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Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 10:43:24 AM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online This weekend I had the opportunity to get out and do a dig again.  It's been a long time.  Finally, the weather was nice and I had relocated a huge dump site that I visited 10 years ago when I was still very young.  For some reason, I couldn't find the exact area where I had dug in the past which was much deeper into the woods.  There was a lot of swamp area and I couldn't find a good access point.  However, I did find a very big spot along the edge of the woods and spent the day excavating an area between two old trees.  It was very strange because there were older finds mixed in with very new stuff. Found at least 10 broken bottles with applied lips such as the Foley's below, an amber strapside flask, 2 blob top soda/beer bottles, wine, and other meds.  Finds included: 1. Starkey soda from New Brunswick, NJ 2. Golden Guernsey Milk bottle from Hightstown, NJ 3. D. F. Chamberlin Pint Milk from Cranbury, NJ 4. Applied label Forsgate Farms quart from Jamesburg, NJ 5. 2 milks that lost their label 6. Phillips Milk of Magnesia 7. Bourjois perfume bottle (no cap)  When I was a kid, a bourjois bottle with cap was my first cobalt find ever. :) 8. The ever common Ball Perfect Mason in that aqua blue color. 9. 2 broken Foley's Honey and Tar from Chicago 10. one square bottle with applied lip unembossed 11. Green sunsweet jug. 12. screw top Bromo Seltzers. .....and other common stuff... marbles, buttons, a small lid, etc... Attachment (1) _____________________________ 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!) Post #: 1

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 10:45:01 AM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online The Soda Attachment (1) _____________________________ 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 KBbottles) Post #: 2

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 10:46:05 AM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online The 2 embossed Milks Attachment (1) _____________________________ 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 KBbottles) Post #: 3

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 10:47:02 AM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online The older stuff... Attachment (1) _____________________________ 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 KBbottles) Post #: 4

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 11:27:38 AM    lexdigger   Posts: 1699 Joined: 5/31/2005 From: Lexington, Ky. Status: offline I've come across similar sites over the years. 1920's and 30's bottles will often contain older style bottles mixed in with them. Patent meds, druggists, sodas and others were used untill the supply ran out. I'd say it was common to see bim and abm bromo's and others sitting Together on the shelf of the local drug store. Many local bottles were bim well into the 1920's! You also have to consider that people may have re used alot of bottles for many years! I've dug soda bottles with paint in them and meds with ink in them! We commonly refer to them as late tosses, but it's possible that they were just still available in the older style bottle untill way past it's time? One thing I would keep my eye out for is STONEWARE! I've dug some really nice OLD stoneware out of 1920's and 30's trash. That seems to be the most common type of vessel to be re used and held onto for long periods of time. (in reply to KBbottles) Post #: 5

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 12:51:08 PM    808 50th State Posts: 535 Joined: 5/14/2007 From: OAHU, HAWAII Status: offline Kenneth, Nice finds...I like digging those 1920's and 30's dumps...Like finding those milks...Like Chris said keep your eyes open for those bimal medicines and stonewares, I too found some mixed in with the newer stuffs...thanks for sharing... aloha Earl < Message edited by 808 50th State -- 3/7/2010 12:54:50 PM > (in reply to KBbottles) Post #: 6

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 12:54:54 PM    epackage Posts: 7445 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline The milks are great, I imagine you might be getting a pm from John here inquiring if they can be "gotten too", nice job but I see nothing from Paterson which disturbs me....LOL _____________________________ Paterson NJ Bottles I Want Them! AKA Contest Winner ! R.I.P. Lobeycat Last Login 5/21/2011 2:16:48 AM R.I.P. 808 50th State Last Login 5/17/2011 2:44:53 PM R.I.P. Bearswede Last Login 11/9/2010 9:13:49 (in reply to 808 50th State) Post #: 7

