Im just back home after another 7-8 hour shift in the dumping pit. I will feel this tomorrow. Moved a ton of soil and hardly had any breaks. I had a good few minutes break a few hours into the dig. Some racket from the trees above me got my attention. It was two squirrels parkouring like tiny furry marvel heroes from tree to tree. Always a real joy observing such shows. When I couldn`t see them any longer I continued badgering away. This section of the dump was from the bottom almost to the top just ashes with broken and melted glass and the occasional flakes of rust , while the top ten centimeters had some bottles, food tins and smaller items. I found several coins. Finnish ones, except a Greek coin from 1925. A handfull of gaming pieces were gathered up through the day, one of them was a blue dice. Next to a cigarette case was a white ball of thin plastic, like a ping-pong ball. Did the Germans play ping-pong?
There were several Odol mouthwash bottles in good condition, together with some toothbrushes and cream jars, tins and tubes. A razor and a few mirrors completed the personal hygiene relic pile on the edge where I was digging.
I dug up a few shot- and schnapps glasses and two saltshakers. One of them was very nice. Small and made of blue glass with brass fittings. The white round piece of porcelain I saw showing through the sand being scraped away turned out to be a Finnish made civillian tea cup that fit good with the plate I found last time and next to it was a orange butter jar which the German soldiers had in their food kit. Most times I find one of these it is broken, but today I was lucky and got a perfect one. A small aluminum tea egg was also in good enough shape to be rescued. I dug out a primus of the kind that were issued to soldiers and a few hooks from Y-straps. Stuck under a root was a canteen, with a bakelite screwcork togehter with a dog tag pouch in some synthetic material, a couple of pocket knives and a matchbox cover with engravings on!
As afternoon approached the piles of bottles and relics had outgrown the space in my backpack so I had to leave a tiny patch of the pit for another day.
Back home I emptied all the finds out over the floors and instructed the kitty to hunt out any spiders that might have hitchhiked, while I took a shower and after prepared dinner. Having completed the eating I picked up the matchbox cover and gave it a scrubbing, and under the much was some fine engravings. Great Success! It had lines around the edges, "1944" on one of the sides and a reindeer on the other side. Totally worth seven hours of work :D
Have a nice evening and a good week :)
There were several Odol mouthwash bottles in good condition, together with some toothbrushes and cream jars, tins and tubes. A razor and a few mirrors completed the personal hygiene relic pile on the edge where I was digging.
I dug up a few shot- and schnapps glasses and two saltshakers. One of them was very nice. Small and made of blue glass with brass fittings. The white round piece of porcelain I saw showing through the sand being scraped away turned out to be a Finnish made civillian tea cup that fit good with the plate I found last time and next to it was a orange butter jar which the German soldiers had in their food kit. Most times I find one of these it is broken, but today I was lucky and got a perfect one. A small aluminum tea egg was also in good enough shape to be rescued. I dug out a primus of the kind that were issued to soldiers and a few hooks from Y-straps. Stuck under a root was a canteen, with a bakelite screwcork togehter with a dog tag pouch in some synthetic material, a couple of pocket knives and a matchbox cover with engravings on!
As afternoon approached the piles of bottles and relics had outgrown the space in my backpack so I had to leave a tiny patch of the pit for another day.
Back home I emptied all the finds out over the floors and instructed the kitty to hunt out any spiders that might have hitchhiked, while I took a shower and after prepared dinner. Having completed the eating I picked up the matchbox cover and gave it a scrubbing, and under the much was some fine engravings. Great Success! It had lines around the edges, "1944" on one of the sides and a reindeer on the other side. Totally worth seven hours of work :D
Have a nice evening and a good week :)
Greek and Finnish coin. Sorry for the bad pic. I ll do better next time :D
Gaming pieces.
A very small bottle.
K98 muzzle cover.
Thimble.
Ping Pong ball (?) and cigarett casing.
Not much more walk left in this shoe.
Mystery piece. Ges.Gesch. marked. ( For sharpening razors! Thank you Dano d B. for the info! )
A few bottles and a honey jar.
Odol.
Tins and part of a battery.
Thingamajig.
Mirrors. The big one is metal, the green one is D.R.G.M marked.
Metal shotglass.
Signal flare shotglass.
Glass shotglass.
Saltshaker.
The bakelite pile.
Spare lenses for ski goggles.
Field torch.
Canteen.
Primus.
Y-strap hooks.
Lightbulb, creamtube and pocket knives.
Dog tag pouch.
Matchbox cover with engravings!
Metal shotglass and tea egg cleaned up.
The matchbox cover. "1944"
Reindeer.
The mystery thing. I think it has kind of an "office" vibe to it.. ( For sharpening razors! Thank you Dano d B. for the info! )
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