RIBottleguy
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Yesterday I went to the dump that I was really excited about, and spent a solid 6 hours digging. The end result was a lot of pain (well, soreness) and little gain. There were a lot of things wrong with the dump. It had been dug in the past, but the 1-2 feet of backfill on top of undug dump wasn't the biggest problem. The undug layer was composed of chunky coal slag and bricks. Whatever bottles got mixed in got obliterated. The dump had also been burned. The bottles that were whole had a texture of sandpaper, or crackling from the heat. The soil was also loose and dry as a bone. A little digging started a series of small avalanches and giant dust clouds. It was one of the dirtiest digs I can remember. My biggest complaint was that over 75% of the bottles were English. I was excited at the chance of finding local stuff, and I found the opposite. There was one spot of the dump that showed promise. It was above the burned part of the dump, and produced clean bottles.Anyway, here are some pics Two sauce bottle stoppers, had cork lining
English torpedo bottle, looks like someone fired it and there was detonation (fire damage)
Plain med and a Mrs. Winslows
The best find, a Le Baume Rhumal L.R. Baridon Seul Agents Por Le Canada. Sadly so burned even a tumble wouldn't help.
No shortage of these!
The ginger beer actually seemed to benefit from the fire. It came out perfect.
Two Goodall Backhouse & Co. Yorkshire Relish. I was happy they weren't Lea & Perrins lol
Clay pipe bowl and mini clamshell vase