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diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 3:23:24 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline interesting two some.  these were found in muck about 30 feet deep from an old farm house quarry. Blown glass fairly heavy pontil base cleaned up great no scuffs or scratches.  I'll put them up on the shelf Attachment (1) _____________________________ The underwater world has yet to be explored http://www.geocities.com/docdocdoc@rocketmail.com/arthursbottles.html Post #: 1

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 3:24:27 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline 2 Attachment (1) _____________________________ The underwater world has yet to be explored http://www.geocities.com/docdocdoc@rocketmail.com/arthursbottles.html (in reply to arthur) Post #: 2

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 3:25:06 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline 3 Attachment (1) _____________________________ The underwater world has yet to be explored http://www.geocities.com/docdocdoc@rocketmail.com/arthursbottles.html (in reply to arthur) Post #: 3

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 3:25:57 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline 4 Attachment (1) _____________________________ The underwater world has yet to be explored http://www.geocities.com/docdocdoc@rocketmail.com/arthursbottles.html (in reply to arthur) Post #: 4

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 3:26:50 PM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline 5 Attachment (1) _____________________________ The underwater world has yet to be explored http://www.geocities.com/docdocdoc@rocketmail.com/arthursbottles.html (in reply to arthur) Post #: 5

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 3:50:28 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3668 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Wow those pieces look brand new. _____________________________ My Web Page.Lots of pix. Dig story's published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to arthur) Post #: 6

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 5:47:21 PM    glass man Posts: 1825 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: online MAN,ARTHUR,those are BEATUFUL! They look like art glass. Hope some one knows something about them,age,glass house etc.30 feet down and into muck sounds serious! GREAT FINDS!! _____________________________ JESUS said"COME TO THE WATER,STAND BY MY SIDE. I KNOW YOU ARE THIRSTY;YOU WON'T BE DENIED. I FELT EVERY TEARDROP WHEN IN DARKNESS YOU CRIED,SO I STROVE TO REMIND YOU FOR THOSE TEARS I DIED. (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 7

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/28/2008 11:23:05 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 1404 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline They look like art glass pieces from Blenko glass Works which is in your state. I don't know the ages, they were made in the 1900s. _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to glass man) Post #: 8

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/29/2008 10:58:37 AM    arthur   Posts: 476 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATION ON THIS QUARRY THE PERSON LIVING ON THE FARM SAID IT WAS OWNED BY HIS FAMILY WHO HAS A GLASS BUSINESS.  THIS USED  TO BE ONE OF THE AREAS THEY USED AS A DUMPING SITE 1930-1960 UNTIL A SPRING FILLE IT IN.  IT HASN'T BEEN USED SINCE THAT TIME.  I CALLED THE IMPORTANT MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WHO OWNS IT, A RELATIVE LIVES THERE, AND HE HAS GIVEN ME WRITTEN PERMISSION TO DIVE THERE.  NO STRINGS ATTACHED.  I SHOWED HIM WHAT I HAD FOUND AND HE SAID THAT'S WAS OKAY KEEP THEM AND ANYTHING ELSE I FIND IS MILD.  HE SAID HE WAS SURE THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE GOOD ITEMS THERE BUT MOST OF IT WILL BE BROKEN OR IN PIECES.  EVERYTHING THEY DID WAS BLOWN. ANOTHER GREAT SITE TO KEEP ME BUSY. I AM PLAANING TO START DIVING THERE NEXT WEEK.  I'LL POST PICTURES. _____________________________ The underwater world has yet to be explored http://www.geocities.com/docdocdoc@rocketmail.com/arthursbottles.html (in reply to arthur) Post #: 9

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 8/29/2008 1:57:59 PM    glass man Posts: 1825 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: online Great! Can't wait to see more pictures. _____________________________ JESUS said"COME TO THE WATER,STAND BY MY SIDE. I KNOW YOU ARE THIRSTY;YOU WON'T BE DENIED. I FELT EVERY TEARDROP WHEN IN DARKNESS YOU CRIED,SO I STROVE TO REMIND YOU FOR THOSE TEARS I DIED. (in reply to arthur) Post #: 10

RE: diving in a quarry heavy blown glass - 9/7/2008 1:23:04 PM    hemihampton   Posts: 160 Joined: 10/6/2006 Status: offline Let me know if you find any old beer cans in that muck LEON. (in reply to glass man) Post #: 11

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