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

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @BelowthePlains
    @BelowthePlains  Год назад +41

    hi everyone! just wanted to say thanks for watching! just a reminder to hit that like button, it really helps us out. We have been getting help at finding some digging locations from another youtube channel called "detecting dakota" and i would consider it a personal favor if you went over to his page, and subscribed, and tell them we sent you there. heres a link for that:
    www.youtube.com/@samsager1/featured
    and if you are able to help support the channel and you want to see early content you can sign up on our patreon. we try to stay a few weeks ahead on the videos and once you sign up, we will put your name in the end of the video to say thanks. heres a link:
    www.patreon.com/belowtheplains

    • @ginozanga2129
      @ginozanga2129 Год назад +1

      What is the best thing you’ve found?

    • @whackadim2250
      @whackadim2250 Год назад

      Nahh. Not me. I ditched your channel. I found another one to subscribe to.

    • @elisadurda4395
      @elisadurda4395 Год назад

      What do you do with what you find. 😊

    • @Area58mysteries
      @Area58mysteries Год назад +1

      Copy that. I’ve subscribed to them.

    • @susananthony2366
      @susananthony2366 Год назад +1

      I just watched some of Detecting Dakota. Great recommend. Thanks!

  • @susananthony2366
    @susananthony2366 Год назад +40

    Have you ever considered making a video showing the items cleaned? It would be a fun and amazing follow-up video.
    Thanks for the hard work you put in.

    • @janethuffman5280
      @janethuffman5280 Год назад +8

      I would have loved to see the German mug cleaned up. 😀

    • @donaldoberly8817
      @donaldoberly8817 Год назад

      O

    • @YesItsReallyKeith
      @YesItsReallyKeith Год назад +7

      first time i watch and thought exactly the same... so part 2 of each video could be cleaning the items found... and also what is done with these.... museum ?

  • @markschloemer727
    @markschloemer727 Год назад +2

    I liked the bottle you found from Kistenmachers in Davenport, Iowa. As a young boy in the late 60's I would go downtown in Davenport with my Grandfather and we would visit Kistenmachers. My Grandfather knew them well as he did business with them all his career as a Dr. of Chiropractic at the Forrest park Sanitorium. There were two older ladies who ran the store. I only remember the one. Her name as I knew it was Mrs.Buaha. This brought back some good memories from my early childhood.

  • @RootSlayer420
    @RootSlayer420 Год назад +25

    I love how you display the bottle/relic information on screen. It is soo helpful. Thank you I have learned so much from watching your videos. Keep it up. Stay safe

  • @lakemarine484
    @lakemarine484 Год назад +9

    Cool video! My previous house had 10 acres that was subdivided off of an old farm. I hired a guy with a bobcat to help me clear out some old stumps. He dug up what appeared to be an old dump site for the farm and found a few very cool bottles. Two of them were like original Dr. Pepper bottles of sort and the ingredients said it included coca. One of the bottles was mint and the other had a chip in it. I told him he could keep the mint condition bottle and I kept the chipped one because he could have just pocketed both but was honest enough to show them to me. After watching your video I wish we had "explored" more...no telling how much more we would have found!!

  • @MatthewHarrisStudio
    @MatthewHarrisStudio Год назад +46

    Would also be cool to see a follow up video from each dig. Back light the glass and do a walk through of all the pieces

    • @birdie5382
      @birdie5382 Год назад +3

      Agree... and explain what you mean "tool top" for those of us who just started watching. 😊

    • @bigpoppa101101
      @bigpoppa101101 Год назад

      ​@birdie5382 or you could do a simple Google search on what tooled top bottles are...

    • @smickster
      @smickster Год назад

      @@birdie5382 ^This!

    • @levisilva3192
      @levisilva3192 Год назад +1

      ​@@birdie5382It means it was made by hand with a tool and not a machine.👍

  • @MatthewHarrisStudio
    @MatthewHarrisStudio Год назад +4

    Boy it would be fun to see a video of your collection

  • @msmoe8687
    @msmoe8687 Год назад +23

    It is mind-blowing to me how close that cable was to that treasure trove! I never miss a video.

