look what my uglystick found

[diginit]

Went for a short hike today.This is the result of an untrained probe.
But hang on, there's another pic being loaded.

 

[diginit]

A few rusty cans later.

 

[diginit]

Just thought you all might enjoy looking at a hole in the ground.
Go ahead-reminisce. Only this 10 3/4" somthing or other bottle.
Looks great in the collection. Lots of bubbles. any info?

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Hey diginit, nice hike! Went on one myself today. Found a boat load of bottles but they were all 1930ish. Found a 1935 Walking Liberty half though so the day wasn't a complete loss.[] Looks like a pickle to me. (Both of them)

 

[tazmainiendigger]

Nice little goodies! Either food vessel have any embossing? Taz

 

[diginit]

Hi Taz!
The ugly one is embossed 6840 E B & Co. Nice aqua,but really sick.
Found 2 petrified peppers under the dirt inside the bottle. looked like wood.
I found both of these at the same level, 2 feet apart, across a hillside.
The square aqua is perfect! Do you think that pepper juice etches or
sickens glass?

 

[IRISH]

That square bottle is a pickle or condiment of some kind (a nice one too).
It's funny how bottles can be out of the same spot and in very different condition, I've pulled out very crook frosted to white bottles almost side by side with mint ones [8|] mostly depends on the glass and the PH of the bit of tip in contact with it I think.

 

[tazmainiendigger]

James, I believe your bottle is english... Pg 20 in 19th century glass by Betty Zumwalt has this to say: The bottle was paper labeled by Burton Bros. England, sole agents being the, Alart & MC Guire Co. N.Y. They were wholesale jobbers and imported from England. The specimen in the book is E.B. Co. 6844 (Edgar F. Breffit & Co.Ryebread Hill Yorks, England Glasshouse. 1832-1913) Hope this adds to the history of your cool find! Taz

 

[diginit]

Howdy guys, When I first saw the top fo the pickle bottle in the dirt-the words
cathadral and E-bay came to mind. but I really wasn't disapointed when I saw
the straight sides. It's very clean and most large bottles seem to be broken.
When I saw the EB & Co. I was tempted to leave it. but after a cleaning
it's a nice aqua. Maybe I'll get a tumbler for christmas.
Do these have any value? Bottles are suddenly filling every shelf,table,
and flat surface in the house. I may have to start selling soon.

Thank you

 

[KentOhio]

If you sell any of them, pass the photos of them in the dirt along to the buyer. It adds to the interest. So does the location of where they were found, but only if you're completely done digging there.