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    Few latest finds

    Got a few the other day, I took these photo's today and will photograph and post the rest on the weekend. This is a Field ink with a J. Bourne potters stamp on the other side and a John Gosnell pot lid.
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    Nice Ginger Ale

    Got this Rowlands Ginger Ale blob top corker a little while ago, it's got the farmer and miner (plus coat of arms etc.) trade mark that Rowlands is famous for and loads of embossing on the back. Anyone got photo's of some blob tops this shape? there are a few from Australia (at least two...
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    Got a few Chemists

    Got a few nice ice blue chemists the other day, I've never seen the big one before, still can't get that crud out though. L to R, H. Francis Melbourne with "English made bottle" on base, T.H.Buzza Footscray with a monogram TM and E.G. Hooper Hawthorn .W Hawthorn and Footscray are old...
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    Harrison, Fitzroy Bottles

    Finally got to taking a few photo's for Willman (and the rest of you [:D] ) to look at. This is a group of the Codd variations other than the usual Dobson patent (there are probably more than 15 variations of the Dobson one's too), these are (L to R) all-way, bulb or bulge and a three...
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    Platypus,

    Bet not too many of you have found one of these [:D] , I took these photo's yesterday (26/2/06) in the creek that flows past our house, this was taken about four meters from the house and was about a meter away from me. Pretty cool hey!
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    Australian National Show 2006

    The Australian National Bottle Show is on the 8 and 9 of July this year, the show is being held in Frankston Victoria Aust. and hosted by the Victorian Bottle and Collectibles Association and the Mornington Antique B&C Club and should be a top show. Everyone is more than welcome to come...
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    Last weeks finds

    Finaly got around to cleaning and photographing last weeks finds, not much for three days but some OK finds. The marble bottle is a Fletcher, Warrnambool with crossed flags tm, middle is a John Stewart, Kirkliston whiskey from an 1850's-60's patch (I've no idea where Kirkliston is), next is...
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    A few creek finds

    Got out the last few days, this little lot is what I got in two days floating around in two different creeks. They are: ABA (Abbotsford Brewery) crown seal beer, Shulke & Mayer Hamburg (Lysol), G.H. Bennett wrap top hop beer flag trade mark with the top off (very sad, it's a very good bottle...
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    More local stuff

    Bought myself a few more Wilcox Brothers bottles [:D] , I've doubled my collection from this company this year, probably won't get any more for years now [;)] . The one on the left is very rare, the others have the TreeFern trade mark and are not hard to get but still very nice bottles...
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    I'm back

    My computer and I had a disagreement last week and I could not log on to the forum [:@] , back again now anyhow now I've just got to get out and find some bottles worth showing to you all [:D] .
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    Gold diggers Graves

    Been meaning to post this for a while, the story is 150 years old anyhow though [;)] . We went on a detecting trip to Maryborough Victoria recently and I took a few photo's I thought I'd share. These are graves of gold diggers from 1855/56 on the south end of the old Adelaide Lead, there...
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    Couple of Codd's

    Bought myself two very rare local Codd's last week, they are both 13 ouncers from Wilcox Bro's from Dandenong, Lilydale and Frankston with a WB trade mark (Dandy and Lilydale are a 30 minute drive away, I call bottles from them local). One-way pour style is made by Cannington Shaw and the...
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    Melhuish Sydney pot lid

    Got out the other night and found my first ever Aussie lid, a pretty good one too. It's a rectangular Melhuish tooth paste from Sydney, any info on this lid re rarity etc. would be much appreciated. very pleased with this one [:D] .
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    1000 post's

    Hey, I just noticed I'd posted my 999th post, so here is my 1000th [:D] . I must have WAY too much time on my hands [:D] , took a few years though.
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    Mini Baby feeder ??

    Not often I find something I don't have any idea about whatsoever but this little item I've had for over 8 years and still don't know anything about it. It's 60MM long (a bit over two inches) with FAIRYLITE on the top in fancy script, it is obvously not a fairylight but I presume it's a...
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    Maryborough bottle show 2005

    Anyone here going to the Maryborough (Victoria) bottle show ? if so how about meeting up at the show ? most of the Aussies here know each other anyway but it would be great to meet up in real life with a few forum members. I'm doing a fair bit of detecting while I'm up there (going for a few...
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    Firearms

    G'day all, how many of you have found old guns while digging or detecting ? if you have let's see your rusty ol' shooting irons [:D] . They are found fairly often here in Oz. These two are interesting, the top one is a double barrell flintlock, about .35 Cal. Bottom one is a huge...
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    Fairy light

    Went out with some friends the other day and one of them found five fairy lights, four in Aqua and one in Cobalt blue [;)] . There was a broken one in dark Amethyst too that would have been nice complete. This one was given to me, the cobalt blue is exactly the same as this but for the colour.
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    A few new one's for me

    Bought these three little Codd's patents off a friend. They are as early as any codd you will ever see from Australia, they obiously need a polish but I'm happy [:D] . They are John Starkey Sydney narrow neck Codd's patent 4, the rear embossing reads left to right, top of photo is the front...
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    Sickly mob

    I'd hate to think what was wrong with the people who tipped where I found this lot the other day [X(] , dates about 1910. There is a few nice chemists from around Victoria, two unfortunatly with chipped lips, and a nice Melbourne Warners safe cure.

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