RIBottleguy
Well-Known Member
I've always liked they saying "God works in mysterious ways" because I have witnessed this so often. Such was the case when I went marsh digging last week. The spot I was going to look for ACL sodas was still underwater, so I decided to walk the marsh to see if any new bottles had surfaced. One part was a sandy beach, which I normally dismiss, but the corner had ACL sodas poking out, so I started digging. Half a foot down the bottom of a torpedo soda popped out. I could hardly believe it was a Geo. Harvey & Co. American Ginger Ale Newport, RI! Needless to say, I dug a bigger hole. I had met the nearest landowner before in my ventures, and he was fine with me digging there.
Half an hour later, I found a whole Geo. Harvey torpedo!!! Then another. I found four (plus a topless one) that day, along with a J.S. Hazard American Ginger Ale Newport, RI (smooth base) soda. Soon I was digging what I could only describe as a "marsh privy" The glass was packed so tightly, you had to pull it out by hand. I would find 2-3 bottles in my quest to free one. I didn't get too carried away and was able to take some videos of some digging and pulls.
A fellow digger came at the end of the day and got himself a Harvey torpedo as well as a G.D. Dows Genuine Belfast Ginger Ale Boston torpedo.
By the time the water reclaimed the hole, I had heat stroke, and with the mud looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator, but I was happy!
The best find came minutes before I left, a Highrock Congress Spring Water Saratoga, NY fell into my hand! It was perfect, and had a beautiful root beer amber color. More pictures and video to come!
Over 50 keepers, including the torpedos, a topless Geo. Harvey squat, RI and Mass. crown tops, two E.A. Gavitt Narragansett Pier, RI local sodas, a mega-size slick medicine, four Dr. Kilmers, three Dr. Kennedys, Ayers Sarsaparilla, 3 sizes Davis Vegetale Pain Killer, Lactart Acid of Milk with embossed cow, 3 Warners, Dr. Cumming's Vegetine, A Smalley fruit jar, a bean pot, and more!
Torpedoes
Warners, including a Safe Rheumatic Cure
The Highrock Congress Spring Water
Half an hour later, I found a whole Geo. Harvey torpedo!!! Then another. I found four (plus a topless one) that day, along with a J.S. Hazard American Ginger Ale Newport, RI (smooth base) soda. Soon I was digging what I could only describe as a "marsh privy" The glass was packed so tightly, you had to pull it out by hand. I would find 2-3 bottles in my quest to free one. I didn't get too carried away and was able to take some videos of some digging and pulls.
A fellow digger came at the end of the day and got himself a Harvey torpedo as well as a G.D. Dows Genuine Belfast Ginger Ale Boston torpedo.
By the time the water reclaimed the hole, I had heat stroke, and with the mud looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator, but I was happy!
The best find came minutes before I left, a Highrock Congress Spring Water Saratoga, NY fell into my hand! It was perfect, and had a beautiful root beer amber color. More pictures and video to come!
Over 50 keepers, including the torpedos, a topless Geo. Harvey squat, RI and Mass. crown tops, two E.A. Gavitt Narragansett Pier, RI local sodas, a mega-size slick medicine, four Dr. Kilmers, three Dr. Kennedys, Ayers Sarsaparilla, 3 sizes Davis Vegetale Pain Killer, Lactart Acid of Milk with embossed cow, 3 Warners, Dr. Cumming's Vegetine, A Smalley fruit jar, a bean pot, and more!
Torpedoes
Warners, including a Safe Rheumatic Cure
The Highrock Congress Spring Water
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