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diving find mystery who can help me - 7/20/2008 10:00:46 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline Hey in this caboose there are two large wooden crates mostly burried.  I plan to try and get them out thi week.  They are closed with wwod tops looks like they are nailed with rope around each side tied.Trying to remove the silt so I can get them out the water becomes very murky  One has the side facing up and some os the letters on it read as follows CRO_N  C_RK            & S_ _L  CO B_ _ _ I M_ _ _          _D does anyone have any idea what it spells.  They are very heavy and I feel ther could be something in there besides mud.  Post #: 1

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/20/2008 10:08:33 PM    JOETHECROW   Posts: 393 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. Status: offline CROWN CORK & SEAL CO. BALTIMORE MD. ?                                                                                          Joe _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6LqX2v3lvY (in reply to arthur) Post #: 2

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/20/2008 10:12:31 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline Hey man thanks alot I think thats it.  Now I wonder whay is in the crates.  Letters I can see only on one the other is turned end side up.  Both a very large roughtly 4 foot long by 2 1/2 wide  could bottles of some kind be in there or something else. (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 3

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/20/2008 10:17:33 PM    JOETHECROW   Posts: 393 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. Status: offline Hey Arthur,....Can't wait to see what's in them.....Best of luck!                                                                                          Joe _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6LqX2v3lvY (in reply to arthur) Post #: 4

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/20/2008 10:20:11 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline do you what the company produced or shipped in them (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 5

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/20/2008 10:32:03 PM    JOETHECROW   Posts: 393 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. Status: offline Could you google that Arthur?..I know 'crown top' seals, caps and corks were what was on beer and soda pop bottles for a lonnnnng time period. Could be bottle related........                          Joe _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6LqX2v3lvY (in reply to arthur) Post #: 6

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/20/2008 10:40:09 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline thanks I'll try (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 7

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/21/2008 1:05:53 AM    morbious_fod   Posts: 755 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline From their website. http://www.crowncork.com/about/about_history.php (in reply to arthur) Post #: 8

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/23/2008 10:59:56 AM    bunchesofbottles   Posts: 74 Joined: 4/27/2008 Status: offline I'm excited for you! I'm like a kid at Christmas. What's in the box?! What's in the box?!   Good luck! _____________________________ Hope you're lucky enough to find em' in your own backyard! (in reply to arthur) Post #: 9

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/23/2008 8:06:39 PM    beendiggin Posts: 789 Joined: 6/30/2005 Status: offline I hope you get those crates open and the're loaded with colored fruit jars......... (in reply to bunchesofbottles) Post #: 10

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 7/24/2008 9:06:27 PM    myersdiggers1998   Posts: 505 Joined: 10/2/2007 From: northern n.y. Status: offline think big----- those crates are full of gold bars!!! _____________________________ ,gordon myers dig and you will find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (in reply to beendiggin) Post #: 11

RE: diving find mystery who can help me - 8/11/2008 2:05:21 AM    hemihampton   Posts: 160 Joined: 10/6/2006 Status: offline Maybe those Crates full of cone top beer cans. That would be a better find then caps/crowns. Did you ever open these crates up yet? LEON. (in reply to myersdiggers1998) Post #: 12

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