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    Interesting bottle and contents find at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate!

    https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3414735998996-archeologists-begin-studying-18th-century-bottles-of-cherries-discovered-at-mt-vernon-estate?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=i3
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    HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!

    THANK YOU AMERICAN VETS and ALLIES THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY! My father in Austria celebrating the announcement of Japan's unconditional surrender! Note on reverse of photogragh: "This was taken when Japan quit fighting. They imported some Scotch for us and I had joined the celebration at this...
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    Glimpses of 1682

    Hi all, Stumbled upon a Weather Channel short video of a shipwreck find in England. There are brief shots of bottles and other relics therein that I'm sure will appeal to many of our members, especially those who dive...
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    Fresh Opinions on Tumbling Media and Copper Wire Shearing?

    Hello Bottle Tumblers: The subject has come up in previous threads, most recently in General Chat with title Copper BB's. https://www.antique-bottles.net/threads/copper-bbs.696804/ What is your preferred media (and additive, if any) for tumbling antique bottles? It seems to me that most...
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    Altering Glass Color Through Irradiation

    It is entirely ethical to copy a Rembrandt painting. The exercise is beneficial for art students. To offer such copy for sale as an original is fraud. Producing unusual glass colors through irradiation is ethical as well. Most collectors would be happy to add exotically colored examples, such as...
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    FOUND! A beautiful, embossed case gin comes to light after 132 years!

    FOUND! A beautiful, embossed case gin comes to light after 132 years! Here is a link ( http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43299283#_=_ ) to article with pictures and details of the find. Found on a beach in Australia, the bottle with a note was tossed overboard from a German research...
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    DIPPED PRIVIES?

    I've seen several posts on this forum that speculate on, or categorically state that "the privy was dipped" or "privies in Baltimore are heavily dipped" or similar statements. I assume that dipping a privy is akin to pumping a septic tank; that is, the material is removed and hauled away--am I...
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    METAL DETECTING - deep dumps

    I inserted this question as part of a reply to another thread. Since nobody has responded, I'd thought I'd try again by starting a new thread. Do any forum members have success locating deep dumps and privy pits with metal detectors? I’d like to get a metal detector for locating dump...
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    FORUM DIGS?? did they happen?

    Hello all, I lurked about in the background on this site a couple years ago. Recall seeing message threads where forum members were trying to setup a group dig--A BOTTLE DIGGERS' HOLIDAY if you please! The idea certainly appealed to me. I used to dig out here in Washington State in the early...

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