Dug two privys yesterday behind an 1890's saloon.This is what I found,mainly whiskey and beer bottles.Also found a clay marble.The bottles on the back right are dark green,almost black. I guess they are beer bottles.The bottles laying down in the front are some really rare local embossed...
Hello,
A friend of mine dug this bottle today and he was wondering if it was a peppersauce. If so, is it a rare type? We've never seen one decorated in this manner.The mold line stops 3/4 of the way up the neck.
Thanks,
nitedigger
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I dug a couple of coffee jars today from a 1930's trash pit and was wondering if they were worth keeping. One is embossed with Silver Moon coffee, Oliver Finney co.,Memphis Tn. The other is embossed on the front Dean's Coffee, above a picture of an elderly woman.On one side it says "The coffee...
How many of you diggers sift your dirt when digging or refilling your hole?Do you think it would be worth my effort to start doing this?If some of you have sifters, I would like to hear all of the tips and tricks of building and using one.I'm thinking of using one on some of my future digs, but...
Several years ago, I bought this bottle at a flea market. It is amber, 7 inches tall, and is embossed around the shoulder " SMITH'S WONDER WORKER, W.K. SMITH PROP. TIFFIN, OHIO U.S.A. It is round with a smooth base and the mold line stops halfway up the neck. I never have been able to find any...