We All Knew Something was Buried Under the Parking Lot but Never Expected This…

[@Steve-Pitt]

I've been digging for 40+ years, Civil War camps, House sites, trash pits ... relics, bottles, etc. This is the best digging channel out there!

[@TomAskjem.]

Thank you!

[@wwjoesr]

So nice to see you in a hole that’s not full of water and mud! 😊

[@markvanderstelt8999]

and crap

[@DiggingTimesPast]

That’s what I was gonna say…. Ha ha.

[@Dutch_Mustache]

By water and mud you mean shit.

[@jaygee999]

I did notice that huge hickey on his neck ! ---- Proud Of You Tom !

[@very5ick112]

water =pizz mud =shit

[@mandyfr]

I didn’t think it was possible to enjoy your videos more than I already have, but this longer format that groups all of the digs from one site together adds yet another layer of depth (haha) to the history of the place. Awesome

[@TomAskjem.]

I appreciate the input!

[@peggynulsen1365]

Agree. Love the longer vids.

[@lonniekruse5562]

i can't even watch you with out a smile on my face. you are so fun . thank you Sir. LonnieRay we love you!

[@TomAskjem.]

I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!

[@carolmay5168]

I’m so glad you glued some of those finds together. Really wanted to see what they looked like.

[@ivcmom75]

I’ve always said, Every Doll head, leg and arm, found in an outhouse pit, was thrown down there by an annoyed big brother!!

[@metaldetectingthenortheast1294]

30:16 there was a Mellor , Taylor and co like you said. But also Mellor & Co was a mark of cook pottery co in Trenton, NJ, that made ironstone China. I have one of their pieces. It has a very British looking crest on the bottom. I read that American people at the time preferred British made whiteware. American companies would use a very British looking logo better to position themselves better in the market.

[@TomAskjem.]

Im thinking it was actually Mellor & Co. it did have a very American looking stamp on it. Thanks!

[@Hamingja6266]

This is what I look forward to every Saturday!! And it's an hour long! I try to let others know you have your own channel. You deserve to be back at over 100k+ and then some!!!😊🎉🎉

[@ABeautfulMess]

I adore the pics at the end..I truly enjoy your channel. The basket dish looks like a dish my great great grandma had..she kept buttons and pins in it on her peddle sewing machine.. she past when I was very young but my great grandma kept it the same way and made me dresses using the peddle machine. I was born in 67..

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

Love your display. Hard work, but worth it.. stay safe. Thanks for making your program so interesting.

[@patablanche5075]

In a throw-a-way culture, it’s nice to see someone who appreciates old things. Good work as usual

[@samcrane9817]

Tom please think about doing a show on your collection and sharing the story - we see the items when you bring them out but seeing the collection would be outstanding, especially with your history lessons of our beginning. Thanks for sharing and all the hard work!

[@TomAskjem.]

I actually have only six or seven bottles in my collection. Lately I’ve only been focused on the earliest sodas from each state. I’ve been selling most of my finds to fund a couple book projects I’ve been working on.

[@janicecuroso1042]

When ever you say "WOW" I get giddy! So many treasures. Good job Tom.

[@AnneWilliams-u5s]

Thank you again, Tom! I would love to read your book if you write one!❤❤❤

[@TomAskjem.]

Hoping to have the Pembina book in print by January. I’ll post a notification once it’s in print.

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

Again, like always....thank you for sharing this great educational experience 👍

[@Adina2424]

Thank you for all your hard work - not only digging but presentation and editing etc all the extra information and final clean ups … so professional and enjoyable 😌 You bring joy 🙂

[@TomAskjem.]

I appreciate the kind words!

[@TheGreatest1974]

I’m so pleased you found the Eckles & Morgan 👍🇬🇧

[@TomAskjem.]

One of the best for sure

[@aicirtkciub9167]

Awe I wanted to see the turtle ink cleaned up. It was pretty dirty when you dug it up. ❤ Very cool pits.

[@lauriecornell6169]

Beautiful teapot! I love how you say root. It reminds me of my mother's side of the family from Erie, PA.

[@40shellyfish]

Wow, nice old bottles!! Great old crocks and a nice dry dig!! Must be a relief after the poo stew from the last dig😂💩 Thanks for the fab vid Tom and crew🤩

[@WharfSomewhere]

Congrats on the Krueger. You worked hard and opened up multiple holes and found it. 👏👏

[@PeppieP]

Brilliant dig Tom - my you must be exhausted by the end of it. Beautiful finds - thanks for putting them together and cleaning up.

[@TomAskjem.]

I’m usually worn out to near delirium by the end of the day. Worth it, though.

[@tammyaskjem9871]

Another fantastic video!! Excellent finds ! East and West Grand Forks, Dakota Territory……. Nice!! I look forward to your videos every Saturday!! Thanks for taking us on the dig with you!!

