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Well...

Ever had one of those days where you would welcome finding even a French's mustard? Put in ten hours with my brother yesterday searching for a mythical virgin dump in Chesterfield County yesterday, you all know the story: none-diggin dude shows you bag of good bottles wondering if they are worth anything - you are stupid enough to say yes before getting pinpoint on location.

Dude: "I was surveying this little creek and kept stepping on bottles, I picked one up and noticed it looked old, so I just kept picking up the cool blue ones." Shows me bag of decent bottles jars including a nice 1858 Marion Jar. "The bottles are falling outta da bank into the creek, and theres crock stuff too."

I ask if I can dig it with him, he says he won't be going back - but says its "easy" to find: two day and 14 hours later I have not even found a shard older than 1970 and have searched every creek along the road s he mentioned and then some. I think someone may be yankin' my chain....
 

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Have a friend with you and maybe walk in the creek if it isnt very big or deep and see the bank from that view...might work, unless you already did that. Guess you could go along the bank on your hands and knees [:D] and see if you can find them that way.
 

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There's a cobalt blue French's out there somewhere...

Or did I see it in a "dream bottle" repro series being sold as authentic rare antique mustard jars on E-bay? Puce French's, amber French's, black glass French's...

Oh well, this post needs a picture - here's a nice "local blue" one that didn't get away this weekend:



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