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  1. Jimmy Langford

    Best way to clean spring stoppers ?

    I have 2 very rare Texas hutches. They were found in a creek and still retain the spring stopper and gasket. Respectfully, they are crusty. What is the best way to clean the springs? At least the top of them. These are brass, and are not Rusty. They are extremely oxidized. A Dremel rotary tool...
  2. Jimmy Langford

    New York Embossed Coffin Flask

    - EMBOSSED COFFIN FLASK - • NEW YORK • Ca. 1890 It’s quite rare to find embossed coffin flasks, and this is a very beautiful, tumbled one. Even though it’s Northern, I still think it has good importance and value to it. I sure do enjoy looking at it. It was bought awhile ago for approximately...
  3. Jimmy Langford

    Houston, Texas scripted ss

    Houston, Texas Straight Sided Coke I found my first piece of a scripted straight sided coke two days ago. Lo and behold, it is a Houston straight side ! Looks to be a early machine made one. Very exciting to find one in my rural town.
  4. Jimmy Langford

    Beautiful Embossed Milk Glass Jar

    Mexican Amole Milk Glass Jar Ca.1910 Found this absolutely beautiful milk glass jar today. It’s circular embossment reads: Mexican Amole Soap Co. Peoria ILL. I am keeping it dirty, as I throughly like the look. I can’t find another one on the internet. I’m assuming it is rare. Mexican Amole...
  5. Jimmy Langford

    Small hoard

    We made a scramble to get the remaining things out of my great grandmothers property before it is turned over to her second daughter. Two cast iron pot belly stoves, a historic Texas bushel basket, old crates, a rare Texas book, a primitive grain bin on legs, and a Nacogdoches, Texas chicken...
  6. Jimmy Langford

    Strangest thing you have found...

    What is the strangest thing you have found while on your searches?
  7. Jimmy Langford

    Recognizing our members with disabilities.

    Please feel free to share and talk about any disabilities you have, mentally or physically. I personally have Aspergers (high functioning autism), ADHD, and OCD, and maybe a little schizophrenic? When I was a baby, I was a late talker, and did not cry very much. I also poked myself in the eyes...
  8. Jimmy Langford

    *ATTENTION TEX. BTTL COLLECTORS*

    I’m trying to enclose this mystery. I have now seen 3 bottles with the same type of “E”. Two have been confirmed to be associated with the ENTERPRISE BOTTLING WORKS in SCHULENBURG, TEXAS. I have a hutch registered with the Hutchinson website. This broken hutch displays a same styled “E” on the...
  9. Jimmy Langford

    Enterprise Bottling Works- Orange Crush

    I’m usually not a fan of the Pat.’D 1920 Orange Crush bottles in themselves, but I do indeed like mystery makers. This is a broken orange crush made by the “ENTERPRISE BOTTLING WORKS”. I can’t find anything on the Texas archive website and nothing online. Code on lower part of bottle is...
  10. Jimmy Langford

    Monogrammed perfume/ cologne bottle.

    Found this almost intact, monogrammed perfume/ cologne bottle. Monograms are sometimes tricky. Looks to be from the 1890s. Possibly imported ? I believe it has a amethyst tint to it, but I could be wrong because I seem to see both aqua and a amethyst. I would lean far more to manganese glass...
  11. Jimmy Langford

    Octagonal Wine Bottle- Austin, Texas.

    This was bought many months ago for around $40. A octagonal wine bottle. It really struck me how interesting this bottle looked and I knew it was very old too. A small piece of paper stuck to the bottle reads that it is from Austin, Texas. I read “Nun’s Wine Bottle” (?)“Austin Texas”. I can’t...
  12. Jimmy Langford

    “Original” 1800s Snuff bottle

    Found last weekend, this is what I like to call a “original” snuff bottle. Usually us collectors find the more modern snuff bottles from the 20th century, but this is a genuine 1800s snuff bottle. Correct me if I am wrong, but aren’t these crude 1800s snuff bottles somewhat uncommon? I can’t...
  13. Jimmy Langford

    Bill Porter CC book- Hallettsville, Texas ?

    I found a 1915 hobble skirt coke from a town called Hallettsville, which is a few towns over from mine. I already know it’s a rare bottle, just curious what Bill Porters book says. 1915 version of Hallettsville never documented, only the 1923.
  14. Jimmy Langford

    Extremely odd find.

    This is a Jamestown, North Dakota hutch I found today, but what is really strange, is that Jamestown, ND, is 1,000 + miles away from South Texas. I definitely have heard about bottles being hundreds of miles away from origin, but never expected to have that happen to me anytime soon. Very weird...
  15. Jimmy Langford

    Buck Brand Soda Water - SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

    BUCK BRAND SODA WATER - SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - Great 1920s Texas soda bottle added to the collection. This was bought in a antique store in Brian, Texas a couple of weeks ago for $125. I believe this is a scarce bottle. Never the less, this looks like a “attic find”, and doesn’t appear to have...
  16. Jimmy Langford

    Drug Store Rock Candy

    Sort of a family heirloom. Was taken out of my great x3 grandparents house before demolition for a new house in 1985. Last occupant of the home was my great great uncle Victor which passed away in the 1970s. Short, stout, slicked back white haired, man that maintained cattle on his horse. His...
  17. Jimmy Langford

    Shoe pieces.

    Does anyone else here keep pieces of old shoes they find? I’m a sucker for Edwardian era shoes, even if it’s just the heel of one. I think they are great artifacts
  18. Jimmy Langford

    Knackered after a horrible day of finding things.

    The things I do to just to get crappy stuff. My main spot had high water, was muddy, and had currents. Very sketchy. Found a bottle on the only accessible bank and lost it stumbling over stupid huge weeds, which is stupid. Went to 2 other creeks in town and had pot luck. Tons of milk glass jars...
  19. Jimmy Langford

    Ancient muffin? No, this is serious.

    I found this probably a year ago less than a foot underground. I still don’t know what it is. Could this be dried paint? That’s scary because you know what it contains. I have had this laying on my floor for awhile. Anything to get concerned about. What is this? Diameter around 2 inches. Very...
  20. Jimmy Langford

    Okay to dig on city property ?

    There is a vacant lot that was cleared many months ago. The building that was there was only probably from the 1950s. But I have found manganese glass and a house on the 1922 Sanborn map. The Sanborn only extended to that street in 1922 so I don’t know exactly how old the house was. The lot is...

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