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    any ideas on price for this 1/2 pint flask.....

    Hey Cookie, I sent you a PM on the pickle. Both are really nice looking bottles!
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    "COUNTRY BOY" ACL - SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

    The gentleman you got the Country Boy from was Larry Westfall. Great all around guy and like a second father to me. I'm glad to see the ACL's went to a good home! I realize you don't have much spare time on your hands, but trust me when i say it would greatly behoove you to join the San Diego...
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    Burst Top Turtle Ink

    There are a few different glass houses here in the U.S. that made burst top umbrella inks. I've seen the western blown ones comes in a myriad of colors and i believe they are all late 1860's to early 1870's. There is even a western blown umbrella ink that is embossed! Anyone know what the...
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    How many of you are wealthy ???

    Interesting thread. I can think of 12 people or so out here in the west that make at or above the figure mentioned in the original post. I speak of the individuals themselves making that money and not including there spouses. I am sure there are a few more out here that i'm not thinking of...
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    How do i preserve labels on a privy dug bottle?

    No problem on the high jack![:D] Anyone that can help or can add to the post is more than welcome.
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    How do i preserve labels on a privy dug bottle?

    Thanks for the help guys! I've talked to people who carry a can of hair spray with them and quickly spray the labels. Just wanted to know if anyone had any general info on what they use or what they have heard.
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    How do i preserve labels on a privy dug bottle?

    I have a general question for all you diggers out there. It seems that every time i pull out some labeled meds etc from a dryer pit, they often have there original labels still intact. Problem is, when the labels hit the outside air, they quickly dissolve and blow off the bottle in a rather...
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    Help with flask i.d.

    Good looking flask! I'd guess it to be from the late 1870's to early 1880's. Nice score!
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    crystal clear cistern

    I have dug 7 cisterns in the last 3 years. Let me tell you they are either hit or miss. 5 of them were completely empty of any and all forms of glass. The other two were LOADED. One had over 400 mint bottles plus tons of broken stuff. Its been my experience that cisterns typically have later...
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    Opium Bottle ?

    Morning George, Yeah, that's definitely an opium. We dig a ton of them in California. I have found quite a few of them in Chinese pits, as well as a lot of mining towns.
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    Ring/Ham books

    Steve, There are a lot more Bitters collectors on here than you think. I speak mainly for the Western bitters crowd of course, but i think most post at random. I for one would LOVE to see a bitters post. I think the reason interest seems to be low on the topic of bitters is due to the...
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    Hall's Sarsaparilla $99.00 minimum bid?

    That's a little too steep. I bought one last year at the Vegas show in Fire Aqua for 25 dollars. Granted i think that was a deal, i feel they are worth about 40-45 bucks in that color. Some people always got to fish for top dollar. Have you been picking anything up Jason?
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    All kinds of Hilo soda works bottles for sale (just found)

    I might be interested in the almaden wine bottle. Does it say Almaden vichy water or wine? Can you take a picture of it and post it on the site? Thanksa dn have a great weekend!
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    Cathedral pickle for trade

    Good morning Kip, I'd be interested in the whiskey if it still is for sale? I sent you a pm. Thanks!
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    Help with pottery jug/bottle identification

    The three small bottles behind the sake cups where typically used for opium. Looks like a nice dig, Congrats!
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    Auburn, California 49er Show/ December

    I made a phone call to my father (who was buying for me) last night to see what was available at the show and got some quick notes to add. I heard that a green early varient Renz's and a green no circle IXL traded hands privately. I was able to pick up (through my father) an amber OGW demijohn...
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    2 Stone Bottles?

    Hey Swizzle, They look like pottery to me. In my opinion, the problem with these type of vessels is that someone skilled in throwing clay can easily reproduce them. I wouldn't know how to date something like this? Definitely unique looking pieces! Enjoy both of them. Jake
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    The "Mutha'" of all bottles?!? "Gold Dust Whiskey"??

    Well let me start off by telling you that if this particular whiskey you are mentioning is an amber coloration (which you say it is) then the value is about 5-8 times what an aqua example would fetch now-a-days. It needs to be mint of course. I believe there are about 20-26 examples of what you...
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    Bailey & Eaton

    Interesting extract type bottle. My dad collects these. Resembles the Langley's, E.Frese etc. type western extracts, but appears to be Eastern blown with the stain/glass color. Most all of the early western extracts i have seen have been a yellowish clear color typical of the late 1860's early...
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    A birthday present from a good friend!

    Hey Joe, That jake is great! Thanks for the birthday wishes man. I travel all over the western U.S. every other week or so with work, so i don't always have the opportunity to get on the site and read up on everyone's adventures. But when i do, its like a huge party! All kinds of great stories...

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