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Things Found at the Old Farmhouse III – Excavating Found Objects

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Because of the state of the foundation at the Sixty-One Park farmhouse we’ve had to do a lot of excavation, and that’s bound to bring up things from the past. A back hoe is way more efficient than a shovel:

Excavating Found Objects

A neighbor told me that a Civil War sword and belt buckle were found on the property next door years ago.  I haven’t found anything like that but I have found so many remnants of early 20th century life. Here are some pieces of pottery I’ve found:

Things Found at the Old Farmhouse III - Found Objects - Old Pottery found at the Sixty-One Park Farmhouse in Bryson City - Farmhouse Renovation

More pottery and glass. I love all the varieties:

Pottery found at the Farmhouse - Found Objects - Old Pottery found at the Sixty-One Park Farmhouse in Bryson City - Farmhouse Renovation

One day after it rained I filled up an entire two gallon bucket of glass remnants. Look at the variety of all of this glass! I would love to learn to solder better…maybe this could be a stained glass window one day:

Glass found at the Farmhouse - Found Objects - Old Glass found at the Sixty-One Park Farmhouse in Bryson City - Farmhouse Renovation

Here’s another collection of found objects:

Things found at the Farmhouse - Found Objects - Collage of items found at the Sixty-One Park Farmhouse in Bryson City - Farmhouse Renovation

A detailed list:

  1. A few pieces of “fringed” glass
  2. The bottom piece of an old lightbulb
  3. An intact bottle (any idea what used to be in this kind of bottle?)
  4. A metal piece that looks like it might have been on a piece of furniture
  5. Three arrowheads
  6. A piece of obsidian
  7. A cardboard milk top
  8. A zinc mason jar top
  9. A rusty hinge
  10. 2 pieces of pottery
  11. An old slice of bone
  12. A small turquoise resin piece that was probably part of a piece of jewelry
  13. A gold ring
  14. The tops of 2 vintage bottles and part of an old blue mason jar
  15. The front of a combination lock
  16. Half of a porcelain mason jar lid
  17. A piece of a salt jar

Oh and these are some of my favorite pieces…because they are toys. A tiny doll dish and pitcher, a porcelain dog, and a green marble. Can’t you just see the little girls from that old 1925 photo playing with these?

Children's Toys found at the Farmhouse - Found Objects - Collage of items found at the Sixty-One Park Farmhouse in Bryson City - Farmhouse Renovation

 
I have buckets of things to still sort through. I don’t want to rush it. One day I’ll probably have found everything there is to find…of course we still need to tear down an old shed so there’s bound to be cool stuff under that too! 
 
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About Ashley Hackshaw

Living a simple, creative life in #smalltownusa Bryson City, NC. Renovating a 1960s ranch house and an old train depot. Thank you for reading! Read more in my about section. 

Comments

  1. artscouncilrc says

    Ashley, the bottle looks like a Stanley Pure Vanilla Extract bottle. I could be wrong, but that’s what it looks like to me from what I can see in the picture. Don’t you love old treasures?

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