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    Early Hair Restorer dug at work

    Had a nice surprise at work yesterday when I dug this old hair restorer bottle out of one of the trail treads. I was hiking to a work site when I noticed some dumpish material on the trail and the adjacent hillside. I slowed my pace while I was passing the area and notice a tiny bit of glass in...
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    Wooden Beer Barrel

    Here's a cool barrel that was recently given to me by my grandmother. She told me that it belonged to her aunt who spent her whole life in south Philadelphia. The barrel then went to my dad who had it in his store in front of the penny candy counter. The old men who drank coffee and hung out in...
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    How an old bottle becomes a new bottle

    Saw this on the the NPR website and thought you guys might be interested. Pretty basic, but pretty interesting. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/06/11/190668206/how-a-used-bottle-becomes-a-new-bottle-in-6-gifs?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130619
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    Dresser Display

    Good morning everyone. Cleaned up my little dresser display the other day and decided to snap some photos this morning. Mostly Philly squats here with some other stuff thrown in. Let me know if you want some close ups.
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    Some Arrowheads

    I always enjoyed hunting for arrowheads, spear points, and other native tools with my dad when I was a kid. Now that I am older (grown?!) I still can't help but sift through the fresh gravel beds by the creek after a flood. I've have only ever found these two points. The first was found in the...
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    Nice Looking Brookfield

    Grabbed this one off a pole in the Lehigh River Gorge, near Jim Thorpe PA, a few years ago on a bike ride. It was covered in soot when I grabbed it and it wasn't until after it soaked for a week or so that I noticed the beautiful amber striations. Nice little bubble clouds too. Can you guys give...
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    Bottle Anomaly

    Here is something strange. It looks like some minerals were not fully melted and were incorporated into the glass. Anyone seen this before? Here's the bottle.
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    Pontiled Squats In The Sunshine

    Good morning! Sun was shining strong through my window this morning so I thought I'd snap a couple photos. Here's two pontiled mineral waters, a pontiled Brown Stout, and a smooth base philly squat. These are some of my favorite bottles in my collection.
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    Bottle Books

    I gather most of my bottle information from this and other websites. Sometimes in my daily wanderings, I'll have a question and no way to answer it, what with having a "dumb"phone. I collect Philly area sodas and beers, and I know there is a book/guide about that, but what else am I missing out...
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    Pontiled Soda Question

    Would an iron pontiled soda/beer ever have a vent hole bump on the base? Here's an example.... Also, hope it's cool to post a link to ebay. Just a good example of my question, not my auction. Picture
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    Modest Soda/Beer Collection

    Getting ready to move from my apartment in Philly to Iowa for a 10 month stint volunteering for AmeriCorps. Thought I'd take the opportunity, while packing up my bottles, to photograph my very modest, mostly philly, soda/beer bottle collection. Some I've posted before but I don't think anyone...
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    Worm Syrup

    Found this small cylinder med today with my dad while killing time on Christmas Eve. Literally said, "let's dig here real quick" and this little guy came spilling out of the ash. It says: Bumstead's / worm syrup / One bottle / has killed / 100 worms / Children / cry formore / just try it /...
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    William Kayser Philly Hutch Help

    Anyone have any info on this Philly hutch?
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    Mucky Wilmington Dig

    Got my first taste of digging in Wilmington last Sunday. It was pretty cold and the hole was wet. Danielle did a heck of a job digging the 18 footer with maybe 8-10 feet of black smelly muck at the bottom. I was the bucket guy and subsequently got covered in slime as well. Not the most...
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    Blue E. Roussel

    Got this in the pick last Sunday. Last bottle in the same hole Chris pulled the T.W. Dyott out of. Best bottle in my collection...so far! It's in really good shape. Microscopic nick on the bottom on the lip is the only damage. -John

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