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Help with PA Milk Bottles

Well, Esterly was the previous name of what is now known as St. Lawrence Borough. St. Lawrence was incorporated in 1927, so it is more than likely that the bottle you found was made before then. As for a history of the St. Lawrence Dairy, it was started in 1888 by Albert H. Adams. He built a...
- DK03
- Post #4
- Jul 18, 2013
- Forum: Milk & Dairy bottles
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Help with PA Milk Bottles

Hey Alan, The rarities I will give you are based on my family's decades of experience digging in the Reading/St. Lawrence area. The St. Lawrence one that you found I would consider to be fairly rare. We have only found one whole example and a couple of pieces here and there. The...
- DK03
- Post #2
- Jul 18, 2013
- Forum: Milk & Dairy bottles
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My First Whiskey Jug!

That is an awesome jug! Nice find.
- DK03
- Post #5
- May 19, 2012
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Mt. Laurel Spring Water Co. Reading PA

To the best of my knowledge, they are fairly uncommon. My brother has one, but that is the only one anyone in my family has dug whole in over 20 years of digging in the area. The company began in 1908, but I'm not sure how long they were in business.
- DK03
- Post #2
- Feb 29, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Sunday Afternoon Digging

Looks like some fun digging you got there. That Mt. Laurel Spring Water Co. is from my neck of the woods. It's neat to see how far some of these bottles traveled.
- DK03
- Post #15
- Feb 28, 2012
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Thanks, Connor. To be honest, it never even crossed my mind that it would have been a mucilage, but it does make sense now that I think about it. Thanks for the clarification.
- DK03
- Post #18
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

That's cool, Doug, and I'll keep you in mind if I find another one. I usually do research on the bottles I find, but with the busy holiday season I hadn't gotten a chance to. Thanks for the info.
- DK03
- Post #16
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Thanks for the replies guys. Doug, I think the Psychine bottle is cool as well. I'll let you know if I find another one. Yeah, Plumbata, the cobalt ink was definitely the highlight for me. Hopefully I'll be able to get out again before winter finally sets in. In any case, it's been a...
- DK03
- Post #14
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Well, that's it folks. I hope you enjoyed the pics.
- DK03
- Post #11
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

And some more.
- DK03
- Post #10
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Well that's about all I found. Here's a pic of some of the carnage.
- DK03
- Post #9
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

The ground lip of the larger one. None of the pictures for the smaller one turned out to be any good.
- DK03
- Post #8
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

I also brought home these two ground lip bottles. The small one barely reaches 1 1/4".
- DK03
- Post #7
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Here's a group shot with some color. From right to left: The Independent Brewing Co. of Pittsburgh tooled crown, Omega Oil, Piso's Cure, Major's Cement, and a nice cobalt ink.
- DK03
- Post #6
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Crane Extract Co. Dayton, O. This one's got a cool picture on it.
- DK03
- Post #5
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Psychine and Dr. Hale's Household Cough Cure.
- DK03
- Post #4
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Unfortunately not a local, but still nice. Its a John F. Betz and Son from Philadelphia. Here it is all cleaned up.
- DK03
- Post #3
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

A blob poking its head out.
- DK03
- Post #2
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Digging in December

Usually by now I would be thinking about ice fishing, but the weather's been so nice I decided to hit the dump a couple times last week. I found a ton of bottles, but unfortunately most were slicks. I did manage a few keepers though, and besides it's just nice to get outdoors for a while. Hope...
- DK03
- Thread
- Dec 27, 2011
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Dug 21 bitters today

I have only found one of those whole over the years, but I've found many broken ones. The one hole I was digging a while back produced about 30 broken ones in a variety of colors. It's the only spot I've ever seen an amber one. There were also numerous shades of blue, and even a few that had a...
- DK03
- Post #22
- Dec 9, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding