What you do other than bottles

[sweetfern]

Hmmm....besides work, pretty much anything outdoors related--hiking, biking, hunting, kayaking, gardening, bird & wildlife watching, need to do more fishing. I will look for anything old and unusual while I am out, that I can justify bringing home. Photography, local history, slowly renovating our house, cooking...I'm sure I could come up with a few more things and there is more that I would love to add to the list, if only there were a few more hours in the day!

 

[glass man]

ORIGINAL: CALDIGR2

I collect local Indian artifacts and Winchester rifles, especially the Model 1886.

GREAT ARROW HEADS! IS THE RIFLE AN ORIGINAL FROM THE 1880S? COULD YOU SHOW ALL OF IT? WHAT ABOUT THE PISTOL,OLD? THERE WAS A GUN FACTORY BOUT 20 OR SO MILES FROM HERE AND I WOULD DEARLY LOVE TO HAVE ONE,IT WOULD BE FROM 1870S UP TILL? LAST I HEARD SOMEBODY IN TOWN HAD ONE AND WOULD PART WITH IT FOR NO PRICE. MY PROBLEM IS I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE NAME WOULD BE,AS ALL THE OLD TIMERS THAT KNEW ARE GONE NOW AND I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO ASK,BUT I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THE MASSACHUSETTS GUN FACTORY ,BUT WHAT WAS PUT ON THE GUNS I DON'T KNOW.

 

[Road Dog]

I mess with the old Car and my truck. Collect Old Books, Tonka Trucks, Hotwheels, Johny Lightnings, Meteorites, Marbles, Semi Precious Stones, Shark Teeth, Cookie Jars, Salt & Pepper Shakers, Coins and some Tom Clark Gnomes. Nowadays my extra time is spent with my 2 year old son RJ. Wouldn't have it any other way.[]

 

[CALDIGR2]

The Winchester is an extra lightweight takedown .45-90 from 1918. The Colt is a .44-40 Frontier Six-Shooter, circa 1902. Both are used often. The rifle is an elk killer par-excellence. This one is another lightweight, but .45-70 caliber.

 

[treasurekidd]

After bottles, my other main hobbies are metal detecting, coin collecting, fresh and salt water fishing, and gardening. Other than that, my wonderful wife of 15 years and our 5 (yes, 5!) kids keep me pretty busy. I love this forum, lots of great folks here. Thank you to all of you who have helped contribute to my bottle education of the last year or so!