40's dump what to look for?

[Niko]

Good hello all, in the next few days i am going to be digging at a 40's 50's dump. Most of what i know about bottles has to do with bottles from the late 1800's. What should i be on the look out for in this dump? what types of bottles? Any advice or pics of stuff to look out for?
Thanks, Niko

 

[madpaddla]

Niko:

Hope the dig goes well. Check for milks, poisons, and great condition ACL's. Show us what you find. Ben

 

[oldcrownbock]

Look for any old Flat and cone top beer/soda cans them are worth $$$ if diplayable but can be cleaned up as well if rusty(to some extent)

 

[Precious Little]

Also, keep an eye out for older stuff. We had a 40s-60s dump on the property where I grew up, and it yielded several items that were much older...probably tossed when someone cleaned out the atttic/cellar/shed.

Good luck, and like everyone said, show us what you find!

 

[bottlenutboy]

the 40s to 50s dumps i dig around here the best stuff they produce are soda's acls and embossed alike but usually nothing to break the bank usually just sodas that used embossed bottles longer like nu-icy and coca cola's then the rest are just all different kinds of acls good luck and i too wish to see what you find

 

[bikegoon]

Heya!
Good luck!
And all of the above!
Keep your eye out as well for old embossed whiskeys, with the "not for sale or reuse blah blah" on them. The more embossing the better, here are few examples of ones I have sold at auction. I dug those.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150053426919
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150058953139

 

[swizzle]

Also keep an eye out for tonsiline with the embossed giraffe and jumbo peanut butter and pepper sauce with the embossed elephant. Swizzle

 

[cobaltbot]

This fits here and Opie’s recent thread about what to look for in 20’s – 30’s dumps. A recent favorite dump of mine had early 40’s surface stuff, some neat metal junk, with some late throws mixed in and some 1870’s – 1880’s down deeper under foundation rocks. All three of these were in the early forty’s trash but the two Washington’s Birthday commemoratives were made by Owens Illinois in 1932 and the Century of Progress refrigerator bottle by Owens Illinois in 1933. These don’t go for much now but I think they are cool anyway – sleepers. May awake in the year 2032!

 

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