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bottle depression/avoidance
between new physical ailments and self imposed fiscal restraints i haven't been able to go out hunting or buy anything on line i know i should still be reading and learning here but i'm too bummed out to do so i'm hoping to feel better when the weather gets warmer and be able to go out hunting...- butchndad
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- Forum: General Chat
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does anyone know anything about this bottle? please help
this bottle is listed on eBay as being from Jersey City - which i collect that is the conclusion of the lister based on a maybe BUT nothing on the bottle says anything about where its from all it says is J. H. Midmer on one side and J.H.M. on the other...- butchndad
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Broken bottles worth keeping, selling, donating, chucking
keep them (one or both) if they fit your collection or if you just like them. Having no monetary value shouldn't be the deciding factor- butchndad
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- Forum: Introductions
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I found these before I believe their water bottles European.
i want to face the Firth of Forth- butchndad
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Capital City Bottling Trenton NJ
Capitol City bottle for sale on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1076011901/capital-city-bottling-company-bottle?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=jersey+city+bottle&ref=sr_gallery-1-27&organic_search_click=1- butchndad
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- Forum: New to the Collection
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Possibilities but …
I was out for a run this morning past the Jersey City Medical Center and saw they were doing some excavation. In the pit I could see some old pilings. The hospital is built on the route of the old Morris Canal (1829-1924). It was fenced off but I could see one broken bottle. Had to get in and...- butchndad
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Searching New Spots in Bergen County, NJ
my best find is Jersey City so far was the site of a torn down funeral home which had been there for more than 100 years. Before that it was some kind of bottler. Found two different names on bottles (and a ton of pieces) with that exact address as well as a couple of other Jersey City bottles.- butchndad
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- Forum: General Chat
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Searching New Spots in Bergen County, NJ
hello FTH i'm in Jersey City. Have been meaning to search for old dump sites in JC but haven't yet. Would love to go on a joint hunt some time. RobbyBobby is, i think, our resident Bergen County expert- butchndad
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- Forum: General Chat
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The Greenville Brewing Co.
Any JC bottle is a good bottle- butchndad
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- Forum: New to the Collection
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1830 shipwreck with bottles!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/science/industry-whaling-ship-found.html- butchndad
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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1830 shipwreck with bottles!
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Urgent! pontil? What? Value?
that's the bottle. THANK YOU- butchndad
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Pontil? Age? Used for what?
I found this little bottle today and ask what might it have been used for and is it a pontil? Idea as to age? 4 inches tall and very rough. Thanks for your help- butchndad
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- Forum: Pontils Only
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Urgent! pontil? What? Value?
thank you all for your help and knowledge. i passed on it accordingly- butchndad
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Urgent! pontil? What? Value?
About 8 inches tall- butchndad
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