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My Big find - 6/26/2006 11:56:06 AM    1930scans   Posts: 11 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline I know this is a forum for bottles but I have to share this find as I'm sure members of this forum find old beer cans frequently.   A buddy and I  were alerted to a crawlspace full of old beer cans under an art gallery in Albuquerque, NM.  It turns out the gallery was a bar back in the 40's.  We got permission from the gallery owner to check out the crawlspace and found the motherlode.  We pulled out about 200 cans in near perfect condition from the late 1940's and early 50's.  The cans came from New York, Wisconsin, California, Arizona and Colorado.  We found 105 of the Eblings cans and in the beer can collecting community they have a value of about $125 each in this condition.  I love to hear from anyone who has found cans while bottle hunting. Attachment (1) < Message edited by 1930scans -- 6/26/2006 1:46:15 PM > Post #: 1

RE: My Big find - 6/26/2006 11:57:44 AM    1930scans   Posts: 11 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline Here is a photo of the cans we found...the previous picture was the entrance to the crawlspace. Attachment (1) < Message edited by 1930scans -- 6/26/2006 1:46:40 PM > _____________________________ Collectors of Beer cans from the 1930's (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 2

RE: My Big find - 6/26/2006 12:56:38 PM    diggerjeff Posts: 555 Joined: 7/4/2004 From: central illinois Status: offline cone top cans are highly collectable!! you hit the jackpot!!!!! _____________________________ diggerjeff I DIG, THEREFORE I AM. (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 3

RE: My Big find - 6/26/2006 1:01:14 PM    1930scans   Posts: 11 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline Conetops are definitely sought after by can collectors.  Here is a photo of me in the crawl space with an Eblings can. Attachment (1) < Message edited by 1930scans -- 6/26/2006 1:47:13 PM > _____________________________ Collectors of Beer cans from the 1930's (in reply to diggerjeff) Post #: 4

RE: My Big find - 6/26/2006 2:38:02 PM    capsoda Posts: 7866 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Hey Brad, Great haul. I could use a couple of tips like that. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 5

RE: My Big find - 6/27/2006 2:18:33 AM    madman   Posts: 4823 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline ill drink to that wow!!! any more pix of other cans, love to see them  mike < Message edited by madman -- 6/27/2006 2:20:18 AM > (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 6

RE: My Big find - 6/27/2006 6:34:39 AM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline WOW!!!! NICE HAUL THERE!!!! YOU DEFINATELY HAVE A FEW BUCKS IN CANS THERE. WELL DONE! _____________________________ (in reply to madman) Post #: 7

RE: My Big find - 6/27/2006 3:11:35 PM    wvhillbilly   Posts: 474 Joined: 5/21/2006 From: West Virginia Status: offline Wow nice finds $13,000 of one kind congradulations _____________________________ Check out my bottles for sale! http://www.freewebs.com/dennpbottles/ (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 8

RE: My Big find - 6/27/2006 5:25:52 PM    DiggerBryan   Posts: 805 Joined: 12/3/2004 From: Ohio Status: offline I have a little advice. Sell them slowly or you will flood the market and prices will drop. I did the same thing with some rare but now not so rare milk bottles I bought. _____________________________ Life is easy with your eyes closed. (in reply to wvhillbilly) Post #: 9

RE: My Big find - 6/28/2006 10:18:59 AM    1930scans   Posts: 11 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline We've been doing just that...we've sold a few, traded a few and are taking the rest to the Beer Canvention in kansas City in September.  We decided to be upfront and have posted our find on several message boards.  In the past collectors have gotten very upset to find out large quantities of a can were found but the first few were sold at high prices.  It makes sense to sell all a a reasonable price and keep everyone happy. _____________________________ Collectors of Beer cans from the 1930's (in reply to DiggerBryan) Post #: 10

RE: My Big find - 6/28/2006 10:32:51 AM    madpaddla Posts: 2765 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: offline 1930scans, Nice finds.  Yeah the idea of flooding the market isn't a good one.  Likewise selling a few does get under folks skin when you have a ton of em.  A one time sale is a good idea also.  Keep a few for yourself.  Pass a few out to good folks that will appreciate the can (not for the value but for the can) ..give em to (old timers, museums, local historical societies, etc.)  GREAT FINDS.  End result with any nice stuff I find.....keep it around the house so you get to enjoy them.  But realize if the house burn down....there are only 10 or so bottles I would try to keep.  So after awhile I'll  end up selling all the others.                                   Madpaddla < Message edited by madpaddla -- 6/28/2006 10:36:05 AM > _____________________________ It pays to look down. Ebay stuff http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspliffybigfeetQQhtZ-1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ckIv1tiaU&feature=related (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 11

