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formaldehyde...???

I have a demi-john with formaldehyde scum in it from the late 20's........ What is the gentlest way to start trying to clean this thing? I'm kinda anti-chemicals........ but not UNopposed to suggestions? Thanks, Kathy
- lachance88
- Thread
- May 30, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cleaning and Repairing
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re-posting this...

thanks, ronvae.... I did a little research on them, they JUST closed in January 2005..... RIP... funny you should have replied I was just reading the post about "your first bottle and how you began collecting" in the digging section, and in one picture it appeared like there was a carved wooden...
- lachance88
- Post #3
- May 30, 2005
- Forum: Poisons
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pennsylvania diggers?

I've been a JUNKIE reading this site for the last three days ever since I bout a demi-john formaldehyde bottle at a yard sale for three bucks. ANYWAY, I just bought a new house, it sits on three acres right on the Tioga River in Tioga County PA, and I'm just betting no one's been digging around...
- lachance88
- Thread
- May 30, 2005
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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re-posting this...

I'm reposting this at the request of white lightning.... thanks for the input, BTW...... I found this crate and bottle at a yard sale. It was marked $8.00, and I figured what the hell, it's cool, old and I know it's worth more than that. I handed them a $20 and noticed when I got to the next...
- lachance88
- Thread
- May 29, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Poisons
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yard saleing found this cool bottle/crate

Bought this just today and wondering about value? I'm going to keep it no matter what, it's old, looks cool and I just bought a new house so I can start my collecting again, more room.... It's a wooden crate with a Posion label - formaldehyde from whitmoyer laboratories inc in myerstown pa...
- lachance88
- Thread
- May 28, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900