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RE: Day 7 the fill in I found a bitters in the fill - 8/5/2007 8:12:14 PM

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Hooflands Germans Bittles op

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RE: Day 7 the fill in I found a bitters in the fill - 8/5/2007 8:14:13 PM

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RE: Day 7 the fill in I found a bitters in the fill - 8/5/2007 8:17:32 PM

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mabey some will dig this up 100 years from now hehe

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RE: Day 7 the fill in I found a bitters in the fill - 8/5/2007 8:22:16 PM

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close up of one of the planks 6 ' long 2'' thick, thay looks like axe marks in there.

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RE: Day 7 the fill in I found a bitters in the fill - 8/5/2007 8:22:53 PM

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Hey Rick, I went back and saw that J. Clarke. I obviously wasn't following all the posts. Man! the excitement and memories of that dig are something you'll never forget. I hope all of us get to experience a dig half that good someday! Post some more pics when you get to cleanin' and glue-in all the broken stuff. I even get a kick out of seeing that stuff. Thanks for letting us all share the experience of that dig along with you.
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RE: Day 7 the fill in I found a bitters in the fill - 8/5/2007 8:26:39 PM

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I was a little board today (filling in) but its all good.

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RE: Day 7 the fill in I found a bitters in the fill - 8/5/2007 8:31:17 PM

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In goes some fill and its all HISTORY after that.

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Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 8:40:19 PM

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Here are a few of the flask and other bottles that didn't make the fall, but came back to life when operated on by my digging buddy Paul, hey that rhymes! That Union clasped hands in that color would have been $$$ but like you know I dont care hahaha

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 8:43:04 PM

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Thats enough to make your heart fall out huh? but in the end the best bottle was whole now that is the bottle GOD for ya.

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 8:47:53 PM

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This bottle probable would have been the best in the hole I think don't quote me on that, A Turner sarsaparilla Buffalo, NY 12 1/2 inches tall open pontil, we found most of the pieces.

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 8:50:35 PM

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The only scroll .whats left of it

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 8:53:34 PM

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Coffin & Hay

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 8:56:25 PM

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Summer tree and washington there where 4 summer trees I got the whole one,the other 3 are to bad this one made the jig saw table

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 9:00:34 PM

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some of the cobalt sodas waiting for the table.

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 9:03:41 PM

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whats left of a DR Townsends ............The End until next time

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 9:08:18 PM

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I knowed I shouldn't have looked...

What a shame. What a waste....

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RE: Day 6 Light Puce Dyottville Flying Eagle Shield Fla... - 8/5/2007 10:16:50 PM

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Yea Brain its a G 38, a friend of mine just sent me a link from Heckler The one he showed me went for 8,000, but I best stop talking about this for (what its worth) I wont sell it if its worth 20 Gs, I don't know much about this one but if its a variant it may be more, The color is weird on this one, its dark right on the Eagle there's light and dark all over the flask, I may get it tumbled because I cant get the black muck out its rock hard and not a thing is working, how does the tumbling deal work I guess you have to send the bottle to the guy obviously. Rick

I don't blame you I wouldn't sell it either . That is one NICE looking flask . I'm not into flasks ..... but if it were a Drake's in that coloration I would be bugging you to sell that one .
The FEW bottles that come along like this on a dig ........ makes all the blisters and sweat worth while. I know ... I know . ....it's not what it's worth ..... it's the history . But , would you be just as happy with an Aqua ...... as you are with the puce ? I would try a few more different solvents before sending it for a tumble. A tumble always has a chance of breakage ...... no matter who is tumbling it for you.

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RE: Broken flasks from last pit Jig sawed back to life. - 8/5/2007 10:17:50 PM

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Dont cry its all good the best flask in the pit was whole thats all that matters to me

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RE: Day 6 Light Puce Dyottville Flying Eagle Shield Fla... - 8/5/2007 10:28:10 PM

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I was happy with my summer tree, I told my friend to dig the rest of the use layer, because he didn't get any thing yet, and he said no its your half. (you never know), and I sure as heck didn't know! lol

To your question about the aqua Eagle, hell yea I would be happy, just not as lol cuz color is always better now matter what shade.
I am glad you said that about the tumbling I never got that done and here I am with this high end bottle sending it out to get spun around, and knowing i will never dig one like it again in my life, I don't think so, I can get it clean, but I may take a while and if I brake it then I will take the fall, but if someone else did I might kill um

Thanks for the input. Rick

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RE: Day 6 Light Puce Dyottville Flying Eagle Shield Fla... - 8/6/2007 8:57:29 AM

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Rick,

Congratulations on an incredible flask!It is great you are going to keep it and that must be one hell of a partner you have not to want to sell it and split or for some trade to even it out.As far as cleaning it,try muratic acid or THE WORKS toilet bowl cleaner(which is diluted muratic),it will eat buttcake in a jiffy.It will not harm the glass.Dont be jamming coat hangers with steel wool on the end in that one,Haha.Again,great find that gives me a reason to dig another hole.Doug

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