Colored bottles I've dug from my collection

[beendiggin]

I thought I would post some pics of bottles I've dug over the years.

"Electricity In A Bottle" around the shoulder, "The West Electric Cure Co." on base. Sapphire blue. I dug two of these out of a rocky stream bed. Somehow they survived. The other one which I sold was the typical dark cobalt blue.

Unembossed honey amber cone ink. From a toc riverbank dump near a farm.

Teal green spiral peppersauce. "S & P Pat App For" on base, which stands for Stickney and Poor, a Boston company. I found three of these in an untouched Victorian dump which I dug for about four seasons. What a haul and so much fun.

Emerald green "Munyon's Germicide Solution" found in the same dump as the peppersauce. I also found the Munyon's Inhaler Cure bottle but sold that.

"Kendall's Spavin Cure" A nice little sided bottle that is common as heck but a nice looker. It's dead sparkling mint, I found it at the bottom of a long slope tucked under a mossy log. I've tried selling it so many times over the years but no one wants it, so now I'm keeping it for good.

Three sided cobalt "Poison" . A common abm of which I've dug three so far. I've given my brother one and sold one so this is my keeper.
I found it in the same dump I got a pontilled Maine bottle. Go figure.

 

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[beendiggin]

Here's three of my favorite food bottles I've dug.

A large "Skilton Foote Bunker Hill Pickles" jar in honey amber. I dug this jar last spring under an old barn. It was buried under 3 feet of stripped cedar bark. I thought it was a milk when I first saw it and felt it becaue all I could feel was the mouth. I was quite surprised when this popped out.

Emerald green "Seville Packing Co. New York" on base, crown emblem trademark on shoulder. Tooled lip. Apparently a common bottle but a nice color. I dug it in an untouched victorian era dump. It was under the surface by only 4 or 5 inches.

Citron fruit jar. "Mason's CFJCo Patent Nov. 30th 1858" w/ground lip. What a color. I found this in a root cellar along with every common jar you can think of. The floor was sandy and this was buried under the sand by about a foot, mixed in with ketchup bottles and ball jars. Talk about an old throw.

 

[beendiggin]

Here are my alcohol related bottles.

Teal "JSP" beer. Common but Ive only ever dug this one. I found it in the clay bank near the harbor.

Two different hock wines, one is red amber, the other is teal. I got into a dump where the people had many parties, as all there was practically was beers, wine, champagne, mineral waters and specialty foods.

A nice freeblown olive amber case gin from under an old barn. There were a dozen or so more, but they were broken. This one survived.

An amber strap side with some real nice crudeness to it. It's dented in and whittled so has lots of "character". I dug this from under a pile of granite rocks on a slope. Hard to believe glass can find a spot to stay safe under conditions like that.

A stone ware beer I found under an 1852 era home. I found lots of good stuff under that crawl space.

 

[coldwater diver]

Hi Paul,
You can tell its the dead of winter alright[]. They are all nice bottles that you have found. Its funny how only other diggers get the where you found it, how you found it. Every found bottle has a memory attached to it, Thanks for not only sharing the photos Paul but also the particulars to the where and how. So what do you think is that Groundhog going to see a shadow or not? Kevin

 

[beendiggin]

Two classic cures.

The Radams is one of three I found in that victorian dump. There were also a few more that were broken. I sold two but kept this one. How can you go wrong drinking irradiated water? It Cures ALL Diseases you know.


The old standby. "Warner's Safe Cure" . I dig these , then sell them, then dig them again, sell them....I should keep just one I guess.

 

[JOETHECROW]

Paul..Those are all great!...You've dug some good ones.

 

[theroadwarrior10]

If I could dig one of those in the next year I will be thrilled!

 

[sandchip]

Those are nice and so are the stories. Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[creeper71]

ORIGINAL: beendiggin

Here's three of my favorite food bottles I've dug.

A large "Skilton Foote Bunker Hill Pickles" jar in honey amber. I dug this jar last spring under an old barn. It was buried under 3 feet of stripped cedar bark. I thought it was a milk when I first saw it and felt it becaue all I could feel was the mouth. I was quite surprised when this popped out.

Emerald green "Seville Packing Co. New York" on base, crown emblem trademark on shoulder. Tooled lip. Apparently a common bottle but a nice color. I dug it in an untouched victorian era dump. It was under the surface by only 4 or 5 inches.

Citron fruit jar. "Mason's CFJCo Patent Nov. 30th 1858" w/ground lip. What a color. I found this in a root cellar along with every common jar you can think of. The floor was sandy and this was buried under the sand by about a foot, mixed in with ketchup bottles and ball jars. Talk about an old throw.

Don't know if you know this but the citron jar should be a RB# 1920 Value 750-1000.00 according to RB#10