Yesterdays Dig - Worthless Neat Stuff - Plus 4 Keepers

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Kind of an odd dig yesterday which seemed to turn up more "artifacts" than bottles from an 1890's to mostly 1920's dump.

Among the oddities were 4 various size things (clocks?) with gears,a shaving brush handle,watch,atomizer,little crock,local token,watch,and insurance advertising trade card saying "Which Umbrella are you under?It pays 4 Ways- Pacific Mutual Insurance" Flipside shows 1925-26 calender. Bit amazing it survived being buried.Also a huge annoying harness which took forever to clear out of the way.

4 keeper bottles to salvage the day. 3 local. "Pure Milk Is Natures Best Food - Sealed 1-11-14" Milk bottle. Pharmacy bottle "Dr Ruml and Ristine -Kimball Block Pharmacy - Cedar Rapids,IA . Crown top "The Magnus Brewery - Cedar Rapids,Iowa. And a common "Wakefields Blackberry Balsam".

Insects were a killer,150 bottles dug but only 4 keepers, overall fun dig though ,and plan on hitting it hard tonite.
 

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Is that token one of those customizable ones you used to be able to get at county fairs? I'm not sure I've ever seen one with a six-pointed star in the middle but otherwise it looks a lot like it.
 

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that stuff is in good shape . the card is made out of celluloid plastic . last a long time in the ground.
 

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Kind of an odd dig yesterday which seemed to turn up more "artifacts" than bottles from an 1890's to mostly 1920's dump.

Among the oddities were 4 various size things (clocks?) with gears,a shaving brush handle,watch,atomizer,little crock,local token,watch,and insurance advertising trade card saying "Which Umbrella are you under?It pays 4 Ways- Pacific Mutual Insurance" Flipside shows 1925-26 calender. Bit amazing it survived being buried.Also a huge annoying harness which took forever to clear out of the way.

4 keeper bottles to salvage the day. 3 local. "Pure Milk Is Natures Best Food - Sealed 1-11-14" Milk bottle. Pharmacy bottle "Dr Ruml and Ristine -Kimball Block Pharmacy - Cedar Rapids,IA . Crown top "The Magnus Brewery - Cedar Rapids,Iowa. And a common "Wakefields Blackberry Balsam".

Insects were a killer,150 bottles dug but only 4 keepers, overall fun dig though ,and plan on hitting it hard tonite.
So Iam a novice. Trying to learn all I can. You said you dug 150 bottles, 4 keepers. What did you do with the non- keepers?? Curious in Florida

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Hello Russ! Fancy seeing you here! Lets get some digging done before winter is upon us!
 

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