i have been digging alone for the last 3 years and am looking for a digging partner in central illinois. i live about 20 miles south of springfield and will travel a reasonable distance. you do not have to be experianced, all you need is a strong back and interest. i will be willing to teach a...
i raised 2 raccoons this summer. i was given them in april by the farm hand next door. he had cut a tree down and the mother was killed along with another baby.they were about a week old when i got them.i weened them on kitten replacement milk and fattened them up for the winter. i had a male...
NEED SOME HELP!!!! I DUG A STONEWARE MINERAL WATER JUG YESTERDAY. IT IS BRISTOL GLAZE ,ABOUT 4" DIA. AND ABOUT 12" TALL.
IT IS STENCILED IN BLUE GLAZE " CLARK MAGNETIC MINERAL SPRINGS CLARK AND WOLF PROP. PUEBLO COLO." I CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO ON THE CROCK BOTTLE, BUT I DID FIND OUT THAT...
sorry this is off subject , but i would like to say that the hearts and prayers of the american people are with the english and the citizens of london today!!
i had been trying to get permission to dig an interesting looking old house for several years. the occupant was a nice friendly guy. he was interested ,but he just rented and could not give permission to dig in the yard. one day i stopped by and he said the house had been sold and it was...
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i was given this by an old antique picker about 10 years ago just before he passed away.
he must have thought alot of this bottle because he kept very few antiques for himself. he mostly bought and sold stuff and did not collect much.. since then i have aquired a 5 gallon redwing jug embossed...
i know what it is , but i am posting the pic because sooner or later most diggers will unearth one of these. i ust wanted you to see one with the paper still on. this one is from gordon california .extra fine superior hock wine it was distributed by churchill drug co. berlington/ ceder rapids iowa.
here is a real cool can from the late teens or very early 1920's. im not a big can collector but i had to have this one. some of the best graphics i seen on a can . it is paper labled and the can is straight sided, meaning no concentric reinforcing rings like on modern cans. what do you think?
i dug this last saturday at first i thought it was a beer, but have now decided it is either a soda or mineral water. does anyone know if this is a hard one to find or common? i saw a quart hutch from this company listed on an antique site for $295.00 i know quart hutches are hard to come by...
picked this up last weekend and i have to admit i know little about these kind of bottles .. can anyone give me an age or a little history of the company. also any clue as to how common or rare.. i dont see these often with the paper still on them. i paid 7.50 dollars at an antique mall that was...
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