  • @robertabessey7990
    @robertabessey7990 Год назад +3

    I happen to come across one of your videos and decided to watch. To my surprise your videos are awesome. They keep me very interested and setting on the edge of my seat waiting for the next item to come out of the dirt. Thank you for sharing and I shall be watching the rest of your videos. 😂 Have a good one. Excellent dig site!!!

  • @maureenburrows3431
    @maureenburrows3431 Месяц назад

    I like all of the china pieces that you find and always hope that they fit together somehow. Even if they are incomplete, they are interesting and informative. 😊😊😊😊😊

  • @franceshurt3517
    @franceshurt3517 Год назад +3

    Hi Tom, you have the best job in the world even though you would be an archaeologist's worst nightmare, I find these digs fascinating, the soil is so soft and friable and your knowledge of these artifacts is really extensive and the historical background that you print is so welcome,, thanks.🥰💕👌👍👍💪⛏🧤

  • @shdwhealer
    @shdwhealer Год назад

    Love the way you put the details on the video so it can be read as you find it. Great job.

  • @skoobdu
    @skoobdu Год назад

    Wow. A gold mine. I love those antique bottles. Great find

  • @juliepencall3445
    @juliepencall3445 Год назад +3

    I would love to see a video of you cleaning everything and repairing and what happens to everything. Love watching!

  • @sandy81054
    @sandy81054 Год назад +2

    This was a GREAT DIG❗❗❗❗❗❗ So many awesome finds.i was so happy for you❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Pentax47
    @Pentax47 Год назад +14

    this is amazing!!! probably my favorite dig I've watched yet. the dishes and colored bottles in this one were incredible.

  • @bunnycakesm5077
    @bunnycakesm5077 Год назад

    Excellent batch!! Excellent work!!! 🤗👏👏👏

  • @michaelschuenemann3505
    @michaelschuenemann3505 Год назад

    Love that OLD German Beer Stein - You are soooooo Lucky ! All those Odd Shaped Bottles as well ! Treasure Trove !!!!! Tiny Little Girl Doll - how sweet ! Wow - an Intact Stoneware Pitcher as well ! They loved their Ketchup ! You got Your Intact Hock Wine Bottle - Congrats ! That Blue Plate is Stunning ! It was a Perfect LONG Dig ! Many Cheers from Australia !!!!

  • @soonzach4017
    @soonzach4017 Год назад +2

    Wow, this is the best, always love your channel, thank you for sharing.

  • @billiehydrick6417
    @billiehydrick6417 Год назад +2

    Awesome great to see your videos my friend thanks for sharing 👍 😅

  • @paulkinder6053
    @paulkinder6053 Год назад

    I appreciate the way he displays the vintage label using the Picture in Picture. So cool.

  • @seasqrlzpix7436
    @seasqrlzpix7436 Год назад

    That was a fantastic salt glaze pitcher, found intact!
    Harkens back to the day when we would dig the old Seattle Dump, circa 1880's-1920's adjacent the Aboreteum, Washington State built the 520 freeway over. You have rekindled my fascination for "digging!" Dig~on!😊👍🐿

  • @bethcorey6022
    @bethcorey6022 Год назад +2

    These things are sooo cool. And intact❤❤❤❤❤

  • @alisonmary1443
    @alisonmary1443 Год назад +10

    This dig produced some exciting in tact and unusual finds, what a treat to see. Broken but still worth seeing was the red plate and the orange transfer piece, never seen orange before, I think it's beautiful. So much was uncovered, loved it all and the tiny perfume bottle with the stopper in, so cute. Thank you for journey.

  • @AmandaSnow-di6mp
    @AmandaSnow-di6mp Месяц назад

    the finds are so amazing, I really enjoy seeing what you dig up!

