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monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Florid... - 8/27/2008 8:52:38 AM    FloridaDigger   Posts: 55 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline Hello fellow diggers; ..I was digging a large hole in Gainesville Fla. and found a couple of interesting items: a gallon Lithia water embossed Harris Springs Lithia Water Harris Springs S.C. ...light green-ish aqua--basically mint except for light stain.The other item is a Gallon? pig-eared crock jug that says "from THE CASPER CO. Winston-Salem N.C. Lowest Price Whisky House write for confidential list". I watched The same Lithia Water sell for 137.50 on eBay; ..but is it really worth that? or a couple of bidders really wanted it bad (regardless of true value). One of the best digs I have had in years, another digger was rude to the owner of the property and basically got everyone kicked out; ...the owner was nice to me as I was always was polite to her. The hole is wide open; ..bottles just oozing out of the bank, ..a gold mine. I dug four Florida SS sodas in one dig. I will add some pics later today. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/27/2008 12:26:54 PM    ncbred Posts: 110 Joined: 6/20/2008 Status: offline The Casper jug is a good one!  I'd like to see a pic.  Not sure how much the jugs go for but the Casper cobalt whiskey bottles usually sell anywhere from $300-$500 on Ebay. (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 2

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/27/2008 1:05:30 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5157 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline That is the famous Mammoth Cave. I went there as a boy in 1964. At dusk you can watch millions of bats fly out of there. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to ncbred) Post #: 3

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/27/2008 1:46:14 PM    glass man Posts: 1820 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline WOW! WATCH OUT FOR THAT OVER HANG AND DON'T LET IT FALL ON YOU! _____________________________ I know You've got mountains that you think you cannot climb Your skies are dark You think the sun won't shine Case you don't know The WORD OF GOD is true! ALL HE PROMISED HE WILL DO IT FOR YOU! JESUS IS THE ANSWER FOR THE WORLD TODAY JESUS IS THE WAY! (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 4

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/27/2008 5:24:56 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 1404 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline crude embossing Attachment (1) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 5

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/27/2008 5:25:36 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 1404 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline SORRY WRONG POST ( not the first time I've done that) _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to downeastdigger) Post #: 6

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/27/2008 5:44:59 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3668 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Sounds like a big one,where are your helpers? Glass man is right about the over hang,my worst fear is being buried in a dump,if I am going to go I hope its a pontil privy. J/k be safe. _____________________________ 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 FloridaDigger) Post #: 7

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/27/2008 7:44:02 PM    diggincajun Posts: 193 Joined: 8/8/2007 Status: offline Need some help? I can be there in an hour and a half. _____________________________ Kim James Brunet diggincajun (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 8

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 7:51:27 AM    FloridaDigger   Posts: 55 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline Thanks for the help fellow diggers (and the warning about the overhang); ...in Florida overhangs are real dangerous as the "sugar" sand can let loose at any time. That's one of my digging partners in the hole (I took the pic). I rarely dig alone; ..especially in a hole that deep. Here's a pic for you ncbred.  Attachment (1) (in reply to diggincajun) Post #: 9

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 7:54:10 AM    FloridaDigger   Posts: 55 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline Here's another pic of the Casper Jug. Attachment (1) (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 10

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 8:05:01 AM    FloridaDigger   Posts: 55 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline another pic of the hole; ..girlfriend is digging she loves the knick-knacks, perfumes, marbles, ..all the small cool stuff. Attachment (1) (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 11

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 8:09:49 AM    FloridaDigger   Posts: 55 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline another pic of the Florida hole... Attachment (1) < Message edited by FloridaDigger -- 8/28/2008 8:28:14 AM > (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 12

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 8:12:26 AM    FloridaDigger   Posts: 55 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline ooopps ....same pic....sorry (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 13

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 9:54:34 AM    bottlecrazy   Posts: 22 Joined: 7/23/2008 Status: offline Man, wish I still lived in Gainesville.  Great stuff you're finding!  Go Gators! (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 14

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 10:26:21 AM    ncbred Posts: 110 Joined: 6/20/2008 Status: offline Thats a great jug!  Too bad it still didn't have the handle with it.  Here is one like it with the handle and the paper label on the back. http://auction.igavel.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=870441&_UserReference=7F00000147E078E4A427A045987E48A39FB2#Image2 (in reply to bottlecrazy) Post #: 15

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 12:34:55 PM    logueb   Posts: 1384 Joined: 1/6/2007 Status: offline That is one awesome hole.  Great finds too, on the Litha springs and Casper jug.   I dig alone so I'm always aware of cave-ins.  Looks like you have the same issue as I do with all that dirt on top of the good layer.  Some days it looks like all that I do is shovel out dirt.  I pull down the sides to keep the walls from having over-hangs. Good luck on this dig. _____________________________ Buster Bottle Bug Bit with no cure in sight. (in reply to ncbred) Post #: 16

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 4:35:29 PM    kastoo   Posts: 1280 Joined: 9/7/2004 From: Lagrange, GA Status: offline Yea but people selll repros with the handle he needs.  JUst use that except don't actually lift the jug with the handle (in reply to ncbred) Post #: 17

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/28/2008 9:43:33 PM    madman   Posts: 4860 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey man great pix,  very nice finds, that jug is very cool, as well as the other bottles youve pictured,  knock down the overhang, and go to town! is that a clay cap or sand ? reminds me of what i got to go through just to get to the 40s crap lol mike _____________________________ always looking for eastern TENN sodas, milks and pharms, also anything from TOLEDO OHIO and MARION VA. (in reply to kastoo) Post #: 18

RE: monster hole in Florida --need help on some non- Fl... - 8/29/2008 8:11:51 AM    FloridaDigger   Posts: 55 Joined: 8/21/2008 Status: offline Thanks to evryone for all the comments and suggestions. Thanks to ncbred for the Casper jug pics with label & handle. Thanks Kastoo; .I did not know repro handles ere available, ...I might go that route. The layer on top is all sand & dirt. I didi not get to clay/hardpan until about 12 or so feet down below the pure white wet sand(thats were all the jugs came from..I think I dug 6 or so jugs but only two had writing --the Casper & a Blum from Jacksonville. The bottles that came from the wet white sand were spectacular in condition, no ground wear, no damage, very clean. And yes, I do always chop down the overhang, but sometimes it takes 5 hours to remove all that sand before I reach the layer again. The property owner now has no trespassing signs posted and is calling the police to run off diggers, ..I never got harrassed as i was always very polite to the owner(and always filled my holes in as well), but as I said in my earlier post one jackass digger was rude to the owner and basically got me booted out as well, ...argghh. Here's a pic of me in the hole; ..I dont remember which bottle I am holding, could have been aWarner's safe remedy i dug there, still have not dug a cure version of that bottle yet... Attachment (1) (in reply to FloridaDigger) Post #: 19

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