Winter Digging

[Mainepontil]

I've got the late winter blues. Just measured 42" of snow in my back yard[][]

Anyway I figured I would post some pics of a dump we dug through the winter of 2001-2002. These pictures are from March 2002.

This is a large 1800's town dump in Falmouth Maine that yielded thousands of cool bottles. Lot's of nice medicines and local druggists, fruit jars and milks. The dump covered about an acre of two and had an average depth of 5-7'.

Here is Nitro(portlandmedman) looking at what will soon be dug. It's all dump under that bamboo.

Once we busted through the perma-frost we hit paydirt

Check out the meat, bottles and pottery everywhere. This is what we live for.

I found not one but two glass telephone candy containers....COOL

We dug lots of cast iron toys, this milk wagon Nitro found was the best.

A few of the days finds.

Hope this helps pass the late winter digging blues.

Joel

 

[portland med. man]

hey you cant forget but i dug this fat local advertising sign....that was a killa site and always loved going there every tuesday for 2 years straight i personally dug there every month that second year including december and jan. feb.

 

[portland med. man]

whoops for got the pic

 

[portland med. man]

i also dug this killa doll head there

 

[Mainepontil]

That sign was a cool find. Not too often they come out readable.

 

[oldshoe4u]

Thanks alot for the pics guys! It does help pass the time here in the winter months.. [&o]
Spring is coming though![]
BOB

 

[madman]

man i wish i had that dump ,nice !you guys are soo lucky damn !! hey really like that sign , good luck you guys ! heres a sign i found mike

 

[kastoo]

You guys find soe good dumps...shoo wee. Put the wagon on Ebay..I bet it's worth a mint!

 

[Mainepontil]

Madman- Nice sign. I love it when they come out of those meaty dumps.

I think Portlandmedman traded the wagon for some nice bottles. Not sure though.

Joel

 

[WhiteLighting]

WOW!....
great pics and site!...also diggn in the winter.....whew...i thought i had the winter blues....


Interested in selling any toys or items other than bottles you find?..
let me know.---PM me