Yesterdays finds from sales

[digger mcdirt]

Here's yesterdays pickups I hit 1 estate sale 3 flea markets. But I scored big on a rare local stoneware jug. Also got some nice tins and bottles. 1st pic is the find of the day a 1/2 gal local whiskey jug from Lexington Tenn it was a flea market find. I saw the old lady sit it out. I said how much I thought she would blow me away when she said $8 I needed a heart pill !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I paid her and had to ask where did you get that she said it was in our old smoke house at the farm ! I'm stll in shell shock from it last one I had years ago was $500+ even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then[] bob

 

[digger mcdirt]

I really like this it came from a local twon. It a pre WW2 era stop sign of steel with the raised letters . This was yellow and black and then after the colors changed in 1950 to red white it was repainted. I am going to restore it to yellow and black you don't see a lot of the original signs like this . I gave $2 for it. bob

 

[digger mcdirt]

Here's a nice big 50's -early 60's era tin with the panel truck on the side. It's a early one no zip code on it. I see a lot of the later ones with zip from the 60's-early 70's era but not many of the older ones. Also a nice hot pink unopened pull tab Tab . BOB

 

[digger mcdirt]

Here's a case of misc Soda bottles I gave $2 for the case it is very nice with the 10-2-4 on each end. the bottles were 50 cents to $1. bob

 

[digger mcdirt]

Here's 2 nice Coffee Jars with original tops and labels. I don't see many 3 pound jars like the big one. there is a early brass powder tin on top of the one jar. BOB

 

[digger mcdirt]

Here's a neat 6 oz smile I have the reg size and the little one but didn't have this one. bob

 

[digger mcdirt]

Here's 2 I see all the time but I see very few with a city on the back. The Milkay seems to always have St louis and the Nesbitts I never see with a town. Both of these had a town on rear.

 

[digger mcdirt]

Backs showing the towns on the Milkay and the Nesbitts.

 

[digger mcdirt]

2 nice Corinth Miss Nugrapes the one on the left is rare with the blue star in background (circa WW2) it has embossed on bottom Coca Cola bottling works of Corinth Miss and it's code dated 1942. The one on the right is late 60's -early 70's era and it's still capped and full. It has Coca Cola bottling works on rear also.

 

[nostalgia]

You really did score!

I'm glad to see that there is still some good stuff aroud and I will remember the expression "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then"; that's a new one to me []