Archeological Finds

Archeological Finds Vol. 45 – Glen Echo Park and more

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Derrick for sending from his 1927 row house in Trinidad:

“I was renovating the back addition of my house, which was a screen porch, eventually converted to a room. We removed the baseboards and came across these. Baseball card from 1964, a 1930s wheat penny, some child’s drawings, newspapers from the 50’s and a pin for Glen Echo Park. Not sure of date.”

If you have a photo of a neat find from your house or place of work please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail.com thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.

Archeological Finds Vol. 43 – Hams!!

By Prince Of Petworth

Ah this is a super cool one. Thanks to much to Fred for sharing this find:

“I had the plaster taken down from my staircase wall of my home in SE DC a few years ago and found some old advertisements.

Did some research and was thinking of picking up the trail again. Here is what I know after sift through the archives. Perhaps your readers have more insight. There is definitely more of this on the second floor of the home, just have not uncovered it yet. (more…)

Archeological Finds Vol. 41 – Flashback to another tough time

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Susan for sending: “I found about ten newspapers from the 1940s under a linoleum floor covering in my rowhouse in Capitol Hill. Perhaps used as insulation or cushioning?”

If you have a photo of a neat find from your house or place of work please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail.com thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.

Archeological Finds Vol. 40 – 1960 edition

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Eric for sending: “Two matchbooks and what I think is a bus transfer from 1960. Found in the ash dump of my fireplace of all places, Petworth.”

If you have a photo of a neat find from your house or place of work please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail.com thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.

Archeological Finds Vol. 39 – “made in West Virginia in 1939”

By Prince Of Petworth

If you have a photo of a neat find from your house or place of work please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail.com thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.

Thanks to Stephanie for sending: “In 2016 we dug out the basement of our row home in the U Street neighborhood. The basement was unfinished but did have a cement slab that was relatively new. The contractor broke up the slab and to dig down three feet. During this process, this jar was found under the slab, somehow in one piece! The markings on the bottom indicate that it was made in West Virginia in 1939.” (more…)

Archeological Finds Vol. 38 – Barnett’s Pharmacy

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Nick for sending:

“We found these in a hiding spot in the ceiling of our basement during a recent renovation. House is in Lanier Heights, and built in 1905. Guess one of the previous tenants has a bit of a habit. I haven’t been able to find any record of the pharmacy or when it closed. My family has been here since the early 80s, and it was gone by then.”

If you have a photo of a neat find from your house or place of work please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail.com thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.

Archeological Finds Vol. 36 – Old Perfume Bottles?

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Jeffrey for sending:

“Not nearly as cool as that rolling rock bottle, but I found these two tiny bottles in the dirt in my backyard. No idea what they might have been used for, or what their vintage is. My house is an 1870-ish rowhouse, the first building built on its block near Garrison Elementary.

I cleaned ’em up as well as I could and they’ve been holding these roses for years now.”

Ed. Note: Old perfume bottles?

If you have a photo of a neat find from your house or place of work please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail.com thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.

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