[@JamesGill-c9f]

Have always loved your shows. You have a unique style that's entertaining and captivating. Always look forward to new shows.

[@tahudack7785]

I love those doll heads. My collected antique dolls when she was alive. We sold of 10,000 dolls in auctions.

[@TomAskjem.]

Wow!

[@tahudack7785]

Tom, she would have been bugging the crap out of me to try and get them from you. The most expensive one we sold in the 90s for $25K.

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Loved watching you dig that neat old stuff!

[@luanncolistro879]

What a lot of digging !! But fantastic finds ❤

[@dannmccord1923]

Wow Tom finally there isn't no water in the pits I am happy for you. Found some awesome bottles. Love the amber poison bottles. I have three . all different sizes. Love the tea pot. Beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@melindawhite5198]

Wow what a dig!!!

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Tom, that was a very exciting dig to watch. You are absolutely amazing to watch and learn from. Your passion to unearth history is mind blowing. Awesome soil to dig in and the ink well and blob were my favorite. Congratulation’s on the quality finds.👏👏👍😀

[@wadehendryx7378]

Nice. That was fun. I liked the knife edge flask. Nice old stuff. Looks as though the iron would clean up nice. Nice last find. The soda. Take care. See ya next week. 😊

[@ToddTheJoker]

Had my fingers crossed you would find another non-broken Krueger and Kronenburg Soda Bottle! Sorry buddy but you will eventually get another, I feel it ma bones! Real glad you found another Hutchinson Soda though! Thanks Tom, this was fun to watch and I look forward to the next!

[@meloneynorsworthy7784]

Hi Tom! Great dig and definitely quality! Just curious about what happens to everything you find...

[@Justfollowthecrumbs]

What a haul! So glad you found a complete hutch, loved the ink too.

[@terrencebuller7676]

Greetings Tom, great program, lot of early finds, really cool to see all the history unearthed. Take care and stay safe. 👍

[@susiewagner1534]

Fantastic… love watching your digs ..

[@jimnorthland2903]

At 3:46 the little pipe wrench is an Adjustable Ford Wrench.

[@acla6398cell]

Love your digs

[@Spikedgriffon]

Great digs! Lots of amazing older bottles

[@Gaming.with.Benjamin]

Loved seeing the pieces at the end you put back together! Amazing soda

[@JeffreyLee63]

Now that was a great dig and you didn't get wet you got some super pieces, can't wait til next week

[@tahudack7785]

Also, Thank you for doing these videos. You are digging up our history and it's completely fascinating to me.

[@elizabethpayne53]

Just found you a week ago, and I’m hooked! Thanks for sharing your videos with us 😊

[@atuuschaaw]

Dry holes!? 😉 Some great finds! ♥

[@StGeorgeSandy]

Tom - with all the close squinting you do to read embossing maybe a jewelers visor would help. Can easily raise and lower with a non-muddy part of an arm.

[@maryl1785]

Many cool things,Tom!

[@marylavine2632]

Really enjoyed the 1880 dates. An exciting dig. Thanks for your hard work.

[@653j521]

I wonder what sorts of arguments went along with dumping a valuable broken object, like the teapot, into the pit.

[@hiddencompartment]

Thank you for not narrating like a surfer dude and being so precise

[@MadelineRose-ep7fj]

Great variety! Was worried that they weren't eating a lot of ketchup but then the Worcestershire sauce showed up. One wonders where these pits were planned. If you had horrible neighbors, you could discourage their proximity to your outhouse where all your plans were made! Best was the Carter's turtle lamp and the ornate teapot, as well as the crockery.😊

[@larisarogers2649]

So glad to see you guys! Thanks for the adventure into history.

[@dawnhaynes7784]

Love the ink and the video 😊

[@TheGreatest1974]

Superb video Tom. 👍🇬🇧

[@TomAskjem.]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Philip-w5l]

In the 70's I was staying with friends near Bemidji MN and, I found a great job with a roofing company in Grand Forks...A lifetime ago...I do remember that it's very flat geologically in that area...❤

[@marydalton5752]

Some unique finds! Nice work!

[@TomAskjem.]

Thanks for watching!

[@mandybrown7758]

Tom out of all the bottle diggers i watch you are at the top of doing it the best Great video

[@died4us590]

I enjoyed this dig, the treasure haul that's pre 1900 is my favorite, especially because the bottles aren't machined. Glad you got a break from the water stinking the breathing area up, plus not being soaked in 100 plus year old feces has to be good. I crack up every time you say this is one of the greatest pieces I've ever dug up, this thing is mint, as you then proceed to tell us it's an old out house pit, and you've just uncovered the youse layer. You find item's of value, so it makes digging in less than ideal situations worth it. If i wasn't cobbled up physically, i think i would go out and do digs like this to, it just seems so exciting when you find the rare stuff. G-d bless, and keep on digging.

