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  1. Kevin S.

    Little Poison W/Applicator

    Yeah, just straight glass applicator. And I've seen (and may still have) iodine bottles like it, but with rubber tops. What you're seeing is the cork and likely moss or something. I can't pull the whole applicator out without breaking off the remaining bit of cork inside. I have others like this...
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    Little Poison W/Applicator

    Yeah... maybe iodine? It's hard to say, because, no... nothing on it or the others like it. One is cobalt blue, though. And I've found iodine bottles from later dates, with old-style rubber on the applicator cap, so maybe it's that?
  3. Kevin S.

    Doll Head from England Found in Idaho Ghost Town

    Creepy indeed!
  4. Kevin S.

    Doll Head from England Found in Idaho Ghost Town

    Awesome! Thanks!
  5. Kevin S.

    Gridley Half-Pint Dating Help

    Wow. A lot of variance. I'll get into that link more deeply. Thank you!
  6. Kevin S.

    Gridley Half-Pint Dating Help

    Yeah, the combination of the glass maker, the 29, and the seam line stopping before the lip all threw me. I figured it wasn't 1829, but if it was 1929 I'd have expected the seam to go over the lip. But milk bottles seem to be the exception to the rule. So I'm going with 1929 as the date. :)...
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    Gridley Half-Pint Dating Help

    Thank you so much. I wondered about the 29. But it's never so simple. Haha! Glad it is. And yeah... triangle with an S. I'll keep looking for that aspect. Thank you for the info and link!
  8. Kevin S.

    Some Older Marbles

    Haha! I have no idea. :) I won't kick myself for it, I really had no idea about them. And I have no idea who I gave it to.
  9. Kevin S.

    Some Older Marbles

    Okay! So looking up firing rests, I learned a bit about how marbles are made and found out that these are Bennington marbles and those are indeed their firing rests. And yeah, these small ones are common. The "pontil mark value" was about as true as I suspected. Thank you. Here's some cool...
  10. Kevin S.

    Some Older Marbles

    Are these dots firing rests? I'll have to look that up. I've never even been sure these are marbles. Gave one away...
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    Gridley Half-Pint Dating Help

    Sorry, meant to post these...
  12. Kevin S.

    Gridley Half-Pint Dating Help

    Thank you! Good to know about milk bottles. So there is a manufacturers mark at the bottom (Thatcher Glass Manufacturing) and opposite it, just the number 2.
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    Gridley Half-Pint Dating Help

    Hi, Milk Bottle Wise Ones, I have this 1/2 pint I found in Milwaukee about 10 years ago when they were tearing down an old school. It was just right there in the dirt when I was walking past. The seam trips me up. It doesn't run all the way up to the lip. I can't really get a good photo of it...
  14. Kevin S.

    Question about digging a privy

    The bottom of an outhouse is the "seed layer". Once you begin running into a bit of a thick patch of assorted seeds, you know you've reached its bottom. :) I'd also check with the people living there and see if they may have old photos of the place, that makes it simple to find the privy.
  15. Kevin S.

    Some Older Marbles

    Here's some of the marbles I've found. I was told when I found the little ceramic-type ones that the value depended on how many pontil marks were on 'em, and in 1992, they were apparently worth $15 for each mark. I have no idea the truth of that. If anyone knows, I'd appreciate confirmation or...
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