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1977 Find of a Lifetime
BottleNut Boy you speak out yer Butt. I can proove all I ever found all over Scotland in rarieties. my rare finds mentioned in many books and news media, Gilbert Rae Green Top Ginger Beers at Gilbert Raes as stated English Dealer Roy Morgan of Northampton who had a book called KOLLECTORAMA...- BigJock
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Fantastic Dump available in Scotland
There is a large 50acre dump pre-1920 just one mile outside Kirkcaldy,East Fife on a Farm field on main road to Dunfermline , they wll be starting to clear to build housing estate in next two years,in previous years fly diggers have found lots of blue stuff and coloured top ginger beers ,pratt...- BigJock
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Who were the first Glassmakers in your Country
when did they first make glass bottles and jars in USA, Canada, Australia or did they depend on Imports from England,, Ive seen many types of Kilners in my country and no one collected them or Insulators,, why does collectors in America do.. What glass was made in USA.and when- BigJock
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do you have them in your country
In Uk we find dumps by watching out for Juniper Tree's they always grow over old humus ground especially where old dumps are, and even underneath jaggy nettles I dont know i you get these in usa or other countrys, old embankments of railway lines they used to dump ash and rubbish along sides of...- BigJock
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Best way to Clean your Bottles etc
havent heard of anyone cheating placing bottles in a tumbler,,dont you prefer them to look genuine and old with irridense or opalence.if you want them to look clean and no mist why dont you just use clear varnish.- BigJock
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anone tell me what model this is
Birth fathers car what is it called I know he had in 1947.when in states- BigJock
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What do you think of these
Apoligise These arent mine , I had to find out where all the english dealers were on the site ,I still say many bottles are bought and not dug,what would the world do without the dealers and the most digging they do is like a Rooster hunting for worms lololol Cant say Poisons were collected by... -
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What do you think of these
I was amazed how many gave up the hobby,in Uk then USA etc started to buy the junk we dug and threw away, we never collected anything with an external screw or 3piece moulds in clear glass..but americans generally collect anything I believe after all a young country. -
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What do you think of these
To many fakes these days :) you really have to dig it yourself to know it came from the ground -
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What do you think of these
are you buying more than you dig Many seem to these days,, as they cant find the dumps, -
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What do you think of these
why I have noticed that many blue inks that are figural are really perfume bottles with a cut lip to make look old -
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What do you think of these
:) Scotland still has best ancient bottles you have to admit
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