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Early Hair Restorer dug at work
Thanks for all the information guys. Had a chance to go back. Found on the surface and OP base and half a neck from a big demi john which had a very sloppy applied top. The bottle is soaking to get the last bit of schmutz out of the inside, which I hope will let me take a better photo of the...- PhilaJDH
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Early Hair Restorer dug at work
Here are a few more photos. Difficult to see the color, but it seems to match Jeff and Holly's description of apricot puce, though mine may be darker.- PhilaJDH
- Post #2
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Early Hair Restorer dug at work
Had a nice surprise at work yesterday when I dug this old hair restorer bottle out of one of the trail treads. I was hiking to a work site when I noticed some dumpish material on the trail and the adjacent hillside. I slowed my pace while I was passing the area and notice a tiny bit of glass in...- PhilaJDH
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Wooden Beer Barrel
Yeah, me too! I currently have my bedside lamp on it. Looks great and it's close to the bottles too!- PhilaJDH
- Post #10
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Wooden Beer Barrel
Here's one more (hopefully right side up) photo with some bottles for yall. This is a bottle forum after all.- PhilaJDH
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- Forum: New to the Collection
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Wooden Beer Barrel
No idea why the pictures are upside down. I didn't take them upside down, they're not saved that way on my computer either. Sorry folks!- PhilaJDH
- Post #2
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Wooden Beer Barrel
Here's a cool barrel that was recently given to me by my grandmother. She told me that it belonged to her aunt who spent her whole life in south Philadelphia. The barrel then went to my dad who had it in his store in front of the penny candy counter. The old men who drank coffee and hung out in...- PhilaJDH
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How an old bottle becomes a new bottle
Saw this on the the NPR website and thought you guys might be interested. Pretty basic, but pretty interesting. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/11/190668206/how-a-used-bottle-becomes-a-new-bottle-in-6-gifs?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130619- PhilaJDH
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- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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1st new site this year
Looks promising! Are the trails in a park or something? If so, I'd be careful digging there. Could land yourself a hefty fine for digging in a park. Good luck none-the-less!- PhilaJDH
- Post #14
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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