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    French Square 30 oz bottle with NP and shamrock - 1870s-80s? Canadian?

    Hey, all! yesterday I picked this oddball piece up from a local thrift shop and I'm a bit stumped. I'd appreciate any help. Here are the particulars about this one: On the front it has the large letters "NP" embossed on either side of a shamrock shape, all contained within a rectangular box...
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    Amber B.A. Earl Allegheny, PA beer

    Hey, all This is a re-post from the "finds" section of the site, but I thought this might be a more appropriate place to ask. I picked up this B.A. EARL beer from Allegheny, PA at a local S.W. Ontario antique store a week or two back and can't find much info on it. All I've heard so far is...
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    Amber B.A. Earl Allegheny, PA beer

    Hey, all! I haven't posted in a while but still actively collect local bottles. Being north of the pond (Lake Erie) I don't see or know a lot about American bottles. I mostly collect Ontario bottles local to my area. I found this piece at an antique store in Ontario today and thought it...
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    Best Water Pump?

    Hey, Guys Been digging in a good dump over the past few years with some good success levels on many days, but my biggest problem is how swampy the spot is. The trash layer in the dump, at the best times of the year, starts about a foot or two above the water level, and continues down to well...
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    Modern seltzer bottle search

    Hey, Folks! It's been a while since I logged onto this forum, but good to be back and see the place looks better than ever! I know a fellow who is running the sole remaining commercial-scale seltzer-bottling business in Canada. Apparently, he is in dire need of bottles as he can't keep up with...
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    Recent medicine finds - Lincoln, NE and Bethlehem, NH

    Hey, guys! Just picked up a couple not-so-local meds at a yard sale here in London, ON. Can anyone tell me anything about either of these pieces? Both are available if anyone is interested. First piece is a cool little half-oz med from: Smith's Pharmacy WHITE MOUNTAINS...
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    Bristol's Pills

    Anyone know anything about this one? Front: "BRISTOL'S / PILLS" L-Panel: "VEGETALES" (sp?) R-Panel: "NEW YORK" Back: "PILDORAS de BRISTOL" Original contents, too!
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    Williams Swiss Violet Shaving Cream Glastonbury, Conn

    Hey, all! Just posted about this one here: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/fb.asp?m=556790 But figured I'd attach a photo in the appropriate category. Does anyone know anything about the rarity or history of this brand/particular pot lid? Man is it ever a cool one either way...
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    First Potlid Find

    Hey, all! It's been a while since I made it onto the forum to check out what's been happening, so it's good to see everyone still doing their thing. I made it out for a short dig in the swamp today - the same dump that Kyle and I have been hitting up for a while now. It's a great dump...
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    Recent Poison find.

    Hey, all Dug this poison a few days ago - it's a style I've not seen around here before. I was wondering if anyone could shine some light on origin, rarity, etc. I think it's a 1oz size. It has embossed beads running vertically up and down the front, with "POISON" in large, thin letters...
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    Pictorial Ginger Beers

    Hey, all! I've always had a soft spot for pictorial ginger beers. While I've seen a lot of the Canadian examples (a high proportion of the Ontario ginger beers that exist are pictorial), I don't think I've ever seen any American ones. Are there any? If any of you guys have some I'd love to...
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    Recent finds.

    Hey, all! I haven't had many chances to get out digging this year, due to summer work in the arctic (yes, above the arctic circle!), so I was happy to get out and find a few things when I did have time! A couple of them I am unsure of, though. Any help would be appreciated! First off...
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    More Porcelain Enamel

    Hey, all! While out searching around in some rural areas in S.W. Ontario today, my buddy Kyle and I stopped to check out a mound of dirt and debris pushed up into a pile from the location of an old, abandoned gas station. Most bottles in the pile were from the 1980s, with a few going back to...
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    NOT TO BE TAKEN Amber Poison

    Hey, all! Not too much time for digging these past few months, but I think that just means I enjoy what few finds I do make a lot more. :) Here's one I turned up on a dig last weekend. It was about 6' down in an ashy trash layer in a ravine dump that was in-filled to put a road through. This...
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    Porcelain Enamel "No Parking" sign.

    It always feels great to pull an enamel sign out of the ground, even if it is a pretty worthless, generic one. Hence, today I was extremely happy to find this sign poking out from the dirt along the banks of the Thames River in London, Ontario. Looks to be in great shape, despite having fallen...
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    Construction Site Pit.

    Hey everyone, My digging partner Kyle and I finally had a chance to get out for a dig this year, and dug our first actual privy in a couple years today. It seems like what little we have managed to turn up the past few years has been from non-stop dump digging, but no privy opportunities have...
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    Wanted: Insulators

    Good day, all! In an effort to expand my collection, I'm actively looking for glass and porcelain insulators I have not yet acquired an example of in my many hours spent at shows, along rail lines, etc. This lack of acquisition is namely due to regional factors. What's common in your area may...
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    North of the Border Excavations

    Good day, All! I just figured I'd let you all know that fellow canuck digger Kyle & I have recently finished off a rather incredible excavation here in our small hometown of Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. I've written a rather lengthy story regarding the finds, as many historical pieces were...
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    Germantown Apothecary Bottle

    Good day all! Not sure what to do with this one. I know nothing about it, and it doesn't exactly fit in with what I collect, so I've listed it on the ePlace. Take a gander... what ever that means...

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