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Antique Trader privy digging article 3/19/09

Posted by Rick on March 19, 2009 at 7:12 AM

Antique Traders Karen Knapstein wrote a short informative article on our privy digging adventures. Click the link and go to Antique Traders web site.

 

http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/Privy_to_history_bottle_digging/

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3 Comments

Reply Graham
01:46 AM on April 28, 2009
Hello

I have been digging out an old well in our backyard which was built about 1840.
Currently, I have dug down 4.5 metres with no end in site.
I have a question regarding the build of the well.
The well is completely made of brick and it has been built in a spiral pattern.
Has anyone else come across a well made in this fashion ?

Regards
Graham
Reply Rick
05:49 AM on April 28, 2009
Hi Graham...
We don't dig many wells.The ones we have attempted where only about 3 1/2 foot around and deep! 30 feet plus.After digging down 15 feet we used the 12 foot probe and it never hit bottom.Digging a well is a big gamble because of all the work involved.I am not saying there couldn't be some thing good on the bottom,we just know there are a lot better odds digging privy's where people threw trash on a daily basis.
Do you have a pic of the well? I can tell you more about it if I saw it. Send a pic to my email. Thanks Rick
Reply Rex Mann
08:18 PM on May 04, 2009
Great work Rick. You have reawakened a passion I had in my youth....bottle digging...thanks