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A few recent sodas

The 3rd from the right is a 1927 ONE TALL, the 4th is a toms soda.date unknown?. the 5th is a Brandimist,1925... Have not made pics yet but was wonderin if u guys new about 2 i found today? ones a beer i think, Michel, NY...the second is a Nesbitts california orange drink??The nesbitts has a...
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- Post #5
- Jun 25, 2005
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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A few recent sodas

A few more>>>
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- Post #2
- Jun 24, 2005
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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A few recent sodas

Heres a few from the dump im in...Is it just me,or do you guys (and gurls) enjoy diggin more than cleaning?? Maybe i should change my signature to: Dig now clean later! Xcali.
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- Jun 24, 2005
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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A few of my recent finds

The bottle in the first pic to the far left is a standard coffin flask, castor oil...The rawlieghs is machined.I will post some more pics 2morrow, This dump is killer...like i said, ive not hit the oldest spot yet, but i have hundreds upon hundreds of 1920 up bottles. found 2 triloids so far...
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- Post #6
- Jun 24, 2005
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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A few of my recent finds

Here is a few more. This dump is not my oldest, but it has produced by far the most lil treasures. I have found a few broken blobs, but none whole yet. But like they say, the broke ones mean keep diggin, and with the size of this dump, months of diggin left. Xcali..
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- Post #2
- Jun 22, 2005
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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A few of my recent finds

here is some of my recent finds over the past 2 weeks.
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- Jun 22, 2005
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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just found this insulator

heres a closer pic.
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- Post #5
- Jun 22, 2005
- Forum: Unexpected Discoveries
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just found this insulator

This is my first insulator in the dump im in now..Its a nice green color, has patented june 17 1890 on one side. The other side has...Knowles No.2 cable. I think they call it a bat wing, not sure. Dont know much about them...Xcali.
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- Jun 21, 2005
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Unexpected Discoveries
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To Actually Polish Out Scratches.....

Have never used that compound mix, but are you usin a high speed polishing wheel, perhaps like the ones you put on a bench grinder?I have experimented with several compounds i got at my local hardware store. along with my polishing wheels hooked to my bench grinder, I can take out scratches that...
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- Post #2
- Jun 20, 2005
- Forum: Cleaning and Repairing
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BIRELEYS

I think the flat lip one is a milk, it says color added, prob. chocolate. I have dug 26 so far in the dump im in, as well as 36 1 pound jumbos...not an old dump, but hey it has never been dug...[:)] wont get rich, but tons of bottles
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- Post #4
- Jun 20, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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BIRELEYS

Any one know about these bottles? Think ones a milk, and ones a juice. Has the name BIRELEYS embossed. Hollywood calif, at the base.Both are 6 3/4 ounces, but the tops are different. P.S.. was lookin at another topic, I want to know where they sell sauers for 8 bucks...lol...im rich i say...
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- Jun 20, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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cleaning bottles

Soaking in a 50% purple power 50% water solution seems to be ok.. you can get a 2.5 gallon jug of purple power at advanced auto for about 10 bucks. On my sodas and small neck bottles, i use a gun cleaning kit, you can buy various size copper tips, its like a mini round copper wire brush. and...
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- Post #8
- Jun 14, 2005
- Forum: Cleaning and Repairing
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$10,000 mistake coke bottle lol

How do these guys keep from laughing in the mirror? ..lmao...maybe i can switch a few caps around and be like bill gates? ya think?. even if its a real mistake, it sure not a 10,000. dollar one.. tell bubbas dad to offer 50 cent, since he would give a buck for a 20,000. dollar one? i will sleep...
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- Post #2
- Jun 13, 2005
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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Need Expert Diggers Advice!!

Im presently in similar soil conditions now. I have found out that a spade shovel and a 5 prong fork does very well in this type soil. use the spade to remove the soil, since its flat with no curved edges it penetrates the loose soil easily, and hardly ever breaks one..when you hit a glass...
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- Post #19
- Jun 13, 2005
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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white rose pics

hmm..
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- Post #2
- Jun 12, 2005
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.