Fun Dig...

[Staunton Dan]

ORIGINAL: logueb

Dan that is just one super site that you have to dig.  If I had a dump like that I would dig 24/7.  Have the wifey bring in food and water.  Tie out ol' Harley the Black Lab for company and dig, dig, dig.  Great job.  Enjoyed the post.  The only thing close to pulling those bottles out of the ground is reading about them in a post on the forum.  Good Luck on your next outing.  Buster.

Now that the weather has warmed up, the only thing keeping me from digging 24/7 is that digging is hard work especially when you are digging straight for 7-1/2 hours at a time. The old muscles do get sore and it takes a couple of days to recover. You can bet that I will be back soon with shovel and camera in hand. Thanks for all the great comments. They keep me wanting to dig all the more.

 

[Staunton Dan]

ORIGINAL: appliedlips

     This one is along way from home, it is a Chillicothe,Ohio bottle. I have dug a bunch of them in different variants in Chillicothe but never dug another anywhere else in Ohio or the midwest for that matter. Weird they are turning up in Virginia. Nice digs.

ORIGINAL: Staunton Dan

Another Dieter's barrel mustard with a ground top circa 1890.

I find a lot of Baltimore bottles and attribute them to the fact that the B&O Railroad ran right through Staunton. I'm sure that the same holds true for Ohio bottles. Thanks for your bringing this to light.

 

[deenodean]

Hi , one of these Tricopherous Hair and skin bottles showed up in a friends house during a reno in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.. any info and value would be an asset...thanks for the pics...

 

[surfaceone]

Happy Christmas, Daniel,

There's several variants on the Barry's Tricopherous. Here's a bit on Mr. Barry:

"Alexander C. Barry
Alexander C. Barry started out in as a Wigmaker in New York City in 1842. His business was located on Broadway. He later claimed that his business had been established in 1801, but I haven't found any evidence of this. There was a Tricopherous advertised as early as 1839 (see Bazin), but it was most likely an import, not Barry's. Barry probably started selling his Tricopherous in the 1840s. By 1850, his primary income was derived from the compound. He continued in the Tricopherous business until around 1870, when he branched out into General Perfumery. From 1871 till 77, Barry listed business addresses which were the same as those of Thomas Barclay & Co. According to the Wilsons, he sold Proprietorship of his medicines to Barclay in 1871. The Wilsons also said that in 1877 Barclay took on a junior partner named John Reuter of Brooklyn, and by the 1890s their company was known as Reuter Barry Inc.

Over the years, several other products were sold under the brand name "Barry's." Barry's Safe Hair Dye was for sale in 1872, and was still being sold at least as late as 1885. In 1880, there was a Barry's Black Hair Dye, in addition to the Safe Hair Dye. In the 1901 Morrison & Plummers catalog, they listed Barry's Antiseptic Mixture, and Barry's Practical Hair Grower. The Tricopherous was for sale well past the turn of the century, in fact, the Trade Mark was re-registered by Barclay & Barclay in 1906 (TM #54,096)." From.

You can see this

and some of the others, Right Here.

It's Still being discussed, and still made, though I think Alexander Barry is no longer benefiting.

From.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: farmerdan

Hey thanks for sharing - I always enjoy seeing what you turn up. That dump of yours produces some real nice stuff. Anyone know the value on that Bud? Looks like a goodie to me!

Good to see you diggin that crazy dump of yours Dan,nice stuff. The Bud goes $100 plus I have one.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: sandchip

That Bud is a great looking bottle. I'd be proud to have it even if it wasn't worth a dollar.

Yes sir the Bud is the "King of Beers" its a piece of beer drinkin history []

 

[RICKJJ59W]

I have to start looking at these dates on the posts. But I have an excuse,its 4:00 am Christmas morning I couldn't sleep. Santa woke me up.

 

[deenodean]

Many thanks S.O. for the info..I will pass it on...Since it was found in the floor boards in a house I will inquire if there is a label on it..perhaps I can get a pic and post it if there is. He is 3.5 hours drive from here so it will be sometime before I see him. He has a dump in the back yard going back to the 1840's that my diggin friend and I want to excavate ..have to wait until May month when our winter is over...

 

[THE BADGER]

GREAT DIGS DAN,AND NICE TO SEE YOU BACK ON HERE AGAIN.I LIKE THE MUSTARD IT JUST LOOKS COOL. BADGER

 

[Wheelah23]

Ain't this a fun thread! Another reminder of how awesome Dan's finds were in that dump. I love that Bud.