  • @kellyschroeder7437
    @kellyschroeder7437 Год назад +1

    Wow, cool !!! Full complete Stein mug 👍🏻💙🙏🏻👊

  • @marg233
    @marg233 Год назад +1

    This is fun wish i were digging w you, interesting glass etc history. Thanks Tom from Boston MA🍀

  • @christinekenward4457
    @christinekenward4457 Год назад

    Liked this find a lot. I collect and search for old house hold tins. Been doing it since I was about 9 years old. I'm 65 now. Kinda picky about them. Have to be tins they used on a daily basis. Some of the tins today are kind of cool but I don't open them. My granddaughter is interested in them. She finds them fascinating so I'll pass them on to her when I leave this life for my next journey... Thank you for your show. I'm hooked!😊

  • @LadyGX
    @LadyGX Год назад

    I love your videos. They're like ultimate unboxing, also soothing and educational.

  • @andrewowens9382
    @andrewowens9382 Год назад +1

    Hi Tom and jake really good finds it was well packed with bottles 🍼 the German mug was in good condition a lot of history in that pit both have a good weekend Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

  • @ruthkendall5486
    @ruthkendall5486 Год назад +3

    I’m always so amazed at how dark the and seemingly easy to dig. . Here in Georgia our dirt is so rusty red due to the iron in the ground. And heavy clay.

  • @Herbie11
    @Herbie11 Год назад

    And here, I get excited over a 1979 Olympia beer can i found in my backyard.
    Cool video!

  • @sambarreto9639
    @sambarreto9639 Год назад

    They must look so much more beautiful washed and displayed.

  • @connieholley1124
    @connieholley1124 Год назад +1

    The electrical wires thought might prevent you from digging but you managed to get down eight feet deep. Amazed at the beer stein, assorted dinner ware, the blue magnesia bottle and many catsup. Exciting when there is embossing on some and you can date the time frame each for manufactured. And thank goodness for loose soil and no water. Thanks for another great video.

  • @Cat_Lover365
    @Cat_Lover365 Год назад +6

    Love your videos. It is awesome to watch you find real treasures! I think I finally got caught up on watching your older videos. Keep on digging and showing us glimpses of history through excavations! ❤

  • @jeffmech1
    @jeffmech1 Год назад +7

    I’m not sure how you got into this, but to go into a backyard, shove some metal rods down, and discover this amazing products is just mind blowing. Maybe these aren’t the most exciting videos on RUclips but the sure are interesting. I would not think I would spend 52:06 watching someone dig up an apartment backyard. Thank you and your camera person for taking the time and energy to make these videos. The quality of the bottles is amazing and something you don’t see anymore. Not to mention the claims that the sellers of these products made. Of course, since there were opiates in a lot of these products, that would explain why people thought it cured what ailed them!! 😂 What do you do with all the finds you have? There has to be 100’s if not 1000’s. Thank you again.

    • @653j521
      @653j521 Год назад +3

      They also might have a tremendous amount of alcohol. In some cases it was 44%. And nothing says good health like ingesting tar. :) By 1906 the fight was on between the manufacturers of these concoctions making them rich and the govt desire to rescue the nation from the grip of addiction and chronic bad health, while the people handed over tremendous sums to dig their own early grave, which he is today digging up. :)

    • @Jennifermcintyre
      @Jennifermcintyre Год назад +1

      Not to mention the “Radithor” craze that was made with radioactive Radium that was the marketed as the cure all until people started dying and the entire lower portion of the face and jaw would eat away and fall off.. the story of Eben Byers… it’s crazy what people would do to scam money from people trying to improve their health. In some ways it still happens to a degree.

  • @red2965
    @red2965 Год назад

    I'm glad you mentioned that...as a kid. Yes, I remember a lot of folks used their one hole or two a drop spot for discarded items.

  • @tinaj984
    @tinaj984 Год назад

    Yep, fantastic!! All the greats in one place, and intacts were unbelievable!! Thank you!!😍💖

  • @pennyhughes513
    @pennyhughes513 Год назад

    Got up late stayed up later, wouldn’t miss my favorite, your amazing! Keep up the good work, always a pleasure.

    • @pennyhughes513
      @pennyhughes513 Год назад

      @Anthonyfedrick
      I’m great, heading out to do some landscaping, and you?

  • @Spikedgriffon
    @Spikedgriffon Год назад +2

    Great pit! So many unusual things and intact treasures. Watching your videos is the favorite part of my week.

