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Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 7:43:47 PM    swizzle Posts: 3583 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Milk Glass that is. The first one is a nice little pontiled pitcher. Maybe oil or vinegar? Still has a little bit of gold paint on it. Sure woulda been perty all in one piece. Now this one made me want to cry. What a beaut. A ladies leg food bottle. Armour & Company Chicago. I don't care. Its still going on my shelf. and before we change the subject I snagged this one out of my buddies sandbox and then went back to play in mine. Thanx, Jim!! Now that the milks are outta the way I'll post a few in a row. A perty, glass, screw top stopper, an unknown pill bottle, "J.D.McCann Co. / Hornellsville, N.Y.", An amber lid and a mini lid, another Indian bottle "Baker's Indian Root Beer" WooHooo better then another Hires, and a Gomina Argentine lid?!? Never heard of it. I got some other stuff as well. A chemical bottle and another mason. My buddy Bombboy scored a nice Mason jar with the reversed N's. Well here's a bunch of pics in no particular order. How could I have forgotten this cutie. This one has a story to tell. An early hutch that survived a fire. The bottle itself needs a tumble but isn't damaged in anyway. The only way I could tell that it was in the fire is that the lead bit on the bottom of the stopper in the bottle was melted. Its a really sweet looking tombstone slug plate local soda, "JOHN VANNEST AMSTERDAM N.Y." this was another gift from my buddy Jim. I told him if he keeps giving me bottles like he does then I'm just going to bring him and a lawn chair and help him carry out my bottles. He's a great guy and Bombboy joining the dig really made it a day to remember. 3 antique farmers, harvesting our crops on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning. What could be better. Thanx all for reading and have a good night. Swiz Post #: 1

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 7:57:55 PM    madman Posts: 10084 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline nice finds, that armour is a cryer for sure! why is all the crazy cool stuff always broken?  again nice digs! _____________________________ always looking for, Toledo Ohio, Knoxville Tn. milks pharms and sodas, (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 2

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 8:10:11 PM    donalddarneille   Posts: 518 Joined: 6/23/2008 From: Portland Status: offline Looks like a lot of fun was had by all! I can hardly wait to see what the soda looks like after a tumble, please do show it after you get it cleaned up. _____________________________ Just another day in Pffffft..... I stepped in what!!?? (in reply to madman) Post #: 3

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 8:12:46 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline loved  the pitcher....terrible it was broken!!! Otherwise very nice finds looks like ya had a good time :) _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to madman) Post #: 4

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 8:29:27 PM    swizzle Posts: 3583 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline I don't have a tumbler or I would. I'm gonna try to soak it in The Works toilet bowl cleaner for a couple days when I get some more. If that don't work then I might have to call in a favor. Swiz (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 5

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 8:35:10 PM    donalddarneille   Posts: 518 Joined: 6/23/2008 From: Portland Status: offline If you don't mind sending it across the country I'd be more than happy to give it a spin for you. I've been getting amazing results from the new stoppels I picked up from R. Wayne Lowry while he was in Oregon last month. _____________________________ Just another day in Pffffft..... I stepped in what!!?? (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 6

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 8:58:11 PM    ruccello   Posts: 270 Joined: 5/1/2010 Status: offline Nice finds - both of the milk glass pieces are very cool - you just don't see many unusual milk glass stuff, just the usual jars. That Armour bottle is a killer! Looks like you had a good day. Richard (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 7

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 9:03:32 PM    swizzle Posts: 3583 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Do you have any pics of your work? I'd love to see some of it. How much $ are we talking here? Swiz (in reply to ruccello) Post #: 8

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 9:30:37 PM    donalddarneille   Posts: 518 Joined: 6/23/2008 From: Portland Status: offline Here is a link to the post of the most recent soda I have tumbled: http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-302566/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#304566 , also if you search "Hookers throat remedy" on this sight there should be some decent before and after photos there too. I am not a professional and just tumble for the love of old glass. I've been at it for a little over a year now and my results  have been quite pleasing. Other than covering the shipping cost I'ld be happy to tumble your soda as a favor. I enjoy how you always have interesting information, and know it must take a lot of time and effort for all of the results you produce for every one here. Send me a PM if you are interested and we can iron out the details. _____________________________ Just another day in Pffffft..... I stepped in what!!?? (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 9

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/19/2010 9:52:29 PM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: offline Awww man that Armour is soooo cool!!!! Bummer. What is that NJ glass lid? Just curious. _____________________________ Collecting NJ Pontil Sodas and anything else pontiled from NJ. Locals from New Brunswick, Kingston, Princeton, and South Brunswick area towns. Also starting to collect quart historical flasks that I like (and can afford!) (in reply to donalddarneille) Post #: 10

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/20/2010 1:15:33 AM    rockbot Posts: 3279 Joined: 6/17/2009 From: Hilo, Hawaii Status: offline That armour is something else Swiz. I would proudly display it. The embossing on that hutch, is it weak or just hard to photograph? Aloha, Rocky _____________________________ " I got my own shovel ready project" (in reply to KBbottles) Post #: 11

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/20/2010 1:27:18 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9281 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online Hey Swiz,...Good to see you still plugging away, I'm surprised you didn't call the thread, "Crying over "split" milk"....Is your amber lid for a fruit jar? It looks like it and may be a good one being it's amber. I think only a hutch bottle could make it through a fire without much evidence of it showing,...Some of the Hutches from the drugstore were sandwiched between bricks...They're pretty tough bottles. Thanks for posting your dig.      _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to rockbot) Post #: 12

RE: Crying Over Shattered Milk - 7/20/2010 6:03:48 PM    swizzle Posts: 3583 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Hey KB, the lid says, " GEO. W. HELME CO. OF NEW JERSEY / PATENTED JULY 16 1872". My buddy Jim thinks it goes to a tobacco jar. I'm not sure but how could anyone leave something like that behind. I just wish I could have found the jar too. Yo Rockbot, The embossing is good its just in desperate need of a tumble. the embossing and the slug plate stand out from the bottle. Once its tumbled it should stand out just fine. Joe, I still have a dig planned for Thursday after work and Saturday morning. I'm not letting a 50 hour work week stop me from what I love to do. Besides there's only 4 or 5 months of good digging weather left. You just have to love those hutchs. Jim said he found 4 or 5 busted ones before he pulled this one out. Hopefully a few more good finds this coming weekend. Only time will tell. Maybe there's another Armour bottle in there for me. At least I got the top for it. I knew once I found a milk glass top that something cool had to be in there. Thanx for the nice comments guys. Good luck with your own digs. Swiz (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 13

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