stoneware finds from 30 years ago

[bootyhoundpa]

some 30 years ago I used to do a lot of dump digging... I thought I would share some pics of the better stoneware finds I made... 1st is a black glaze on redware ladys spittoon - found in a 1930s dump.....[attachment 280703 IMG_1211640x480.jpg] 2nd is a spongeware spittoon from the same dump..as a matter of fact I believe I dug both of these up the same day..[attachment 280704 IMG_1212640x480.jpg] and lastly is a flow blue 1858 salt glaze spittoon dug in an 1880s dump..[attachment 280705 IMG_1213640x480.jpg][attachment 280706 IMG_1214640x480.jpg][attachment 280707 IMG_1215640x480.jpg] this 1858 spittoon was not quite whole .. I found one small piece that had to be glued back in place and there was another small piece that I never did find so I filled in the missing piece with auto body bondo and blended with paint and powder....the repair was made along the very top rim but blended in so well that its very hard to tell... my dump digging days are long over but I did manage many cool finds... happy hunting all.... bootyhound..

 

[kaolinwasher]

amazing sitoon find

 

[ronaldj2]

I am still a digger started about 35 years ago, very nice spitoons, I have found found a few in my years of digging in Massachusetts. New digging spots are very few and far between so I don't get out as much as I did in my earlier years. I appreciate the posted pics and know how much work can go into a dig. Merry Christmas and have a Blessed and Healthy New Year !! Ron

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Thanks ron, I gave up dump digging back in tbe late 1980s..most of the best digging spots were in dumps filled with coal ash.which affected my bfeathing ..thats why I love detecting so much, you can still find cool things and dont have to dig a 10 foot hole to retrieve the target... I wish you a merry christmas and happy healthy new year as well...good luck out there..dave

 

[Ron (CA)]

n/t