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CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/13/2010 10:39:13 PM    lepew62   Posts: 266 Joined: 9/5/2009 Status: offline I went wading in the creek with no name, it had gone down from the last rain. I found the 2 shards pictured, one self explanatory, other I found interesting. It looks to be a bottom piece of a jar, yet I am unsure. It has what looks like a stem, and on the bottom it is embossed, ENTERED THE UNITED STATES MAY 23 1899, CANADA in the center. We know where it came from and when, but what is it, any ideas. Also is the bottom embossing common, that is if it is a bottom. I also found what I believe to be a green depression glass pitcher. I was wading where a smaller creek joins this small creek. There was several areas of large rocks ahead. I thought there is no way anything survived intact after tumbling thru that. As I turned to walk back I saw a handle poking out of the sand. I thought well there is a shard might as well see what it is. To my surprise it was an intact green glass pitcher, no markings on the bottom. I am not sure if it is depression glass, I might have to take it to someone that is more knowledgeable than I. That is not the strangest event of the day. After finding the pitcher I walked back to where my I had parked my truck. I drove into the center of town and parked above a small low level dam. My plan was to wade the creek upstream to the south of town. I waded up about a mile or so finding a few worn ACLs and some shards. I came to a slow bend in the creek and along the bank some broken cement had been used to inhibit erosion. One stone caught my eye and I looked closer and discovered it was a tombstone. I looked about and saw that there were at least 6 tombstones along with various marble bases and such. I took a few pictures and included them here. One has a lot of writing in German, the name is broken off though. I hope the pictures are clear enough someone can translate. I plan on scouting a new creek tomorrow, I have two options I am contemplating. Will let you all know how it goes tomorrow night. Have a good one people. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/13/2010 10:40:29 PM    lepew62   Posts: 266 Joined: 9/5/2009 Status: offline bottom embossing Attachment (1) (in reply to lepew62) Post #: 2

RE: CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/13/2010 10:42:14 PM    lepew62   Posts: 266 Joined: 9/5/2009 Status: offline pottery shard Attachment (1) (in reply to lepew62) Post #: 3

RE: CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/13/2010 10:43:39 PM    lepew62   Posts: 266 Joined: 9/5/2009 Status: offline tombstone Attachment (1) (in reply to lepew62) Post #: 4

RE: CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/13/2010 10:45:44 PM    lepew62   Posts: 266 Joined: 9/5/2009 Status: offline quote: Attachment (1) (in reply to lepew62) tombstone with German writing Attachment (1) (in reply to lepew62) Post #: 5

RE: CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/13/2010 10:47:13 PM    lepew62   Posts: 266 Joined: 9/5/2009 Status: offline Green pitcher Attachment (1) (in reply to lepew62) Post #: 6

RE: CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/16/2010 8:17:45 PM    swizzle Posts: 3583 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline That weird shard kinda looks like an old juicer. Swiz (in reply to lepew62) Post #: 7

RE: CREEK FINDS/STRANGE SHARD - 8/17/2010 11:24:12 AM    Erik T   Posts: 118 Joined: 7/4/2010 From: Toronto Status: offline I think I know what that shard is from. It looks much like one I saw on a site which might be a paste jar. Apparently the cylinder in the middle was to hold a brush seperate from the jar's contents. They didn't know much about it but it shows you what the whole jar would have looked like. It is the second question on the page http://www.bottlebooks.com/questions/July%202001/july_2001_questions_ask_digger_d.htm (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 8

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