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RE: The Bromo privy - 8/26/2011 11:44:48 PM    L C   Posts: 3450 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline Nice find Bill , that Maysville stuff is hard to come by . I had an early 1900 paper label whiskey bottle in my auction a few years back from Maysville . Found out later the auctioneer sold it in with a box of other whiskies , knew it was there , and never even made mention of it . (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 61

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/26/2011 11:46:10 PM    Picklejar   Posts: 288 Joined: 7/9/2011 From: Philadelphia, Pa. Status: offline Awesome dig Bill! How much deeper does it go? Whats the estimated age of this pit? --Joe (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 62

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/26/2011 11:53:26 PM    lexdigger   Posts: 1767 Joined: 5/31/2005 From: Lexington, Ky. Status: offline Yeah Bill, I've seen those types of tops on abm bromo's. Are these blown, or machine made? Did you get any of the Huge counter size? They are worth holding onto for sure. Any errors or odd colors I would keep as well. As far as all the machine made bromo's... I pitch em. Not enough room in Texas to store em all!!! LOL (in reply to Picklejar) Post #: 63

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/27/2011 12:10:19 AM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Thanks LC finding the med made my day.Pickle right now I'am right at 4 and a half foot and have hit bottom or a hard clay cap .Hoping its a cap and it gos deeper.It looks to be late 1890s to 1910 or so as far as age .I'am going to try and clean out by a wall in the morning a follow it down to see if I've hit bottom for sure.Chris it seems to be a mix of blown and ABM mostly ABM though.I did get 3 of the large one that were whole so far.Did get a couple of blown Celery Caffeins and Bromo Caffeins that have nice colors.So what are the backwards Zs worth I pulled a dozen or so of them out today. bill Attachment (1) < Message edited by dollarbill -- 8/27/2011 12:13:00 AM > (in reply to lexdigger) Post #: 64

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/27/2011 12:19:06 AM    L C   Posts: 3450 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline I had one of those big Bromo's , and gave it away to a person who took on about its color , kind of wish I had kept it now , like the cobalt myself . Only dug one of them , dug plenty of the small ones . Back in the ninties , I would sell the small ones for three and four dollars a piece . Probably worth only a buck now since thousands of them have been dug up over the years . (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 65

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/27/2011 6:52:01 AM    MichaelFla   Posts: 177 Joined: 7/5/2011 From: Florida Status: offline quote: If someone is close and would like to come and get them they can pick up as many as they like. I live 5 hours away... If I was any closer I would be there and load up. If nothing else they make great gifts! (in reply to L C) Post #: 66

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/27/2011 8:00:28 AM    swizzle Posts: 3566 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline One of our forum members sold one for $31 on Fleabay not to long ago. If you put all of them on there at once you probably won't get nearly that much. Do you set up for bottle shows? If so I'd put one out on the table for $20. If it sells then pull out another one and put it in its place. I've never heard of the Baltcmore error either so that's an interesting variation that could be worth a few more then the backwards Z. You should keep the different errors that you've found and see if you can collect all of the errors. Very sweet dig and that Celery one is pretty sweet too. Swiz   (in reply to MichaelFla) Post #: 67

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/27/2011 8:01:38 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 11432 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: So any guess what this is all .Mybe a doser or a perfume or a super small bud vase. It looks like a liner for a small vase. Sterling and base metal containers often had liners to keep the metal from corroding. _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 68

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/27/2011 3:20:39 PM    Plumbata Posts: 1642 Joined: 12/4/2007 Status: offline From the looks of it, the obscene abundance of bromos constitutes the majority of the money value of the stuff in that pit so far. I was selling ABMs in lots of 20 for 30-40 bucks on ebay. Those druggists are great, but you are discarding the bread-and-butter bromos so unless you have a great job and dig solely for fun without a care at all for money, those 800-1,000 cobalts would be worth keeping and selling. Congrats on the errors and other cool finds, and thanks for taking those extraordinary pictures! Looks like those people had a disorder which caused them to crap nothing but bromos! _____________________________ Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. - Thomas Jefferson (in reply to L C) Post #: 69

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/27/2011 3:29:02 PM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Hey all.Well I hit bottom at 5 feet Tured out to be a 5 by 5 by 5 .Dug down next to a wall and got into broken rock that was out about a foot from the wall which let me know that was the footer.So gota start looking for the next pit as the houses were I'am digging were on the 1876 atlas.I got a few nice local meds today and a few other commons and some other than bottle stuff.I'll post pic after I clean um up a bit.Thanks Matt for the reply I thought it was part of a small bud vase just needed a second. Thanks agian all. bill Attachment (1) (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 70

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 11:51:37 AM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Hey all heres a few pic of most of what I kept except for the hundred or so Bromos I kept. Just for the recored I belive the large Bromos are ABM but are cool and you don't see a lot of them.Or at least I have not.Thanks agian all. bill Attachment (1) (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 71

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 11:55:27 AM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Big Hat pin.Thought when I first saw it, It was a darning egg .Its blown and is void in the middle so its very lite.Broke off the pin as you can see.Oh well can't have it all. Attachment (1) < Message edited by dollarbill -- 8/28/2011 11:57:51 AM > (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 72

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 11:58:01 AM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline A blown Bromo. Attachment (1) (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 73

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 11:59:51 AM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline The pile at the end of the dig. Thanks agian all. bill Attachment (1) (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 74

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 12:10:21 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7116 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hello Bill, Thanks again for sharing this Bromorific dig. If you have the time & inclination, please take some more photos of this/these double ring finishes. First of that type that I've ever seen. I think the most Bromos I ever pulled out of a single hole was 5. You've dug a cache of several lifetimes in one privy. Have you done any researching on the identity of the dyspeptic and headache plagued former residents? (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 75

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 12:40:14 PM    RedGinger Posts: 6693 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline Did you end up finding any error Bromos?  Neat odds and ends also. _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 76

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 5:06:10 PM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline Surface heres a few pics for you. Hope these show what your looking for.As far a research go's I do have a good ideal who lived there and I belive he had a very stressful job .Publishing and editing for a local news paper.I dont want to say to much until I'am done ,Which could take awhile.Yea Red I was happy with the other than bottel finds myself and I did get a couple of dozen backward Zs..I sude say the wife did most of the digging Sat. untill there was a small cave in ,Shes fine only got a little scratch .Shes a tuff cooky and can move pretty fast I must say .After moving a little more dirt she let me back in the pit and I stole the day with 2 more nice local med.Shes really good about letting me dig the good stuff.She knew they were there and let unearth them.Well I have to say this has really been a fun week for me I'am pretty sore though.But I have to get back tomorrow an fill the pit in and start looking for the older pit.Oh yea Plumbata My hats off to any one who can sale lots of 20 for that much cash. I don't have an ebay account so I stuck with having to store them and only selling 1 or 2 at a time at the few shows I do.Oh and as LC said the local bottles from around here bring really good money compaired to most places. Thanks agian all for your replys, well wishs and info. bill Attachment (1) (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 77

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 5:06:26 PM    carobran   Posts: 3331 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline read the whole thread,youll get you answer _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 78

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 5:07:15 PM    dollarbill Posts: 2728 Joined: 5/6/2005 From: maysville, kentucky Status: offline another Attachment (1) (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 79

RE: The Bromo privy - 8/28/2011 7:52:59 PM    madman Posts: 10369 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline how many of those double collered bromos do you have ! ill give ya 10 for one???? _____________________________ always looking for, Toledo Ohio, Knoxville Tn. milks pharms and sodas, (in reply to dollarbill) Post #: 80

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