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newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 2:33:21 PM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline Hi Folks, I’m new to this, so forgive me if these bottles are from last week’s garbage Anyway, I found dozens of bottle fragments (here is a sample) and a few intact jars embedded in a streambed, behind an old farm. I was only able to grab a small sample of because I had my dog in tow (poor girl cut her foot on a shard), my fishing pole, and nothing to carry the glass with. Given the number of shards I think I can safely assume this area was some sort of dump or garbage pile. My questions is, are any of these samples old (don't care if they're valuable)? If so, I’ll return and dig a little bit into the bank and see what else I can find! Please forgive the lousy photography. Thanks, Batfish Post #: 1

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 2:34:43 PM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline woops - didn't attach the pix! sorry! (in reply to batfish) Post #: 2

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 2:35:41 PM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline argh - one picture per post... forgive me Attachment (1) (in reply to batfish) Post #: 3

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 2:36:24 PM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline here's another... Attachment (1) (in reply to batfish) Post #: 4

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 2:37:14 PM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline ...and one more (I have more, but I'll stop here - sorry about the mess) Attachment (1) (in reply to batfish) Post #: 5

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 2:48:57 PM    woody   Posts: 1636 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Looks like a 1940's dump. Once you get the hang of what is old you'll leave these behind because they just aren't old enough to take home. Sometimes you will find older glass in a 40's dump, but it probably was thrown out when someone was doing some spring cleaning. With the exception of milk bottles and soda bottles, most of the stuff from this era just isn't "old" enough to be considered by the serious antique bottle collector. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to batfish) Post #: 6

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 2:57:05 PM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline Yeah, I figured they weren't too old (they had the bottle maker's seam) - but the great thing about being a newbie is that everythink I find I think is cool! I'll probably go back to the site and (without my dog) and dig into the bank to see what else I can find. If I find more relatively young bottles, should I post pictures of them? Or would this just annoy the regulars? Also, any idea what those bottles in third picture might be? Could they be soda bottles? Catsup? (in reply to batfish) Post #: 7

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 3:12:13 PM    woody   Posts: 1636 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline The bottle on the left is a soda bottle and the other bottle is a vinegar bottle, I believe. Check out the area more. You might find an older spot where you'll find some keepers. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to batfish) Post #: 8

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/20/2004 3:25:53 PM    woody   Posts: 1636 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I'd rather have a picture of a bottle on this forum than try and figure out what someone has just by a description of it. Keep posting the pictures. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to batfish) Post #: 9

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/21/2004 1:26:30 PM    Scarlet Lily   Posts: 9 Joined: 4/4/2004 From: Bolton, Mississippi Status: offline Hey now, those may not be the oldest bottles but they're still kinda neat! Even if they are just 40's bottles, thats still 60+ years old. Thats not that shabby for a bottle. I have a bottle dump on my property from about 1920 to 1960, and there are actually some neat bottles down there. They may not have any collector value, but they're still kinda cool to look at. Have fun! (in reply to batfish) Post #: 10

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/21/2004 9:56:31 PM    Bluebelle   Posts: 181 Joined: 4/16/2004 Status: offline I sure like the looks of that greenish bottle with the hexagonal facets. I'd clean it up and display it. Experts, is it an ink? One hint for taking pictures - put something in the picture next to the item to show relative size, like a little ruler if you have one, -- or anything that everybody knows the size of, anything, like a cig. pack, a quarter, a pen, whatever is handy. Its great to find something of age or value, but the bottom line for a lot of us is, if you like it, if its looks or shape or color calls out to you, keep it! Good luck! (in reply to batfish) Post #: 11

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/22/2004 9:49:50 PM    diginit   Posts: 662 Joined: 4/7/2004 From: California Status: offline Howdy Newbie. From one to another, The top bottle looks to me like a honey jar. (in reply to batfish) Post #: 12

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/23/2004 9:02:03 AM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline I thought the same thing - the hexagonal facets remind me of a honeycomb. _____________________________ Batfish (in reply to batfish) Post #: 13

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 4/24/2004 7:36:51 AM    jeanie   Posts: 4 Joined: 3/11/2004 Status: offline I found a small very ornate stopper topped perfume bottle. I am going to an appraisal show in May for a benefit here and have a few items i have been unable to identify anywhere.. I'll let you know what they say about the perfume bottle (in reply to batfish) Post #: 14

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 5/1/2004 1:31:15 PM    Larisa W.   Posts: 26 Joined: 4/25/2004 From: Oregon Status: offline Worthless!!! I think not! I personally like the bottles from the 40's, they are really fun to collect, and seem easy to find! I have found a bunch of similar ones, and I take them home, I usually dont take duplicates, just one of each kind. Maybe in 50 years they wont be so worthless. Plus you have to figure the exercise you got, and the fresh air, and the fun! Keep diggin! PS: the first one looks like an ink bottle to me. Larisa W (in reply to batfish) Post #: 15

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 5/1/2004 6:31:56 PM    BRichardson5   Posts: 377 Joined: 8/29/2003 From: Pacific Northwest Status: offline I'm pretty sure the first bottle is food- most likely mayonnaise. I've find many bottles like that one here in western washington. (in reply to batfish) Post #: 16

RE: newbie finds more worthless stuff! - 5/3/2004 9:20:31 AM    batfish   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/11/2004 From: Litchfield, NH Status: offline Larisa, When I used the term 'worthless' I was referring to monetery value alone. Indeed, these old bottles have some allure or I wouldn't be standing in the mud of a creek hacking away at the bank with a harvestor! I've found about 25-30 intact bottles and jars, now. I've kept 11 interesting ones. I haven't posted more pictures, because I sort of got a feel for what I am dealing with. Among the score or so bottles I found a few oldies - A late 1800's beer (Schlitz) and a turn'o the century fruit extract bottle. The rest are from the 30s and 40s. I've reached the point of diminishing returns with the 'blind hacking' technique and am on the verge of ordering a probe. With I probe I hope to turn up some more old beers - though I think the old beer bottle might have been a discard from a long ago fisherman and not associated with the dump at all. We'll see ;) _____________________________ Batfish (in reply to batfish) Post #: 17

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