My best dug bottles

[RIBottleguy]

Here's a 1/2 gal. yellow amber Mason's Improved I dug less than a foot down in a cellar hole. Still looking for the top...

A ground, fired pontil salt shaker I found on the surface as well. I didn't know it was pontiled until my friend pointed it out. It has a ground lip with screw threads and a sterling silver top.

The polished pontil-

And lastly, a rare Rhode Island State College milk bottle (now URI). Dug next to the Masons jar. Probably worth around $100

 

[junkyard jack]

Very nice finds! It's hard enough digging any intact fruit jar, let alone an amber 1/2 gallon jar. Would be nice to find the glass lid as well, or if luck is really on your side maybe it had the milk glass "pickle pusher" insert.[]

 

[RED Matthews]

Hello RIBottleguy; I am interested in your salt shaker. I would like to see the top view of the cap. A lot of these shakers had larger than normal hole sizes than would be necessary for salt. Just wondering.
Are you selling it?
RED Matthews

 

[CrewelaDeVil]

Nice jar! I dig alot in RI, I am more north though.

 

[RIBottleguy]

Hi RED Matthews,
Sorry, though I'm not a salt shaker collector, it was my first dug pontiled bottle (oddly enough!), so I'm holding onto it. I'll get a picture of the top up sometime soon. Would you happen to know if it's rare, and how much it is worth (roughly)? Thanks,
Taylor

 

[glass man]

DANG! WHAT A JAR!!

 

[stewarttlittle]

Hi RIBottleguy
I came across your post researching a pontil salt shaker. We have the same one! Mine was dug I think in Maryland. It’s in the front. Did you find any more info about it? Unfortunately I didn’t dig it. Would love to date it too. And see the top of the salt shaker.

 

[bottlecrazy]

Yo Taylor. You should update this post with your best finds now, 11 years later!

 

[PlaneDiggerCam]

Yo Taylor. You should update this post with your best finds now, 11 years later!

I agree!

 

[RIBottleguy]

Yo Taylor. You should update this post with your best finds now, 11 years later!

Yeah, I've come a long ways lol! We'll see, should have some free time this winter.