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campbells - 10/21/2009 6:40:48 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline went out digging yesterday and didnt find much until i was ready to leave ( had to go to work) . i found a corner of this sticking out of a collasped creek wall  . dug around it with my small screwdriver , all i had with me ,  and managed to get 1/4 of the bottom right corner exposed . anybody think im crazy for going back this morning to finish it in a light rain . supposed to rain hard for the next two days here so i thought why not . plus not knowing which sign or if its in good shape was killing me . its got to be a 20s or 30s sign and is curved like it mounted on a pole . the typeface is different than the one used today and so is the medallion and the S in soup . Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 6:44:13 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline its fun to find other things but  , its not a bottle  . is this a good one or not . gonna ebay it cause i dont do signs . but campbells is collectable . well charlie is it umm umm good . here is the medallion  . Attachment (1) (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 2

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 6:48:27 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline i told my wife if its worth anything we could trade it for some bottles   she said yea or some purses . i did find out campbells changed to soup company in 1921  , so i know its after that . the type face is different . the P  , B , L L are all different  . if anyone has suggestions on dating this it would help  . Attachment (1) (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 3

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 6:53:51 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline okay would anyone have gone back today if only out of curiousity ? heres the back of it  . there was another sign below it in worse condition that was a local buisness in dallas . got it soaking . i think it mounted on a pole . funny story real quick ,. told my wife today there was a website for people who collect campbells crap but you have to register . she said they probally say the same thing about bottles . guess so but i dont see how , cuz bottles are pretty , right? Attachment (1) (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 4

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 6:55:57 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline last one is the shape of it ( curved) thats why i think it was for a pole . any info or suggestions would be great .    sam             still not a bottle though . not the same feeling ya get finding it .       peace Attachment (1) (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 5

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 7:15:05 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12319 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: offline Hey, man, you are NOT crazy for salvaging that one!! It is in better condition than the city itself! Hate to be a pest, but what's the size?? (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 6

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 7:18:02 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline probally 24 inches tall by 16 inches wide . i havent measured it yet . i just had to know  , ya know . bugged me all night thinking about it . (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 7

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 7:23:45 PM    Buffalo Hunter   Posts: 329 Joined: 2/20/2009 Status: offline Size? Around my way I would say $75 and up to $125 depending on size would find it a new home without trying too hard. (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 8

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 7:30:20 PM    appliedlips Posts: 3508 Joined: 1/30/2005 Status: offline      I'd question the fool that wouldn't go back to dig that one out. Great find! _____________________________ LOOKING FOR PONTILLED OR EARLY SQUAT SODAS FROM HIGHLAND,ILLNOIS.. (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 9

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 7:33:11 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline good to know if im crazy im not alone . if it was a bottle i wouldnt even ask that question . (in reply to appliedlips) Post #: 10

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 7:44:16 PM    Staunton Dan Posts: 2251 Joined: 5/5/2005 From: Batesville, VA Status: offline Nice save. If it were mine, I would put it on ebay. Last year I found 2 Virginia porcelain license plates and I sold them for over $300 each on ebay. Don't know what your sign would bring, but I'm sure that it would be worth your efforts. WTG! _____________________________ Just when you think that you have life figured out, someone changes the rules. (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 11

RE: campbells - 10/21/2009 9:10:14 PM    madman Posts: 10371 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline  nice find! _____________________________ always looking for, Toledo Ohio, Knoxville Tn. milks pharms and sodas, (in reply to Staunton Dan) Post #: 12

RE: campbells - 10/22/2009 5:53:26 PM    jays emporium Posts: 1538 Joined: 12/18/2006 From: Victoria, Texas Status: offline Sam, I think that sign would bring $150. - $200. on ebay.  It is a good size and not horrible condition and a company that people recognize. I would have gone back to dig it out.  If I didn't there might be a flood and the rest of the creek bank would cave in and the sign would be lost forever. (in reply to madman) Post #: 13

RE: campbells - 10/22/2009 6:01:22 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline thanks weve had 2 1/2 inches in the last 2 days here . sick off rain . hard to walk a swollen creek . (in reply to jays emporium) Post #: 14

RE: campbells - 10/22/2009 6:44:21 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12319 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: offline The Campbells sign would make an interesting umbrella, would it not?  (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 15

RE: campbells - 10/23/2009 7:47:28 AM    Oldihtractor Posts: 1189 Joined: 9/9/2008 From: Alloway NJ Status: offline A nice sign indeed!     What part of the world was this discovered?    I would agree on the 150-200 value with the condition etc..     If it becomes avail. I would be intrestedin trade or purchase...  Enjoy 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 cyberdigger) Post #: 16

RE: campbells - 10/23/2009 5:38:05 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline it was in a creek in dallas texas . six feet down from the top . (in reply to Oldihtractor) Post #: 17

RE: campbells - 10/23/2009 7:39:23 PM    athometoo Posts: 1753 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline this kinda helps date it . found this sign right below the other . W.A. BROWNING MACHINERY DALLAS TEXAS . LISTING ON WEB SHOWS 1924 . WISH IT WAS IN BETTER SHAPE . oldhi , my wife listed it on ebay today . thanks everybody for the kind words and help . that ketchup is way cool . Attachment (1) (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 18

RE: campbells - 10/24/2009 10:46:29 AM    Indianabottledigger   Posts: 286 Joined: 8/2/2009 From: Indiana Status: offline Hey I just wanted to say congrats on the nice find.....I just looked the sign up on ebay Looks like you might be in the $$$$$ .99 to over $100 in less than 24 hours and still 6 days left!!! I hope you break the bank. (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 19

RE: campbells - 10/24/2009 11:25:25 AM    TJSJHART Posts: 1333 Joined: 9/10/2007 From: Arizona Status: offline this just proves what we've known for a long time...everyone collects something ..and i've never left anything that i've stumbled across that i believe someone else would want... thats why myself , and i bet alot of us have things that we think are worth something to someone else...am i right ???? < Message edited by TJSJHART -- 10/24/2009 11:27:11 AM > _____________________________ .N.R.A. LIFER (in reply to Indianabottledigger) Post #: 20

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