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RIBottleguy

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I decided to do a pre-Easter marsh dig yesterday that began with a perimeter walk to see what the winter turned up. At the very end of my walk, I found a spot with a good amount of exposed glass. It was kind of exposed to a few houses, but I decided to dig a test hole. Well, three hours later, I had an overflowing bucket of bottles! One of the homeowners came out to see me, but he was just curious, and when I gave him a platter I dug, he got excited saying how much his wife would like it. Enjoy the pics! The haul
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Big jug with intact handle
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Dixon & Carson Walker St. NY (smooth base)
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Jacob Wirth & Co. Prov. RI and Gladstone Springs Water Co. Narragansett Pier, RI
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Good ol' Kilmers!
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Flint glass cruets stained black by saltwater
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Cute cosmetic bottle and pontiled vial
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Dr. Huyler's Gravel Dissolver. Probably my favorite finds. Completely unlisted and early!
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Salva-Cea
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John Wyeth Beef Juice and a brass pawn piece?
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Hero fruit jar pint
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Nice graduated set of inkwells
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The bottoms look nice too!
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Another solid inkwell
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Nice fruit jar lid
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Glass buttons. I don't know how I found these in salt marsh muck!
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And lastly a mystery item. It is made of shells and has a glass vial inside. Maybe for smelling salts?
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very nice finds! i mainly collect soda bottles but i see several i would be tickled to find. congratulations on your finds.
 

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Love that Hero jar. Same for that hexagonal ink well. The brass "pawn" I would guess is a finial from a hinge, like on a safe or vault door.
 

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Wow! RIBottleguy, those are some fantastic finds! You have a great assortment there and you may be sitting on a very lucrative location. Judging from the inkwells, I'd say they were very literate and possibly "well-off" folks. You need to get on back and see what else turns up before the neighbor beats you to it.
 

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