These guys work hard to dig those trenches by hand, but often times they dig up bottles and crocks whenever their trenches take them through century old latrine holes.
The veteran Toronto basement waterproofing company that services homes in the west end of the city near the famous buried Garrison Creek, which disappeared from city maps in the 1880s, finds lots of wet basements on historic properties that once had bricklined privies built right up next to the house. Underneath these long forgotten structures are vast deposits of antique glass bottles of every description, and even some early Canadian pottery pieces.
The excavators dont go down all the way, leaving much of the privy pit intact for discpvery next century. They guys just dig down three or four feet - enoughto bury ABS pipe to drain the water away from the outside of the buildings most effectively - read more about the process on how basement waterproofing contractors strike paydirt in Toronto's west end residential lots.
As they dig down through the ages they uncover all manner of metal coins, tools and old bottles.
This worker found glass sealer jars, and medicine and horse liniment bottles and this beautiful amber beer. J Trebilco
You can read more about all this on the Dumpdiggers blog.
The veteran Toronto basement waterproofing company that services homes in the west end of the city near the famous buried Garrison Creek, which disappeared from city maps in the 1880s, finds lots of wet basements on historic properties that once had bricklined privies built right up next to the house. Underneath these long forgotten structures are vast deposits of antique glass bottles of every description, and even some early Canadian pottery pieces.
The excavators dont go down all the way, leaving much of the privy pit intact for discpvery next century. They guys just dig down three or four feet - enoughto bury ABS pipe to drain the water away from the outside of the buildings most effectively - read more about the process on how basement waterproofing contractors strike paydirt in Toronto's west end residential lots.
As they dig down through the ages they uncover all manner of metal coins, tools and old bottles.
This worker found glass sealer jars, and medicine and horse liniment bottles and this beautiful amber beer. J Trebilco
You can read more about all this on the Dumpdiggers blog.