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    Cleaning dust off old bottles

    I have a few window bottles (some Stoddard liquors and some local western medicines), and they have been collecting dust since I museum waxed them in their place. What is a safe way to remove the dust without affecting the patina and surface of the glass. Mainly concerned with scratching the...
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    Northern California Diggers Check-In

    I am interested in creating a local group of NEO-NORCAL diggers. I am also looking for some tutelage and hands-on experience--even if it's digging to the "use layer." I realize a lot of the SF Bay Area diggers are either retired or semi-retired from digging. But if you have dug or are...
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    Privy Diggers: a question

    Is there any threat to health when one digs through decomposed shit? I think a lot of the bacteria in the dirt (and organisms) would break anything that is harmful down over the years. Just thought I'd ask b/c a lot of the diseases that afflicted humans back then were not eradicated by modern...
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    Ink or utility (Stoddard?)

    Recent addition, and I would like some info on it. Was in a collection of Stoddard stuff. Any ideas? Thanks!
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    WTB: Peck Markota Books

    If anyone has an old copy of Peck Markota's Blob Top book and you want to sell, I would love to buy this critical reference! Thanks!
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    San Francisco Bottle Repros?

    Does anyone know if there are any San Francisco Repros out there? Anything to look out for? I've been collecting SF sodas and some whiskeys. I mainly buy them from a known local dealers, but I thought it would be good to educate myself with your help! Thanks.
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    How can you tell the age of a cylinder whiskey?

    I'm sorry for asking questions, but I am new and trying to learn. How can you tell how old a cylinder whiskey is? I'm talking fifth sized cylinders. So far I have seen black glass with kicked up pontils, open pontiled cylinders, iron pontiled cylinders, disk pontiled cylinders, and smooth...
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    New Ink? ID Needed

    Just got this off ebay from back east. Wasn't expensive at all, but I don't know what it is and whether or not it is real. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pics provided below:
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    Question Regarding Slug Plate Imprints

    Just picked up a nice pontiled soda from the 1850s and noticed something weird. Since I am new to collection, any help would be appreciated. We all expect that embossed letters from a slug plate are raised (we run our fingers across the bottle--we can feel the letters). The slug plate, on...
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    a couple gold rush pontiled soda/mineral waters

    Just got this beauty in the mail today. It was dug in dowtown san francisco in the 1970s. My jaw dropped when I saw it for the first time.
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    Peened out embossing

    I'm a complete novice when it comes to this hobby/obsession. So, I have a question for you all. I just bought a nice cobalt smooth-base soda online. The seller says that some of the embossing was peened out (namely the initials of the manufacturers/props.). Was this done to deceive...
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    WTB: San Francisco sodas and milk

    I'm interested in purchasing San Francisco soda bottles (pontiled, squats, and hutches--no crown-tops) and San Francisco embossed milk bottles (all sizes). I am also interested in other california sodas (pre-crown top). If you have any you would like to sell, please send me a picture and...
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    New to collecting.

    First off, I want to say thanks for being here. Secondly, I look forward to learning from all of you and the board. That said, I started collecting bottles about two months ago. In the day and age of disposable soda bottles, milk bottles, I was looking for something with a bit more substance...

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