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    Every member new and old reply to this post

    42 , 39 , 56. "You could say shes got it all"
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    bottles next to foundation--why?

    Welcome to the forum Atlas. People used to use anything for fill back then to build up the backfill along foundations. You need to have rain water flowing away from a structure when you build, dirt will settle over time and you don't want water getting down along the foundation,the higher the...
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    Another Makeover at Your Local Grocer

    Thanks for the laugh Lobes.[;)]
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    STUMPED

    Bubbas dad is right.It's a candy container from 1950's I think.
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    New Prospect

    Jam a six foot probe through that biggest crack in the asphalt and see what is going on Zane.
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    Old time Diggers

    I've had some oldtimers, most of which have past on now tell me they used to shoot bottles in dumps with sling-shots when they was kids.[:(] And they used old clay marbles as ammo!
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    Is this a tooled beer bottle?

    I'd say beer of some kind & it is tooled top, I've dug the same in the past in 1910 to 1925 era dumps.
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    New digger & collector here!

    Welcome to the forum treasurekid, folks here are really helpful with any questions you may have. I bottle collect and dabble in metal detecting too.[;)] Pettydigger
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    OP Cranberry Decanter...

    Very nice NORG, for $10 you did good. I have no idea on value though, but with that color and use wear on the bottom it would be a keeper for sure.[:D]
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    Another dump located

    LMAO! Looks like you have a good spot lined up for diggin Dave. What dump? Yep, it's like the giant whitetail buck I have spotted here in Iowa. What buck?[:D][:D][:D] Pettydigger
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    History or Bureaucracy

    RE: History or Bureaucracy Welcome to the forum Chris, I agree almost 100% on the above post and pheewee it took me awile to read.[:D] Ya they can tear up a whole city block with earth-moving machines but I take my little shovel and try to discover an old antique bottle worth 50 cents and look...
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    Im having a hard time trying to figure out

    Hi John, I'm sorry but it looks repo to me. Here is a pic of an original, which still has some paint left on it.
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    cool pic

    mmmmm...........beer good.[:D]
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    Sundays Privy Dig

    That is a nice haul for the day Chris, the pipes are always cool to dig IMO. Looks like you had a good day of diggin.[:D] Josh
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    Ricketts?

    GuntherHess, your house dates to about 1790. You should be able to find multiple privy's on your property. Grid the last 10' of your lot and probe your ass off.[:D] You may have to whip out the 6 or 7 foot probes to get down past the years of development at your house. I guess I should ask if...
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    Yesterday's spoils.

    This was the 4th size Bromo to my collection that I've dug John, I think there is 5 or 6 total sizes made. I have dug 100's of these Bromo-seltzers, and like you say most have major irredescence that will not clean with soap and water.
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    Yesterday's spoils.

    I got out yesterday for my 1st dig in a couple months, the dump dates about 1890 to 1920's. Slim picken's for the day a dozen 6.5 inch Bromo's, most had dings. I brought home a handful of bottles only cleaned a couple for display though. Anyone know what GLYCO-THYMOLINE was? I like those E-Z...
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    Indian Artifacts, not bottles but..........

    They appear to me as just common stone shapes by mother-nature. I'm 99.9 percent sure they was not made by Native-Americans, they may however used them as skipping stones.[:D] Josh
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    Here is another bottle I found

    First off welcome to the forum samiamiam37129, damn thats a long username[:D] May we just call you Sally? That bottle isn't very old and I have no idea who bottled it, value is not much but it has really nice embossing for a clear liquor. You can resize your pics via edit and a program to resize...
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    need help with old bottle.. pics added..

    Crown top sodas were mass produced in the 20's and 30's in the UnitedStates. Virtually 1000's of sodas are not documented, be it value, or history on the bottler. When it comes to sodas usually local collectors of the region it was bottled desire them most. Sorry I could not be of much help, but...

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