leed216]

Fansinating finds.

[@deedaw9246]

The live one will only create more damage as it grows.

[@ruadhscottygirl2480]

Please don’t try to open the bottle! What good would that do? It’s much more interesting without it being destroyed in the opening process. And I think I could see a bit of a pattern on the glass. Perhaps after you carefully clean it, you can let us know if the glass was actually printed with something. It was probably aspirin or stomach pills.

[@sverr0r]

Looking forward to see what fitting you make of the corner stump, good call to leave it I reckon, probably more structurally sound than whatever's underneath. Be sure to let us know what's in the little bottle if you ever open it! :o

[@Bard_Land]

Yeah, I deffo would not open that bottle, people used to keep all sorts of toxic tablets.

[@warrenmusselman9173]

.410 caliber shotgun shell

[@lmdyment]

Rasp. File. Rough ton both side point. Maybe.

[@northwesttrainspotting507]

Eley Kynoch (Elay Kinoch) was an old gun / ammo manufacturer that started in the 19th cen. and went defunct in the early 00s. It is now a manufacturer for general items, eg bottles etc.

[@causewaykayak]

Kynoch is still producing ammunition. Take a peep at Wikipedia. They were our favourite UK brand. Brass .410 is certainly a nice find.

[@northwesttrainspotting507]

@@causewaykayak Have a question - do you do benchmarking judging by your profile picture?

[@causewaykayak]

@@northwesttrainspotting507 Only locally. Partly out of sentiment - also to facilitate setting of barometers.

[@deedaw9246]

a hand brush or broom would be a helpful tool

[@oxfd611]

410 is a shotgun gauge.

[@PaulBlake-x6s]

.410 bore cartridge, Fourlong, No. 4 shot, Eley Kinoch: the .410 cartridge is the smallest of the popular shotgun bores, and is used for vermin destruction and training young people to shoot. It is also popular for clay target shooting - - - Shotgun, revolver, derringer Place of origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Eley Brothers Produced1874-present

[@ShortbusMooner]

**grabs popcorn** 🍿

[@barbaraprest783]

Good hun

[@helenatremblay4019]

❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@julias-shed]

Cast iron bits are from an old grate and handle to pull out ash pan? 😀

[@ghostofkadesh9041]

😃👍

[@geoffthomas2221]

Maybe try rust removal using electrolysis on the metalwork , works a treat

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Probably not worth his time? Unless he was intent on turning them into decorations for his home. Everything found so far isn't too old from a historic standpoint and isn't particularly interesting. Of course it could be seen as a hobby in of itself, as a chemistry nerd making my own electrolysis setup does sound fun lol

[@thelostone6981]

I’ve been watching too much Time Team because I was expecting you to know everyone you pulled out of the ground! 😂😂 The 410 shotgun shell; does it have a plastic casing or is it all metal? I’m just curious as to how old that is?

[@DavidPinner-z1z]

That stump will continue to give you troubles get it gone now while you are doing the job

[@WilliamNast-v1g]

HAVE YOU EVER BROUGHT ANYONE OUT FROM A LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY? PERHAPS THEY MAY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDINGS SUCH AS YOURS...THEY CAN SUGGEST WHICH DIRECTION TO DIG?

[@stefanwild326]