Pre D Day Canadian rubbish pit.

**Rommel1942** · 08-13-2010, 10:45 PM

Like the finds lucky, i always especially like the bowls and cutlery of the sort.
Wish we had places like this in canada!

Regards,
Finn

**jimpy** · 08-14-2010, 12:37 AM

Hi LS.

You've got some good finds there mate.
Drop me a line if you want a hand digging it again.

Regards etc

Ian D

AKA: Jimpy

**LUCKYSTRIKE** · 08-18-2010, 12:24 AM

Hi Ian,
Sorry for delay in replying, the two pits I dug were only small 4ft x 4ft and I cleared them, but if anything comes along I'll bear you in mind.
LUCKYSTRIKE

**jimpy** · 08-18-2010, 01:45 AM

by LUCKYSTRIKE

Hi Ian,
Sorry for delay in replying, the two pits I dug were only small 4ft x 4ft and I cleared them, but if anything comes along I'll bear you in mind.
LUCKYSTRIKE

Thanks LS, no probs mate.

Take care

Regards etc

Ian

**Bird Dog** · 08-20-2010, 09:18 PM

Fantastic finds you have made there, congratulations on unearthing something quite unique! I would most certainly have to get those batteries sent off & rebuilt with new plates & acid so they could be used. I'd love something like that to put on my 12v converted Jeep.

Great work & good luck on your future visits!

All the best

Simon

**Paul D** · 08-20-2010, 10:13 PM

Love that NAAFI plate !!

**LUCKYSTRIKE** · 08-21-2010, 12:45 AM

Thanks Paul and Simon for your comments.
I am in the process of preserving the battery boxes but still retaining that aged look,their history.
When found the two surviving battery boxes and remains of their lids were in the bottom of the hole. On top of them near the surface were the remains of another two battery boxes, they contained 3 large batteries each which survived well, but their wooden boxes were only a few fragments with most having rotted away. I saved all the surviving fragments and washed them with the complete battery boxes. They took a week or so to dry out and I'm now using peices of the fragments to make repairs to small sections of the lids of the good boxes.
I'll post pics on completion.
Cheers.
LUCKYSTRIKE

**LUCKYSTRIKE** · 09-01-2010, 01:05 AM

I've finally completed the preservation of the dug battery boxes. The lids are in place because I found large peices of the original ones which were reassembled. I then let in new wood where peices were missing. This new wood is not actually new it comes from fragments of other battery boxes dug at the same time, so the wood is aged and of the same type making a very good match.
LUCKYSTRIKE