cannibalfromhannibal
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I did keep them originally, but sold the sodas, beers and local pharms, keeping only a few of my favorites like my blue Dickey's, my Crystal Palace pumpkin seed, an unlisted SF flask, and a few commoner but sentimental bottles. Still have one of 2 bottles from my first dig in 1964, an early plain extract bottle from about 1880 from the Dana adobe in Nipomo from when I went there with the Boy Scout troop I was in to clear the yard of weeds and debris. We discovered remains of an old fountain in the back yard and while pulling weeds from it there were bottles trapped in the roots. I got to keep a couple I found and one broke years ago in a move, but still have the extract. Worth maybe fifty cents on a good day, priceless to me. And you are so right about the 16 ounce sized pharmacy bottles. To dig 5 in one hole is unprecedented for me. I did dig a 32 oz. one once years ago. It always looked funny among the smaller sizes since it so much outsized them it looked fake.Lordbud said:Man a whole load of nice keepers you got. The larger size local pharmacies are my favorites. I've been collecting SF pharmacies for years, and the larger 16 oz are rare as hens' teeth. Interesting that you started digging in California. Did you keep your California bottles when you moved to Missouri?