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    J.R. Burdsall arnica liniment spout?

    I picked up this OP Burdsall's Arnica Liniment at flea market yesterday and the mouth has a wedge in it like a pour spout. At first I thought it was a chip but it is uniformly notched and smooth so thinking it may have been[attachment=MVC-044L.JPG] [attachment=MVC-045L.JPG]...
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    Help indentifing jar lid

    Anyone got any thoughts on this jar lid. Closest thing I could find in RB was Wilcox jar but it does not have the rays. The ID is 2.5". Has indentation in center of arch which I assume is for wire bale. Thanks.
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    Open pontil snake bottle

    I purchased part of bottle collection today from a long time digger that recently passed away. This bottle was in his collection . It is an open pontil with very crudely tooled top, it stands about six inches tall. It has a snake figure wound around it from the top of the shoulder up to the...
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    Small shear top bottle Strowger Co. Rochester NY

    [attachment=MVC-022L.JPG] Anybody have any idea what this little bottle may have contained or what it's use was? It has indents in center on all four corners that could have been used for fastening to something. About 2.5" tall with shear top embossing reads Strowger Co. Rochester, NY. Only...
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    Vintage tin sign USA FIRST ASZ. Military?

    Anybody got any idea about this tin sign? Measures about 6" X 5". Appears to have slots at bottom like a belt buckle has, could be it was affixed to a pole. I don't know what acronym ASZ is for sure, could be " Air safety zone ".
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    Blob top "Bordencity" NY?

    Picked this aqua blob top at the flea market today. Inside slug plate embossed with F.D ALFORD BORDENCITY N.Y. I'm from New York state and I've never heard of Bordencity nor could I find any reference on google or bing searches. I think it may be NYC or Long Island area but I'm not sure. Anybody...
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    Milk bottle metal advertising cap, flea market find

    This was a first for me. A metal cap advertising a specific dairy. Nothing special about bottle just a plain 1925 Thacher Lockport with blank slugplate, but the metal cap is debossed with " R. S. Rudman Fruit & Dairy farms, Milk and Cream, We deliver. Irondequoit, NY. Been collecting for a long...
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    Help identify figure on yardsale find

    I had a great day yardsaling Saturday, picked up lots of stuff including bottles, fruit jars and a bunch of old tools amongst other things. I got this solid brass letter opener with this strange figure on the top, haven't been able to find anything to indicate what culture or perhaps religon...
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    Unusual Sanford ink

    I've dug hundreds of sanford inks and looked at many more at flea markets, shows etc. but when I saw this one at a yard sale Saturday I couldn't recall ever having seen one with this very large crudely flaired lip, one and a half inch in diameter. I searched Ebay and a few ink bottle sites but I...
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    Erie Pa. pontilled mineral water

    I just picked up an iron pontil mineral water bottle that I'm thinking is kind of rare as I have been unable to find any mention of the bottle or the Erie Pa. company that it belonged to. On one side it is embossed with "J & H Kneib's Improved" and the reverse side is embossed "Mineral Water...

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