Coffin poison and other stuff

[mainer1]

Nice finds
keep digging deeper who knows what you will find

 

[KBbottles]

Awesome stuff! congrats on the coffin. Looks like you have a lot to look forward to at this site!!!

 

[ruccello]

edndlm, I'd love to see the German Fir Cough bottle and box - love the name!

Surfaceone, thanks for the history. Liver Astonisher and German Fir Cough, I wonder what other crazy cures they had! Interesting that this bottle was filled with salts, I was thinking pills.

I'm going to start electrolysis tomorrow on the gun, hopefully it will clean up nicely.

Thanks mainer and KB. Hey KB, haven't seen a post lately, I know you're not done with that dump yet. Got any more stuff to post?

 

[THE BADGER]

great stuff ruccello,even the newer dumps produce some great finds love the fishing reel and the gun.i find alot of the guns but the fly reel is sweet.keep em coming.BADGER

 

[adshepard]

Richard,

I have tons of luck diving for glass in Maine. I have not hit any local Connecticut spots yet. I have my eye on a few sites on the Willimantic though.

Alan

 

[mattatennis]

wow, wish i could find some of those!

 

[beendiggin]

Way to go..that site has given you some nice bottles. That coffin is fantastic! What a keeper.

 

[madman]

wow! nice digs!

 

[texasdigger]

What is the name on the fly fishing reel? I also collect early fishing gear so it is right up my alley! Great digs!

Brad

 

[ruccello]

Hey texasdigger, the reel is a Pflueger Progress (I think it's a model 60). Dates to 1935 or thereabouts. It's in pretty rough shape, a little bent, and no moving parts. I'm going to see if I can take it apart, clean it up and straighten it out so I can use it. I'm a flyfisherman, and it would be really cool to use this reel.

mattatennis, beendiggin and madman, thanks for the comments guys, hopefully I'll be posting more after this weekend!

Richard