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RE: first finds of the season - 4/24/2006 9:39:09 PM    Sam_MaineBottles Posts: 343 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Mid-coast Maine Status: offline Hey Taz - Again, great finds! The amber Buckingham's Whisker dye bottle is from R. P. Hall of Nashua, NH. Here's the link to a neat trade card from that outfit. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7204774121&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 -Sam _____________________________ Author of 'Maine Bottlers and Their Bottles, 1840-1980' (in reply to southern Maine diver) Post #: 101

RE: first finds of the season - 4/25/2006 9:19:03 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Thanks for the info Sam! Here is another group of bottles I dug yesterday at a new dump I located earlier this spring. This T.O.C. dump is still partially frozen but these goodies might shed a glimpse of things to come! Recovered items are as follows Browns Sarsaparilla, 1 Pint mason jar with ground lip, a green "ten pin" Odiorne's soda from Portland , Me..... A Joseph Kern & Co. Forest Hills, Mass... beer???? and a Caswell- Massey N.Y. Med? Wendy (Onabininger) accompanied me on this 2 hr exploratory dig... she recovered a straight sided emerald green coke, wow was she happy! I hope she will post it when her work is caught up!!!! Happy digg'n all! Taz Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 102

RE: first finds of the season - 4/25/2006 10:07:09 PM    capsoda Posts: 7510 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Hey Taz, Tell Wendy I would like to see the eg Coke bottle for sure and I am in the market for any extras she might dig up. Cindy says she wants first dibs on the ten pin. < Message edited by capsoda -- 4/25/2006 9:09:47 PM > _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 103

RE: first finds of the season - 4/25/2006 10:11:27 PM    southern Maine diver Posts: 1436 Joined: 8/13/2005 From: South Berwick, Maine USA Status: offline Thank God the ground is still frozen... You'd be trenching your way to Canada by now and showing us all those "puurrfect" bottles that you have been finding! Thanks, for not diving...! Wayne < Message edited by southern Maine diver -- 4/25/2006 10:11:47 PM > (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 104

RE: first finds of the season - 4/25/2006 10:18:56 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Wayne I am digg'n that trench south.... I should reach your house next week! I lmao when I read that wayne! Warren I will get you kind folks some bottles, you should have seen the ice blue straight sided script coke I found, unfortunately that one was broke, grrrrrrrrr. They will come! Taz (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 105

RE: first finds of the season - 4/25/2006 11:07:07 PM    capsoda Posts: 7510 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Hey Wayne, I had a digging buddy that always dug mint perfect bottles and always high end stuff too. I caught him prayin over the spots he was gonna dig. I tryed it my self. Dug alot of scrap metal and almost got struck by lightnin. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 106

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:27:16 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Oooo Wayne! I got out this morning and got some before and afters for ya! The proof Here is what I call the straight sided coke dump... Enjoy! Taz Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 107

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:30:23 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Not a real valuable haul but fun, The dump is mostly cans and only 1' deep... Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 108

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:32:53 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline I think I spent more on ammonia and hot water then what they are worth! Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 109

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:35:17 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline flawless, clean coke.. Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 110

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:37:24 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Glovers bottle, pretty common, but nice example.... Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 111

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:42:11 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline When I got bored after 4 hrs at the " coke dump" I went across the road and found the dump where I found the Smalley Fruit Jar... this rolled out along with some other things like clear inks, california fig syrup and the like, I left those there, this was the best .... Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 112

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:47:14 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline And one last pix, I snagged this Shilohs Consumption Cure monday at the swamp dump it is a variant 1" taller and a light green, I personally like the deep aqua shorter bottle but two is better then one... Well that's all I got for show and tell this week. Happy Digg'n all.... Taz Attachment (1) (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 113

RE: first finds of the season - 5/6/2006 7:51:33 PM    bttlmark   Posts: 402 Joined: 11/23/2005 From: N.E. Florida Status: offline Lookin' Good,,Keep em' coming. (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 114

RE: first finds of the season - 5/7/2006 2:52:48 AM    capsoda Posts: 7510 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Straight sided coke dump?????? Now your jus bein mean.LoL Love that green coke. No flat ground up there anywhere? < Message edited by capsoda -- 5/7/2006 1:53:39 AM > _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 115

RE: first finds of the season - 5/7/2006 6:05:36 AM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 970 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Morning Cap, If you like that green one check out the ones Wendy has on Ebay real "odd" straight sided cokes..... Well off to work the old gem mine..... Taz http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZwndynn (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 116

RE:Ammonia and Hot water - 5/7/2006 1:15:57 PM    lmtae2   Posts: 18 Joined: 3/21/2006 Status: offline Please tell how you do it, soak in Ammonia first and rinse with hot water? Put the Ammonia in the Hot water and what dilution? Tried Lime away, didn't work. Your bottles look clean. (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 117

RE: first finds of the season - 5/7/2006 1:36:20 PM    capsoda Posts: 7510 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Thanks Taz, Those are some neat soda waters and if I start collecting them too Cindy says she will kill me.LoL I juess I had better stick to ths ss Cokes but I put you and Windy on my favorites list and i will be watching. Geez! that sounded kinda creepy. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 118

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