I would like to start this thread by thanking Charlie (Cyberdigger) for the bottles he sent me along with the awesome booklet. When I arrived home from a long day of digging, my bottles were not where I had been looking for them (in the ground). They were in my own mailbox[
]. I had a feeling something had come. What a nice treat! It was so generous of Charlie and everything was wrapped with such care.
Now on to our dig ( Joe and Tom did very well). Joe and I met up with Tom this afternoon. The site was an old barbershop Tom had just sold. Out front sat a large excavator. Joe had a key, but thought better of pushing his luck with it. [] This is a site Joe and Tom dug nextdoor to, about five years ago. It was the former site of the Independent Bottling Works of Bradford, PA.
I spotted a few shards next to the building and said, "Let's dig here!" It was a tight space, but we knew there were lots of bottles to be found. Children's shoes, a marble, blob necks, black glass, and plenty of shards were soon popping out. I did the best I could. None of us wanted to stop, so we took turns. I let the guys clear out the hole periodically. I'm just not as strong. Joe shovels like a gopher, in Tom's words, and Tom is great at lifting those heavy shovelfulls of dirt. Of course, when the bottles started to come out, I ran back home for the camera and missed the first few.[] On to the pics now, and some more info.
]. I had a feeling something had come. What a nice treat! It was so generous of Charlie and everything was wrapped with such care.Now on to our dig ( Joe and Tom did very well). Joe and I met up with Tom this afternoon. The site was an old barbershop Tom had just sold. Out front sat a large excavator. Joe had a key, but thought better of pushing his luck with it. [
] This is a site Joe and Tom dug nextdoor to, about five years ago. It was the former site of the Independent Bottling Works of Bradford, PA.I spotted a few shards next to the building and said, "Let's dig here!" It was a tight space, but we knew there were lots of bottles to be found. Children's shoes, a marble, blob necks, black glass, and plenty of shards were soon popping out. I did the best I could. None of us wanted to stop, so we took turns. I let the guys clear out the hole periodically. I'm just not as strong. Joe shovels like a gopher, in Tom's words, and Tom is great at lifting those heavy shovelfulls of dirt. Of course, when the bottles started to come out, I ran back home for the camera and missed the first few.[
] On to the pics now, and some more info.
