I seem to have myself a Real Inkwell Mystery on my hands and I need some expert help.
Last Spring I managed to collect well over a 1,000 bottles from an 1800’s dumpsite here in Key West, FL. The dirt the glass was in was being moved at a very fast rate and I had to run in a grab what I...
Found this one picking last night along with a few others but this was by far the best one.
CITY DRUG STORE
S.B. LEONARDI & CO.
TAMPA, FLA
I did a few searches last night and today. I couldn't find one like it.
I did see a lot of other bottles with S.B. Leonardi but not this one...
I'm pretty new to the forum and I enjoy it very much. I like posting questions and pictures. One thing I really want to do is give the best description possible when I do post information.
Is there a thread on this forum which has a color list / photos of all the different colors of glass we...
Recently, we’ve (Conch Times – Jay & I) been very fortunate to come across an almost unbelievable amount of bottles & other things from one of Key West’s oldest, most notorious dump sites. We are finding stuff from Pre-Civil War to the early 1900’s.
I’ve been picking up anything...
Here are some of the inkwells I've cleaned up so far. I'm sure I have a bunch more in the buckets but I haven't gotten to them just yet.
Feel free to chime in on any of them.
I did take 3 pictures of each if anyone wishes more details.
Thank you for the feedback!
Rick
I looked around on here for a little brfore posting this. Couldn't find anything in a search.
If I'm using an iPad how do I add a picture with my post?
Thanks!
Hi All!
This will be my first post, I hope it's a good one.
I'm lucky enough to work for an earthwork company in one of the oldest cities in Florida and I've been picking old glass for as long as I can remember.
A few weeks back I was picking in a fresh pile of dirt that was brought...