[@kellybailey6070]

Him going to con t inue to watch your videos and I'm sending prayers up for both you and hollie and ellion. Take care.

[@dixonrupp8347]

REALLY ENJOYED, SOME NICE FIRST TIME. THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS

[@melissafedele6568]

Hi tom, amazing finds.😊

[@tahudack7785]

Tom also save the doll legs and arms you find. They are worth money to antique doll repairers! I know a couple I can send you to.

[@alanatolstad4824]

I'm probably the only subscriber who thrills at seeing ketchup bottles!---If that teapot could talk, I wonder what story it would tell!---Isn't it curious that you almost never dig up poison bottles & then you find 2? 'Spose the household was fighting mice?!

[@jimmylarge1148]

I know where there is a literal 200 various ketchups u could have 😂

[@alanatolstad4824]

@@jimmylarge1148 I also watch Brandon with Adventure Archeology and thrill when he & his friends find them, even tho' they just 'ho-hum' them!---I'm curious about where 'your' stash is!

[@jimmylarge1148]

@@alanatolstad4824 I’m in Michigan but I currently have three spots I dig at and the ketchup is so common at all of them it blows my mind. I asked around why they went through so much ketchup and they said it’s because they had no/shoddy refrigeration and were always eating iffy meat and lathered it up in ketchup. Idk how true that is but sounds plausible 😂

[@jimmylarge1148]

@@alanatolstad4824 obviously 200 was an exaggeration but I could promise 75. 😂

[@alanatolstad4824]

@@jimmylarge1148 While not knowing the reason myself, I suspect it's because it was a simpler way of seasoning food for folks who weren't exposed to any other form of seasoning! Remember, folks from Europe wouldn't have been experimenting with anything other than salt and pepper. My paternal Grandfather wouldn't try the enchiladas we made one summer we came to the farm from Albuquerque because black pepper was as strong as he was willing to eat!

[@davevollbrecht9489]

Another fine job young man 😊

[@cristobalin3]

That was a lot of work, specifically that las pit. But the Hutch in the last bottom corner is why we dig 'em all, all the way!

[@lisab4159]

Wow, such a nice dry dig for you this week. Can you show the turtle ink all clean some time?🎉

[@nikkicrabtree2173]

I appreciate your knowledge...fascinating about the poison bottle. My home was built in 1899 and now I want to dig up my land.😊

[@SuperKabookie]

No swimming this week! But you did have the curse of the paper label. Par for the course!

[@GlynnSmith-cv3hy]

I have a farm that has 8 or 10 old home locations. We dug our first outhouse location. About 50 bottles from 1927 to about 1940. It was very exciting. 20 feet from it is a small round hole. It’s only about a 18 inches in diameter. 5 foot probe easily buries in it. Any ideas what that small of a circle could be? 42:53 42:54 43:09

[@TomAskjem.]

Could be a drilled well or another outhouse. Sometimes the entire pit doesn’t probe out from the surface. I’ve noticed outhouses were often moved, not far from the original location. On average I’d say there’s usually three pits in a row.

[@GlynnSmith-cv3hy]

Wow! I am very impressed that you answered so quickly. I just turned 70 and have a new hobby. I think my farm is going to have 100s and 100s of bottles. One location with an 1830s chimney should have bottles. Haven’t been able to find the outhouse yet. I’m having fun finding arrowheads, bottles and metal detecting. You are quite amazing. 11:27

[@josephusina7296]

Thanks for another great video!

[@jenniwebster7122]

The ink and hutch are amazing!

[@phippstj1]

How can I purchase the broken Teapot?? Please let me know! Great dig!!!

[@manderson3231]

That cylindrical metal thing with the gear inside, sort of looked like the guts of an ice cream maker.

[@bethcorey6022]

It kind of does but did they make ice cream back then.?

[@SuperKabookie]

That turtle ink is awesome ❤

[@manderson3231]

Tom, I feel that I should tell you that KZbin put this video in my row of videos to "continue watching", and showed that I had only watched about the 1st 19 minutes of it. I know that is false!! I watched this video all the way to the very end!! I suppose it might be a glitch, but I've heard other content creators say that KZbin is doing all they can, not to pay out as much money!!! Not fair, in my opinion!! So I'm watching the complete video again, so hopefully you get the view!!😊

[@joshperronne765]

Show how you probe! What areas of yard to look in a what to look for!!