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 7:32:54 PM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online Thanks guys.  Found some great stoneware but broken.  Will keep digging this site and the other sites within the general area.  Also found some great depression pieces also broken :(.   Just gotta keep at it.  No Patersons yet lol but will be back looking.  Thought the milks were decent finds and also that Starkey soda from New Brunswick was so cool to dig up with that picture indented in it.  Anybody know any info on the Starkey?  _____________________________ 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 epackage) Post #: 8

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 8:40:58 PM    THE BADGER   Posts: 548 Joined: 3/2/2009 From: BETHLEHEM,PA. Status: offline hey kb,its the badger.im not sure if its the same dump ive been diggin.but jesster and i have dug at it several times and we were pulling out similar stuff,there have been days where we dug 150 bottles in one day.i also have a few of the starkey bottles and the stanley and forsgate etc.we pulled out a few crocks that were awesome even blue lettering and some blob beers also.pm me if you want and we can talk. dave (in reply to KBbottles) Post #: 9

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 8:53:37 PM    TreasurDiggrNY   Posts: 67 Joined: 2/22/2010 From: Manhattan Status: offline Congrats on the finds, nice haul The milks are nice, the soda too, that cleaned up good. TDNY _____________________________ There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away My Site (in reply to THE BADGER) Post #: 10

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 9:02:26 PM    Oldihtractor Posts: 1179 Joined: 9/9/2008 From: Alloway NJ Status: offline Starkey was a water bottler.. I have them in several sizes.. The cranbury pint milk is a nice one.. If it is avail for sale or trade let me know.. Nice Finds John _____________________________ Collector Of :Pontiled Embossed Mineral/Soda Waters, NJ Milks, NJ towns: Alloway, Belmar, Bridgeton,Freehold, Neptune, And Dr. D Jayne's (in reply to TreasurDiggrNY) Post #: 11

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 9:47:55 PM    logueb   Posts: 2885 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline Hey KB, Love the Starkey Soda.  Nice milks also.  You never know what those 20s and 30s will produce. _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to Oldihtractor) Post #: 12

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/7/2010 11:06:01 PM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online Thanks John for the clarification on the Starkeys.  Cool that they come in different sizes.  I'm still on the fence about parting with the milks as they're not my main type of bottle I collect but will let you know.  Dave, just sent you an email.    _____________________________ 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 logueb) Post #: 13

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/8/2010 12:34:40 AM    rockbot Posts: 3279 Joined: 6/17/2009 From: Hilo, Hawaii Status: offline Hi Kenneth, nice abm dig. Nice soda and milks. I got one of those Boujrois yesterday. Looks like we're digging the same dump! lol Aloha, Rocky _____________________________ " I got my own shovel ready project" (in reply to KBbottles) Post #: 14

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/9/2010 11:40:48 AM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online Hey Rocky, Must be the same dump LOL!  Neat to see that Hawaii and New Jersey residents of the time period loved that same French perfume!  I have one that I found when I was younger with the original silver cap and you can still smell the perfume in it.  _____________________________ 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 rockbot) Post #: 15

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/9/2010 4:46:49 PM    KBbottles Posts: 1403 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: online Looks like tomorrows the perfect day for another dig at the dump and I scored a "mental health day" from work.  No better way to enjoy a day off than to be digging around in the dirt for bottles.  _____________________________ 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 KBbottles) Post #: 16

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/9/2010 6:16:37 PM    athometoo Posts: 1740 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline i like the idea of a mental health day . we dont get paid sick days or personal days . maybe i will put the idea of a mental health day in the suggestion box , which by the way is anonomous , except they placed it directly in front of a camera . (in reply to KBbottles) Post #: 17

RE: Saturday 3/6/10 1930s Dump dig!! - 3/9/2010 8:25:05 PM    madman Posts: 10084 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline everyone i work with needs to be ina mental ward! lol hey  nice digs! i guess i missed this post? hmm a dump with sodas and milks nice! enjoy it!-------------- mike _____________________________ always looking for, Toledo Ohio, Knoxville Tn. milks pharms and sodas, (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 18

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