  • @nvs4u2
    @nvs4u2 Год назад +1

    Amazing hole. Such a variety of items, like a good start to a bottle collection right in one pit! Enjoy the vids.

  • @IamRemoWilliams
    @IamRemoWilliams Год назад

    Love what you do I can really DIG IT!!!!

  • @mjc8248
    @mjc8248 Год назад

    Awesome finds, some of the coolest stuff I've ever seen you find. No one who knows me would believe how many hours I've spent watching you pull old bottles out of the ground. Decades ago i got a degree in history and i think thats the appeal for me. Some people dig up bones and others dig up glass but its all history. I really appreciate the research information you include in the video's. Thanks for including us in your dig.
    That beer stein would totally become my new coffee cup after a thorough cleaning.

  • @Skynomalies
    @Skynomalies Год назад

    Fascinating to watch! Thank you for sharing!

  • @LollygaggerFX
    @LollygaggerFX Год назад +1

    Nice catch on the beer mug!! NOOICE!

  • @sharonduvick1606
    @sharonduvick1606 Год назад

    Very cool, first time I've ever seen your channel. I like the history you add at the top.

  • @jwaymoment
    @jwaymoment Год назад

    Thank you for bringing instant history to us. Definitely 1 of the more interesting subjects on youtube.

  • @williamfoster7165
    @williamfoster7165 Год назад

    Another amazing video my friends, keep them videos coming. always happy to see a longer video from yall. thanks for taking us along for the ride, I enjoyed this one

  • @lyricalaska
    @lyricalaska Год назад

    Thank you for this! So very interesting to see all the old bottles, etc. What a fabulous find!!

  • @detecting_with_matt3643
    @detecting_with_matt3643 Год назад

    One of my favorite digs… love the variety!! Awesome!

  • @dawnhaynes7784
    @dawnhaynes7784 Год назад

    Amazing dig and finds I love the small sample bottles and the pitcher 😊

  • @mustymurphdog5669
    @mustymurphdog5669 Год назад

    Thank you for another great dig. Cool to see a bottle from my home town of Cincinnati.

  • @allenbuck5589
    @allenbuck5589 Год назад +1

    Always enjoy your videos. Crazy what’s under ground thanks from Sc

  • @terrancemiller8350
    @terrancemiller8350 Год назад

    Enjoyed, lots of fun. Love ya much. Afriend.

  • @philipcallicoat3147
    @philipcallicoat3147 Год назад

    I've noticed that you're wearing gloves for the last several posts... Glad to see... Good hunting!!! You hit the jackpot!!!

  • @nicolasrossi5978
    @nicolasrossi5978 Год назад

    Great dig. That salt glazed crock (with intact handle!) was definitely my favorite find in this dig. The painted and transfer ware plates were also a nice added bonus, and even though not intact, they helped paint a more complete picture of the folks once living there.

  • @johnlynch1172
    @johnlynch1172 Год назад +1

    hi , i enjoy your videos , you dig up so much good stuff , my digging days were from 1975 to the 90's , still go out and poke around when its not too hot. i like it better when you use that wooden dowel around the the bottles instead of your trowel or shovel.i cringe a little thinking your gonna scratch the glass. Thanks!

  • @barbarafritchie2000
    @barbarafritchie2000 Год назад +1

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @sylviakstambaugh7743
    @sylviakstambaugh7743 Год назад

    Love watching your digs! Love old things!

  • @dannmccord1923
    @dannmccord1923 Год назад

    Boy Tom all the bottles are amazing. Just love your videos. Hope your wrist gets better cant wait till the next one.