[@phyllisscroggins7725]

Tom, would you ever consider sharing your story with us. You say intriguing things like - " Oh, I've never dug one like this before. " or "i've dug all over ." or You seemed so pleased to be digging in North and South Dakota. Do you have family roots there? You dug out small bottles of smoothing medicine for the baby and you say " I have found these all across the county." Your love of history and knowledge of bottles and the ingredients they held and who was the manufacturer is amazing to me. I like history and genealogy myself. During the time of "soothing medicine for babies and mother" was needed, I'm sure. Think about outhouses, no running water, ice chests, hanging wet clothes outside, no electricity, and finally being pregnant many, many times. Lots of childhood diseases and deaths. I read old newspapers for a history center. I have found many, many ads advertising meds "for the Hysterical Woman". So, yes, I believe that "smoothing medicine for babies and mothers" was needed. Bye. Keep up the good work. Phyllis

[@TomAskjem.]

I may do some origin story vids. I’ll be digitizing my family’s old vhs tapes from when I was a kid. There’s a few that have me digging. May include those as well.

[@phyllisscroggins7725]

@@TomAskjem. Thank You. I wish you well in your digitizing of your family history. Please do include tapes of you digging. That would be special to see you when all of this began for you. Looking forward to see what you come up with. If nothing else digitizing those old tapes will be good family history. I'm glad I wrote to you.

[@VolcanoTimeLapse]

Great stuff Tom.

[@sadielevens1144]

❤ always a win when I eatch this channel.

[@dai-nippon_digger]

55:06 might be a very early Sakè bottle. The indented base is comparable to 1890s Sakès. The top is called a club sauce I believe, which is another hallmark of crown top Sakés. It is unusual though. I'd be more inclined to think it's European.

[@TomAskjem.]

I appreciate the info!

[@rikspector]

Tom, I understand that there is something special about the finds in this pit, but what makes them special, are they rare or what? I imagine that these items have value, could you give us some idea , in general, what they are worth, especially the rarer ones? That would be really exciting. Cheers, Rik Spector

[@jacquelinesaunders3041]

Some really old finds Tom, I also think it was nice for you to have dry pots for a chane . 😊

[@timothyrandall3269]

Epic digs

[@Phaota]

Congrats on finding the super rare soda bottle in the end.

[@heycarrieann]

This was fascinating. May I ask what kind of equipment you use to survey the land to figure out if there's anything in the ground? At the beginning of the video, I think you mentioned that you could tell that there was glass in the ground. How were you able to tell?

[@TomAskjem.]

I use probe rods to feel for objects and compaction differences

[@daviddarrall9384]

Hello Tom. Looking forward to your new video (Sat 5th) 😊 UK.

[@judylukehart6854]

Hi Tom. I was wondering if you ever find human bones in a pit. I know it is gross but I would think it might be possible. Would you then need to notify the proper authorities?. I really enjoy watching g your videos.

[@TomAskjem.]

I’ve never found human remains but have found a couple dogs. Human remains would need to be reported.

[@martinco712]

Just bought a 5-foot probe. thanks for the supplier store.

[@cferguson3368]

The teapot looks like redware. If so, the gold was added as a specialty overglaze, so it would be real gold. A note on gold leaf...there was a period when gold leaf was also real gold--general rule, you will find it in some styles before late 1800s.

[@obieobrien5883]

Awesome finds once again!

[@BuildingRides]

AWESOME

[@sarahbaldwin9803]

I have a tiny dolls leg just like the one you found. Mine was dug up in Yorkshire, England

[@carolmay5168]

I love those tiny bottles🥰

[@bessiewilson1784]

That lid might belong to tea 🫖 pot. I worked on a ranch in the late 50’s til 1963 there was no electricity & we used those irons

[@Hamingja6266]

Still hoping for you to come across an embossed "shoofly" or "knife edge" flask. I know you have been looking out for it. I also was "Bottle Ned" in San Francisco he got one in his last video. 🤞🤞🤞🤞Hope you will soon.

[@TomAskjem.]

I found one in my previous video at the Cottage Hotel site in Sanborn, North Dakota!

[@Hamingja6266]

​@@TomAskjem.Wow, totally forgot and I watched your video. I am sorry I don't know if it's the "age" thing or dementia at this point. I am going to rewatch your previous video. My memory sucks.

[@susanblackley7065]

Maybe that metal object at 53:28 is a fire starter box.

[@martinco712]

Really hit the spot like the extracts the best. good findings What do you use as a probe> does it have barbs on the sides? thanks

[@TomAskjem.]

I order my probes from oldwestbottles.com

[@garysimonson9593]

the cod liver oil with contents.... some kid might have ditched that one. :)

[@lizmbrad]

Hey Tom, if you would be willing to sell the Atlanta,GA bottle. I would love to own it as I live here in GA.

[@ivcmom75]

I think that crock piece is Earthworm pattern. Start there.

[@sereneexistence4989]

Where did you learn so much about these bottles?