RE: My Big find - 6/28/2006 10:33:38 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline Yeh, I just heard the price dropped to about 50¢ each do to a huge amount found. How 'bout it? LOL _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 12

RE: My Big find - 6/28/2006 1:22:48 PM    capsoda Posts: 7866 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline I heard it was a dollar. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 13

RE: My Big find - 6/28/2006 4:15:09 PM    1930scans   Posts: 11 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline It takes a huge find to really have an effect on the market value of the can.  Case in point....Back in the 1970's, a can called Cream Top that was put out in the late 1930's would bring around $1,000 as there were only a few known.  In the late 1970's there was a find of close to 1,000 of these cans in a dump that flooded the market.  You would think that the price would have been driven down to $10 or so a can but these still bring several hundred dollars on eBay.  Our measley find of 105 cans will be quickly absorped into the hobby with little impact on the value of the can. _____________________________ Collectors of Beer cans from the 1930's (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 14

RE: My Big find (yikes: long) - 6/28/2006 5:49:15 PM    WMassPete   Posts: 31 Joined: 3/7/2006 Status: offline Ive been emailing people who seem to be finding 30s-50s dumps on this board - not too many responses (though the first time I heard about digging for cans....I thought the guy who told me was nuts)....though..being both a bottle digger and a can digger (as well as metal detecting and whatever else I can find) - I can pretty much safely say...if someone gave me like..I dont know....a day to dig up something that could easily be sold for 50 or 100 bucks - its way easier to dig cans worth that  than bottles (and Im not a novice at digging bottles....I started when we hit bottles constructing the back deck on our house when I was 8 - and that was 20 years ago) - not to mention (and Im sure Brad and whomever else can vouch) most of these can collectors hold on to interesting bottles they find and would gladly trade nice shiny bottles for rusty cans ......now 95 percent of the cans you will find are going to be junk..either too common or too rusty - dont expect can-guys to find pontils too often - but I have gotten many nice blob tops from one can-guy (forgive the term "can-guy"..hehe) - and lots and lots of painted sodas, milk bottles, druggist bottles, etc - anyways - check out the web page for rusty cans (http://therustybunch.com/) - and if there is one thing I cant stress enough...I regret every day all the 1930s farm dumps (undisturbed..nice pine needles..perfect for cans) I ransacked as a teenager and stomped/exposed to the elements/etc all the cans in the process (though I did go back later to get the cans and even found one dump had a secret 1860s layer way under the sand)......ok...time to get off the soap box.....the emails Ive gotten (a few exceptions) seem to imply that this is a joke or whatnot..but I assure you..if you are digging 30s-50s dumps for common dollar bottles - you would do well to hold on to the cans - drop me a line and we can chat further about this Pete (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 15

RE: My Big find (yikes: long) - 6/28/2006 6:25:34 PM    1930scans   Posts: 11 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline Here is another picture of the other cans we found...55 of which were Schlitz from the late 1940's.  The can in the upper right hand corner of the stack is an A-1 from Phoenix, AZ.  A can in similar condition sold on eBay 2 weeks ago for $1413.00 Attachment (1) < Message edited by 1930scans -- 6/28/2006 6:27:23 PM > _____________________________ Collectors of Beer cans from the 1930's (in reply to WMassPete) Post #: 16

RE: My Big find (yikes: long) - 6/29/2006 3:05:04 AM    madman   Posts: 4823 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey 30s cans, thanks for posting the other pix how can i get one of those schlitz cans  mike (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 17

RE: My Big find (yikes: long) - 6/29/2006 7:53:42 AM    nhdirtdog   Posts: 32 Joined: 3/22/2006 Status: offline Fantastic find there. I'd say that is once in a lifetime find. Congrats on that one! (in reply to madman) Post #: 18

RE: My Big find (yikes: long) - 6/29/2006 10:22:39 AM    1930scans   Posts: 11 Joined: 6/22/2006 Status: offline Hi Mike: I have a couple varieties of the Schlitz.  the toughest is the 1946 IRTP can that says "Kiss of the Hops" on one of the side panels.  We found 12 of those and they go for $30 each (although I sold a couple on eBay for $45) We also have some 1949 IRTP cans that go for $20.  They are all in near perfect condition.  Let me know if you are interested in one.  Or if you have some old cans I'm always interested in a trade. Brad _____________________________ Collectors of Beer cans from the 1930's (in reply to madman) Post #: 19

RE: My Big find - 6/29/2006 12:23:37 PM    WMassPete   Posts: 31 Joined: 3/7/2006 Status: offline hey Brad..do you have any "before and after" can-soaking pictures handy to post on the board....I remember the first time I saw how well they clean up it was like a light bulb going off in my head ~Pete (in reply to 1930scans) Post #: 20

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