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Suprise dump

Yep Mars but when you look up and around here is what you see
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- Post #15
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

Some of what we had to dig through...last pic for today I'll post some of the cleaned bottles soon, and some of the other stuff we found
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- Post #13
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

big lump of clay with milks and other bottles none broken either
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- Post #12
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

And this
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- Post #11
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

Most of the old bottles were embedded in a really hard clay that was not typical of the soils on this site. Easy to miss bottles because they look like this
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- Post #10
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

So went back on Saturday to work and right before we left I had the hoe operator open up as much as possible and spread it around the hole. Here is my friend and digging buddy early on Sunday morning starting to dig
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- Post #9
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

Here is what I pulled out the first time
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- Post #8
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

I was hard pressed not to open up the whole area but I knew I wouldn't have time to dig so I had them recover the hole here is what I saw right away
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- Post #7
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

OK here are the photos I promised: this first one was the very first time I had the back hoe dig in
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- Post #6
- Jun 30, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

Sorry everybody this has been my problem for months. Working so late and never having time to get on and post. It's 8PM and I'm having trouble with my pcitures. Will have to wait till tomorrow. I get up a 3AM so I got to get going for now. I will be back. Jerry
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- Post #2
- Jun 29, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Suprise dump

Hey all...I haven't been on for a while but a couple of days ago on my site job I stumbled on an old dump where I least expected it and went out last Sunday with my digging buddy and had a ball. Haven't dug anything for almost a year so this was really fun. This job site is located on an old...
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- Thread
- Jun 29, 2011
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Flea Market Finds

Let's see if this picture of the front is better.
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- Post #5
- May 22, 2010
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Flea Market Finds

The cap
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- Post #4
- May 22, 2010
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Flea Market Finds

Bear with ;me only a couple more
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- Post #3
- May 22, 2010
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Flea Market Finds

Here are some more pictures I'm thinking it probably dates from the 1920's during probabition. Any thoughts
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- Post #2
- May 22, 2010
- Forum: New to the Collection