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SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 6:39:33 AM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Back to the lane which features in SA 1 and SA 2. Unfortunately didn't have camera along, but intend to take it on Monday. Lo & behold - they had bulldozed all the vegetation and put in a long trench for a new water pipe - and there was glass (broken & whole) all over! Spent 4 hours working through some of the piles of earth they had dumped and also did a bit of digging in the trench - but don't want to interfere with their work. Here is some idea of what I brought home in my van : Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 6:42:19 AM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Probably the treasure of the dig ~ a sealed Dutch Case Gin "A C Nolet" of Schiedam ~ held by a tired but very happy digger! Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 2

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 6:43:56 AM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline A shot of the day's haul - needing a lot of cleaning : Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 3

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 6:46:29 AM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Will post some more detailed pictures once they have had a bit of a clean-up. Happy ? You bet ~ especially as someone else had done the hard digging ! Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 4

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 8:12:40 AM    GEEMAN   Posts: 51 Joined: 2/15/2008 From: Wisconsin Status: offline Exelent ! I really enjoy reading about/seeing your finds. (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 5

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 8:38:45 AM    rpinkham   Posts: 92 Joined: 12/16/2011 From: SE Pa Status: offline How fortunate is that! Right place at the right time as it appears. As for me...I know that dang dump is around here somewhere...You are encouraging me to keep looking. Congrats on the great find! Looking forward to the clean-up shots. Ray (in reply to GEEMAN) Post #: 6

Great finds! - 2/10/2012 9:58:38 AM    CWBookAuthor   Posts: 262 Joined: 7/5/2007 Status: offline You really lucked out! Mike _____________________________ Mike Russell, Author of The Collector's Guide to Civil War Bottles (in reply to rpinkham) Post #: 7

RE: Great finds! - 2/10/2012 10:38:06 AM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline I spy some real goodies in there!  Can't wait to see them cleaned up.  Good work, Dale. _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to CWBookAuthor) Post #: 8

RE: Great finds! - 2/10/2012 11:19:59 AM    madman Posts: 10369 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline GREAT DIGS! _____________________________ always looking for, Toledo Ohio, Knoxville Tn. milks pharms and sodas, (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 9

RE: Great finds! - 2/10/2012 12:44:54 PM    creeper71   Posts: 717 Joined: 12/24/2009 Status: offline excuse me for maybe using the wrong term ,but is there any embossing on the torpedo? (in reply to madman) Post #: 10

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 1:38:30 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7139 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hot Ziggity, Dale, Flip that image over, and you nearly have a V for Victory, which it is in spades, or a U for "ugh, my back hurts," which might be part of the equation, as well. quote: Spent 4 hours working through some of the piles of earth they had dumped and also did a bit of digging in the trench - but don't want to interfere with their work. Lemme axe you, sir, do you comb through the whole pile, or how, exactly, do you approach those lovely dirt piles with shards and bottles sprinkled? I've been fortunate enough to roll up on some great piles, but certainly not so initially bountiful. I always debate the approach to harvesting such a pile, and marvel at what survives being thrown away, mechanically ripped from the ground, and re-dumped... I note your concern with the contractor's trench. I've had to struggle to refrain from really going to town in parallel situations. Hat's off to you, and looking forward to the après bath views. I'm already fidgeting about the triumphal return on Monday. Monday? Is this more restraint, or is real life cutting into digging adventure? (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 11

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 2:48:34 PM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Hi Surface, thanks ~ yes it is "real life" in the form of the Flea Market, which I do Saturdays & Sundays. As far as the dumped heaps are concerned, fortunately they are not too huge (hope to have pictures on Monday). I use a garden fork ( the long handled 4 prong type) and start at the outer fringes and turn the soil. gradually working my way to the centre ( with much huffing & puffing!) (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 12

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 3:07:54 PM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Here are a couple of shots of today's finds. Not really cleaned up ~ just cleaned their faces & wiped their bums ! A group of preserves, pickles etc Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 13

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 3:09:16 PM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Some beers, bitters & a strange triangular Stearns bottle ~ Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 14

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 3:10:28 PM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline These are SA Breweries beers with quite nice embossing ~ Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 15

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 3:11:33 PM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Four small sized ginger jars ~ Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 16

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 3:12:38 PM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Last one for tonight, the special ones ~ Attachment (1) (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 17

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 3:13:50 PM    SAbottles   Posts: 1122 Joined: 8/21/2010 From: Cape Town - South Africa Status: offline Toddling off to bed now, with pretty tired & sore wrists, but quite contented ! (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 18

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 4:15:54 PM    AntiqueMeds   Posts: 2032 Joined: 3/6/2009 From: Frederick, MD. Status: offline the ginger jars are neat. Used to dig them (broken :() in US Civil War sites. _____________________________ My web site - http://www.AntiqueMedicines.com/ Medicine BLOG : http://antiquemedicines.com/blog/ Email me : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to SAbottles) Post #: 19

RE: SA dig 3 ... - 2/10/2012 5:08:45 PM    luckiest   Posts: 227 Joined: 1/12/2010 Status: offline I like the looks of those S.A. breweries bottles, nothing quite like those around here. (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 20

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