digs at the oldpatapsco valley dump(no pics yet)

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me and my friend have gone digging every day this week at my old valley dump which dates from the 1880s to the 1950s,most of the really old stuff is broken but some is whole,here are the finds,ill try to get pics of them after i clean everything.
-2 blue insulators(threaded)
-5 different color marbles
-3 quart square acl cloverland(baltimore md) milks(1950s)
-2 half pint square acl cloverland(baltimore md) milks(1950s)
-1 half gallon acl cloverland(baltimore md) milks(1958)
-3 round quart acl western md milks
-5 acl sodas(pepsi,ma's,canada dry,sun-spot,and sun-bow(all 1940s)
-1 blob top geo. baurnsmidt beer bottle(baltimore md)(1880s)
-17 bottles from read's pharmacy(baltimore md)
-1 cork top listerine
-24 milk of magnesia bottles
-7 vick's vaporub bottles
-1 maybe rare green 12 oz. no deposit no return beer(1945)ive heard these are worth more than the amber ones
-3 bleach bottles(lysol,purex,rainbow)
-4 embossed sodas(canada dry,william j.b shanks,coca-cola soda water,dr.pepper)
-5 mason jars(3 ball perfect,2 atlas strong shoulder
 

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hi henry, sounds like you have some nice bottle there. hope you can post some pictures soon. maybe you can make it to the next balt club meeting. rhona
 

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Henry,

Looks like you had a good time digging. Keep up the good work and good luck on your next dig.

Rhona,

See you at Friday's meeting.


Marc
 

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ive dug around hilltop also,if you mean the same hiltop thats in catonsville where all the old burned down houses are and the old farm at the top of the hill and the state park,where are you finding bottles?i couldnt find many bottles,also if you find any milks i'd probably want to trade for them
 

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thats the place ,Ive found two milk one plain 1940s another western md dairy ,what road are you guys digging off of? im new to this and looking for any spots. ive found some decent ones far down the hill by raking the leaves around.
 

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im actually in the process of trying to find a new dump since ive dug mione out already,so im looking for a new place currently
 

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