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    Joseph Akers Lambertville N.J.

    This nice aqua squat came from same dump as the Whitlock bottle i posted. Not rare but a very crude clean example.
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    W. J. Whitlock Mt. Pleasant Pa. Hutch

    Recently dug in a ash dump here in Va. A very clean hutch W.J. Whitlock Mt. Plesant Pa. (Yes Pleasant is spelled Plesant on bottle). I have tried researching only coming up with a bottler in Winchester Va. With the same name. My computer is not letting me load pictures at all. If anyone would...
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    Pontiled Hover Ink

    I have been extremely busy with work and moving but did get a chance to relieve my bottle digging bug last saturday with a new dump just located. I didnt bring my camera to take pictures but found a few nice bottles in a few hours. Found this nice pontiled Hover ink bottle under some tree roots...
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    New from this morning

    Went to give a estimate on a job and ran into a friend who is a excavator by trade.He saves me any glass that he digs up and told me he had somethings for me behind his truck seat.First is a Coca Mariani paris, next was a Mcelrees women's tonic, a small toy sink, and a Brown's chemical bottle...
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    Question for MORBIOUS_FOD

    I have been researching about the Virginia Brewing Co. Roanoke,Va. The question i have is they were founded in 1889 and sold various products and even sodas,do you know what brand or brands they sold? If you have any information on this and the possible time lines i would appreciate it.
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    Confederate imprints

    These confederate imprints were also found in the same attic in Lexington,va. There are several of them with the following turnpike company's - Raleigh and grayson, Wythe, Middleway and Geraldstown, Indian poll drawbridge co. I only took picture of one but the others are in similar condition...
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    Winkelmann & Brown/ Dr. Bull's ads Baltimore

    These along with several other paper brochure ads from the 1880's - 1890's were found in a attic. Most of these brochure ads are from patent medicines. The first is from WINKELMANN & BROWN DRUG CO. Baltimore.It has small ads for Proctor's insect powder, Drexel's sarsaparilla, Winkelmann's blood...
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    cliquot club date peened out

    Recently while working in downtown Lexington,Va. i have been running into quite a few soda bottles in various buildings.I found one that is damaged but i found interesting.It is a cliquot club blown soda which at the bottom of bottle the date has been changed on the embossing.I was wondering if...
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    Coca Cola Blotters

    I recently found a box of these Coca Cola blotters dating from the 1930's- 1950's while doing some hvac work in a local downtown building. I asked the owner if he was interested in selling them and he said no but i could have them if i wanted. I dont know much about them but they are nice to...
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    Find from river while fishing

    This has been a busy summer for me working out of town weeks at a time.So, yesterday me and my son decided to do a little river wading for small mouth bass. I had been fishing about a hour in the shadows of the riverbank when i noticed what looked like a bottle sticking from the bank. I eased...
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    Unpacking some past finds

    I am in the process of unpacking some past finds.Here are a couple with nice color....sorry pictures are bad my batteries were going dead.
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    Some dug marbles

    Here are some of my dug marbles.These were all dug this year and i have quite a few packed away.Ill post the more interesting ones at least to me first followed by a group picture.Im sure not any valuable ones but they are fun to dig.
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    Dr. Pepper cooler

    Today a friend of mine who knows i collect and buy almost anything bottle related called me.He has a very nice unpainted Dr. Pepper metal handled cooler. It has a tray in the top almost like a toolbox so im guessing this may be a picnic type cooler.Sadly the only condition problem is the top is...
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    What to do about accident?

    Early this morning my girlfriend and her daughter left to visit family.About an hour and a half ago she called me saying they were headed home and about 10 minutes after that i got another call. They were in a accident about 35 minutes from home.Both of them are ok but my vehicle from what she...
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    Sagamore wanego

    Dug a shallow privy a couple days ago and found this light aqua SAGAMORE WANEGO bottle. I dug one of these a few years ago that was almost a black glass color.I believe i posted it on her back then.Most of these bottles have Dr. Sagamore embossed on them.
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    Dr. Pepper scarce variant?

    I just got back from some bottle swapping with some other collectors.I am not a big collector of acl soda bottles but this one caught my eye.It is the Dr. Pepper 10-2-4 bottle from Lynchburg,Va.It seems to me that i saw one of these variants on Ebay a few months ago and it did quite well in...
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    Crown perfumery co.

    Found this neat ad this week featuring the crown perfumery co. I always thought they had only had one product in those neat emerald green bottle with the crown stopper.But, seems like they had at least 2 or maybe more.I have always liked these bottles due to the stopper.This ad is from 1894 and...
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    Surprise color in privy dig today

    Me and a fellow digger went on a privy hunt in Roanoke today.After a hour or so we got a permission on a property that looked to date back at least to 1860's. We probed and found 2 privy's and decided to hit the bigger privy which was a 5x4.We took turns and got down about 4 feet and started...
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    1878 J. Bumgardner ad for Staunton Dan

    Dan i found this ad today and was thinking of your bottles you dug last week.It seems they made brandies,whiskeys,beers etc. in thier Augusta County site.The ad is dated 1878.The company's name was W.L. BUMGARDNER & CO. NO.3 New St. Staunton,Va.The attic im searching is loaded with pre 1890 ads...
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    Fruit jar lid help

    I stopped by a old homesite that was pushed down on friday and searched the surface of the lot for a few minutes before a storm ran me off.I did find this fruit jar lid and was wondering what type jar it was for...any help is appreciated.

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