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    Living the dream.

    Thanks for sharing! I live in Erie so it was neat to find your post. I was blessed to find an old dump on my land 50 feet from my back door on a ridge! I know the old farm house just up through the woods is where all the items came from and I know the house was built in 1840 so I would love to...
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    Display help needed

    I am in the process of having a bottle cabinet made that will be oak with glass shelves. I was wondering how other collectors secure your bottles down so that they don't slightly move if the case were to be lightly bumped. I have heard of people putting a small loop of tape under them but maybe...
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    Small bottle question

    The seam stops halfway up the neck. The top of the metal cork screw looks like a beeshive kind of springlike but tight. I guess it might have been polish. The site it was found at is on my land that dates the old farm house to 1840. The items I find in the dump range from 1860-1920's as far as I...
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    Small bottle question

    I know a picture would help but I am so tech difficient so I will do my best to describe it. 3" bottle found with small metal corkscrew looking device inside. The metal item was inside a thick white chalk like material. I will try to get a picture up next week. Thanks![:)]
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    What is this????

    I sent a private message but if that doesn't work here is my e-mail: vader22@mail.com Thanks, Bill
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    What is this????

    Thanks so much!! Mystery solved! Now does anyone have a picture of one of these lamps in one piece?
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    What is this????

    I really hope someone can help me because it has been driving me nuts for some time now. I have been clearing this dump in my back yard for 3 years now and date it from about 1875-1930 from all of the items that I have found.
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    What is this????

    It is made of slate I think. It is pretty heavy for it's size.
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    What is this????

    Here is another picture
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    What is this????

    What in the world is this? I found this in a dump in backyard on the ridge. It is apx 4"x4" width and 1" thick. Crude hole drilled through center. Thank you for any help.
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    W. M Griffin help

    I put some pictures up if someone could please help me out with a possible date to the bottle. The photos are with the 1st post. Sorry but I am not very computer savvy. Thanks, Bill
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    W. M Griffin bottle help

    RE: W. M Griffin bottle help PIC ADDED Please help Pictures up
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    W. M Griffin bottle help

    RE: W. M Griffin bottle help PIC ADDED Side View 4 OZ Full Measure
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    W. M Griffin bottle help

    full picture
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    W. M Griffin bottle help

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    W. M Griffin bottle help

    I will try to get a picture up soon. The bottle looks to be a medicine bottle about 7 inches tall. The seam stops at the shoulder and it says 4 oz full measure on the sides of the bottle. It reads just like this: The W. M Griffin company Fort Wayne Indiana USA
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    W. M Griffin bottle help

    I dug a bottle the other day that reads The W.M Griffin Company Fort Wayne Indiana USA. I was wondering if anyone has info on this bottle? I would really like a general date to when it may have been made. Sorry but I do not have a picture to post. Thanks, Bill
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    Pontil question

    I'm sorry if I should know this answer but I am new and still just learning.[:)] What date do you place bottles that have pontil's? I have dug an old dump on my property finding old bottles but only one broken base with this pontil on it. Thanks, Bill
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    Warranted flask date

    What time period do these bottles come from? I have a few clear ones . Thanks, Bill
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    Warranted flask

    What time period are these from?

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