  • @cecoya
    @cecoya Год назад

    Well, I take it that someone in the household had tb but they sure loved the ketchup and wine though. lol Quite a few great finds too. Those glass chimney's and the dishes were nice. Happy digging and have a great day

  • @robgepford1547
    @robgepford1547 Год назад

    Thank you again for sharing

  • @healingannieq398
    @healingannieq398 Год назад

    Wow,great dig! So much awesome things! Thanks for the upload👍🏼

  • @kimfleury
    @kimfleury Год назад +6

    Miss Digg! How in earth did you manage to miss cutting that power line? That's talent. My thoughts on the beer Stein, before I saw your notes at the end of the video, were, first, maybe Prohibition? Or maybe WWI was taking the young local men off to fight and be injured or killed, so the family was hiding their German roots to prove their loyalty to their new homeland? (My grandmother's family went through that, they stopped speaking their native German in public). But after I read your end notes I wondered if maybe the husband wasn't an alcoholic and either the wife or one of the kids threw his drinking mug into the privy in the hopes that he wouldn't be able to drink any more. I wouldn't have thought of that until I heard an elderly man talk about his own dad being and alcoholic who always promised to stop drinking, and then he started telling his wife he did stop drinking, but the man who told me the story,, about 9 years old at the time, would go through his dad's business building on the other side of the driveway from the house. He would go in to sweep and do other chores, so it gave him the excuse to find all the cubby holes where his dad would hide his malt liquor. Part of the building was field stone, and he looked for loose stones in the wall. When he found the booze he took it to the trash heap to dump it and smash the bottles. He hoped each time that he'd never find any more. That sad story came to mind when I saw that perfectly usable beer Stein.

  • @manderson3231
    @manderson3231 Год назад

    Wow 😮 Tons of beautiful stuff in there!!

  • @lindamarie6574
    @lindamarie6574 Год назад

    Those bottles are awesome! I have a very small collection of older bottles but nothing compared to these! Beautiful!

  • @gregkerr725
    @gregkerr725 Год назад

    This guy is one hard worker!

  • @dianefritsch7168
    @dianefritsch7168 Год назад

    Very interesting that you would find the Lebenswecker oil bottles. My ancestors were Wendish which came to Texas in 1854. They brought this device with them. You can see it at the Wendish Heritage Museum in Serbin Texas.

  • @kylesawyer64
    @kylesawyer64 Год назад +1

    Man! I wish my dirt looked like that! I live on a rock pile!

  • @dennisjamieson3328
    @dennisjamieson3328 Год назад

    Enjoyed your dig. Awesome items found. Love finding glass bottles especially watching shows like yours. Watching from British Columbia Canada near Vancouver 😅😮

  • @clidemorrow8786
    @clidemorrow8786 Год назад

    Some really great stuff you guys managed to dig up. Thanks for sharing 🙏🙏👍

  • @angelajones1352
    @angelajones1352 Год назад

    WOW, this dig was an awesome dig. Great job on the find...🤩

  • @MrNunissan
    @MrNunissan Год назад

    Enjoy your videos! I used to work installing underground utilities and would recommend using shoring when digging as deep as shown in the thumbnail. Safety first, don't want to get buried by a pit wall sluffing off.

  • @riverbender9898
    @riverbender9898 Год назад +1

    A veritable bottle bonanza! Congratulations! They must have spent a good portion of their income at the apothecary shop. Thanks. Maybe a vinegar cruet at 47:43?

    • @claytonsimplot9554
      @claytonsimplot9554 Год назад +1

      There probably weren't many Doctors around,all you had was the druggiest and the snake oil man. I think if something was wrong you'd try anything to feel better.

    • @riverbender9898
      @riverbender9898 Год назад

      @@claytonsimplot9554 I agree completely. Might you be related to J.R. Simplot? He was a famous man in Idaho.

  • @kathycronin3571
    @kathycronin3571 Год назад

    Great finds especially that stein

  • @shepherd4406
    @shepherd4406 Год назад

    Another great job. Thanks. Best wishes.

  • @kellyschroeder7437
    @kellyschroeder7437 Год назад +4

    Tom, one of these times, if not done already, need to share and explain how you know what you know and do what you do …. How you find these places/old maps. I’m certain you are encouraging to young folk to do similar or go into archeology …. 💙💞🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👊

  • @bw8349
    @bw8349 Год назад

    Wish I was 25 again to do this fascinating kind of discoveries, keep the videos coming, hello from 100 degree + Houston, TX.

  • @DennisMorrison1955
    @DennisMorrison1955 Год назад +1

    Totally awesome!

  • @daviddarrall9384
    @daviddarrall9384 Год назад

    What fabulous finds! Everyone different (almost). Very nice dig. UK.

