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Train Turntable Dig
The second jar I'll highlight is this "quilted" one designed by Brooks D. Fuerst in 1936 for the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Nothing particularly special but the quilting does add a nice refraction to the glass. The fact that it's completely intact - with no scratches or breaks - after sitting on...- oldiron
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Train Turntable Dig
I went on an exploration with my son the other day of what we were told was an old train turntable; the type where horses would pull the trains around so they could go in the opposite direction. At the site we found several foundation holes, the wreck of an early 1900s car, and several odds and...- oldiron
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Turner Glassworks Jar
I've got my little guy hooked on digging. That indeed makes it doubly enjoyable! Here's a link to the patent in PDF form: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD77822 From what I've read they made several different sizes in this style and they were used primarily for pickles.- oldiron
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- Forum: Jars General discussion
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Maple Shade Farm
Looking for a milk bottle from Maple Shade Farm, Housatonic MA.- oldiron
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Turner Glassworks Jar
My 6-yr-old dug this up while we were poking around the ruins of an old foundation. It has the patent on the bottom and I was able to look it up (see attachment). Looks to be from the 1930s. Patent filed by Wilson Edwards for the Turner Glassworks in Terre Haute. Neat little jar and cool to see...- oldiron
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