Digging Up a Power Line Leads to the Find of a Lifetime Buried in a Back Yard for 135 Years (Full)

Excavating a series of privies at the former site of two late-1800s homes in Yankton, South Dakota.

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[judyhobday]

Seventy years ago as a highschool girl I worked on a place where the owners rented out horses for people to ride. The owners son and his friends took me with them when they went to a place where people dumped their garbage to shoot at the bottles. This was a time and area when that was a popular thing for kids to do. Little did I know how much I would enjoy old bottles and watching you dig up history.

[judy]

Pleeeease start showing us this stuff after it it cleaned. Maybe at the end of your videos?!

[JNygaard]

Could you do a video showing what you do with these treasures after you find them?

[lisha]

I have a site like this on my land. There are chards of old dinnerware sticking out of the ground, and we dug down a bit and found a medicine bottle from the 1890s. Someone digging for a test pit for my septic system when I was building my house also found an old bottle. He may have destroyed that area with his back hoe, though. My land was part of a farm. There is still a horse-drawn plow in the woods. Anyway, you have inspired me. I'll have to wait until the spring, though.

[Q-tip-rhlm]

I don't care how old these videos are i still love watching them.

[joejoebus]

Very interesting finds. Right off the bat you were pulling out some nice items. ThX for sharing. 39:40 Nice, I'm from Davenport. Emil J. Kistenmacher's Drug Store was located at 307 W. Second St. in 1909. Emil was treasurer of the Davenport Rifle Club in 1916.

[glennmurphy]

I am amazed at how you get so many permissions to dig up peoples back yards. Fantastic digs.

[carolynasfour]

Whats the oldest item you've ever found?
What the most valuable item ever found?
Whats the coolest thing you've ever found?
Whats the worst thing you've ever found?
Thank you for your time,
Love the videos.

[elizabethregister]

The is a market for pendants made from pieces cut from old china and porcelain plates also from old hallmarks. Also have you ever used a bottle cutter to make vases or glasses out of bottles with the tops broken off. I love watching your digs. Drop by Wisconsin some summer.

[marlenemeinhard]

I am about 3 weeks new to your channel. As a child, my folks would take us to old abandoned cabins or homes around up North Michigan. We would also walk and find old remnants of stone walls or corner stones of old homes. As we walked around the sites we would find low areas and sometimes jars, old bottles, bowls, once an old partial gun and stock. I have a number of old glassware from these trips. Watching your show, makes me smile. How fun to see what was buried in Privys. If we had known that was the hot spot. I am sure more would have been exposed to us finding. Love your channel.

[laurat]

😮I love all you're finding. The mug was amazing. The old picter was awesome. Thanks for sharing your amazing finds on your

[lorienray]

The pieces you are digging out are so exciting and intact. These pits were so exciting, got my heart beating with the finds. That beer stein and then clay pitcher and that sample bottle with owl, moon are amazing finds. My dream is to have a antique wash basin and pitcher in the blue design. I was offered set as a kid from a nice farmer and his wife, I would visit often when at Grandparents cottage, I could not take it from them, I kick myself now as that would be 55yrs ago and they were in their 80’s then.

[sharonsmith]

Do you have any episodes showing your beautiful items cleaned up on display? Love your show! ❤

[amytemple]

I really like your videos. I have a small collection of oldies myself, and I would love to see you make a video of some of your favorite old finds! Love the history! 😊

[deejacobson]

Enjoying the stories behind the finds, especially knowing some of my family ancestors were from this region dating back to late 1800's.

[steveoneill-cy]

I love seeing another young person so excited to dig up historical bottles. i myself are 14 years old and love to find old 1930's bottles on my grandpa's ranch. keep up the good work!

[stanbartow]

Would you ever consider making a video that would feature your collection? I would love to see your collection.

[TreseMari]

Love watching your channel! Do you have plans to make a museum out of your pieces, or do you sell them, or give them to the owner of the property? Would love to be able to see them in person. Some of the broken porcelin pieces would be worth keeping as well. If you leave them there, I'd personally be interested in the broken pieces you find.
I make jewelry with vintage jewelry hubs & dies from the late 1800's to early 1900's, so this time era is very interesting to me.
Would you have considered this a middle class family, from all the wine bottles, doll heads, child's toys and ceramics, decanters, etc.?

[patriciaannzbikowski]

Have you ever thought of selling some of those broken bits of china and glass to crafters who do mosaics and the like? I can't help but think that some would love to get their hands on antique stuff like that, especially the china with patterns on it.

[ABeautfulMess]

I grew up in Mt Vernon Va. Just a years ago they found the original necessary on the Plantation...the things were amazing 🤩