  • @artiejohnson703
    @artiejohnson703 Год назад

    Love seeing young people wanting to learn about our history. I have some old medicine bottles from a old farm in Lamar Colorado.

  • @belight123
    @belight123 Год назад +4

    It would be awesome if you guys would do a sit down episode where you explain how things get buried and give a general overview of what all happened in those areas (the history of the area) where you dig, your finds and maybe some insight into the history of that era in general.

    • @kaboom-zf2bl
      @kaboom-zf2bl Год назад

      they would need to be GOOD archeologists ... but from their digs they are just junk diggers ... they dont preserve the location they aint documenting it they aint even trying to put it into context ... they just willy nilly dig everything up and call it done ...
      .
      they are just grave robbers ... essentially ... watch Time Team learn how real archeologists deal with old finds ... not this grub collector
      .
      this is an insult to every archeologist out there

    • @Gertyutz
      @Gertyutz Год назад

      That's where people threw their garbage. But a history of the area would be fascinating.

    • @belight123
      @belight123 Год назад

      yes!@@Gertyutz

  • @patticlark3576
    @patticlark3576 Год назад

    I love the close up digging!

  • @revminTphresh
    @revminTphresh Год назад

    thanks for another episode in the outhouse archeology saga!

  • @kellyschroeder7437
    @kellyschroeder7437 Год назад +1

    Awesome jug !!!

  • @ozfromkansas8939
    @ozfromkansas8939 Год назад

    Thank thing is amazing! great work Tom

  • @sjogre7789
    @sjogre7789 Год назад

    I'm from the Quad Cities. Which Davenport, IA is a part of. Was not expecting to hear something of home. Cool!!!!

  • @andrewchase7684
    @andrewchase7684 Год назад +1

    you guys better be careful when you are digging! I'd hate it if you guys quit uploading new videos. Thanks for all your hard work over the past year, its been fun watching you channel grow.

  • @ronbrandich4196
    @ronbrandich4196 Год назад

    GREAT FIND!!!

  • @warrenmink2429
    @warrenmink2429 Год назад

    Awesome haul , amazing how deep these pits are , and how many layers. Thank you for sharing

  • @repewtadabuta302
    @repewtadabuta302 Год назад +1

    Another good one guys. 😁

  • @tinaprice6180
    @tinaprice6180 Год назад

    That dig was absolutely amazing!!

  • @barbarahatcher4552
    @barbarahatcher4552 Год назад

    Wonderful pieces congratulations 😊

  • @bevtickner4899
    @bevtickner4899 Год назад

    Just loving this what’s find

  • @christinalahr4483
    @christinalahr4483 Год назад

    Hello! What a interesting video! I was amazed at all the intact finds you unearthed. I liked it when you found the bottle from Cedar Rapids IA as that is where I am from. I would love to see a video on how you clean all the items. The blue and white mug would be awesome to see cleaned up. Take care and be safe! Would love to see if you ever come to Iowa.

  • @firecracker8071
    @firecracker8071 Год назад

    This dig is making me drool

  • @allenwilson6564
    @allenwilson6564 4 месяца назад

    I love that cobalt blue bottle

  • @tinabenavidez1903
    @tinabenavidez1903 Год назад +1

    On the time on the video at 38:41, it looks like a piece of that pink candy dish. I would love to see, some of the broken pieces you put back together.

  • @whydahell3816
    @whydahell3816 Год назад

    Some hard work goes into your excavations! Plus the research for editing. Surprised ur arms aren't the size of the Hulk!! With all the digging. Great work, thanks for making content.

  • @m.c.master4622
    @m.c.master4622 Год назад +4

    Curious about something I don't think I have ever seen you do before. At 34:57, it appears you find a ketchup bottle with a cap that you twisted off and pitched. Did I see that right? Your enthusiasm and knowledge make these so enjoyable. No wonder I try not to miss any. Congrats on the stein!

    • @jenn976
      @jenn976 Год назад

      I watched him carefully and it looked like he just brushed off a small clod of dirt from the lid. Not like he unscrewed the cap at all.