Some Recent SoCal Finds Including An 1800's Silver From The OC And A Couple Of Bottles

Jamflicker · Nov 30, 2020

Hey everyone,
I'm a little behind on posting finds from before thanksgiving. I hunted some of my lots and found a GW, a Dallas transit token, a couple bottles, and a few other things. I like the cobalt blue bottle but have no ideas on its age. Then I met up with my buddies Steve and Dan to hunt an old Orange County park that has been pounded. I had a great day for this park as I found an 1895o barber quarter, merc, a silver earring, and some wheats. Dan found a barber dime and merc and Steve found a barber dime which was amazing too from this park. Hope you all had a good thanksgiving.

Jason

Tom_in_CA · Nov 30, 2020

Jamflicker said:
.... to hunt an old Orange County park that has been pounded.....

Was this the park with the train-ride thingy ? If so, my hats off to you guys for getting more silver from there. It's been pounded, as you say !

LovestheShiny! · Nov 30, 2020

Nice finds, especially being so old (Barber coins etc) from a pounded park!

That blue bottle looks to be some sort of Effervescent Salts (think upset tummy, stomach acid, indigestion etc) powdered medicine. Yours had a cork closure, and most likely came with a metal "dose cup" attached to the top. Similar bottles are the cobalt blue Jno Wyeth & Co. square bottles that came with a cobalt blue dose glass on top. Not sure if yours is machine made or hand blown without seeing the base, but looks to be ca 1910-15 vintage. Not a ton of value but a nice find!

GroundSweeper · Nov 30, 2020

Wow Jam, another amazing killer series of hunts! Love the marble pics, and the token, but the barber quarter is just pure awesomeness! Congrats and thanks for taking us along on the hunt (via pics :lol:

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off the iron · Nov 30, 2020

Awesome finds. Is that a gold loop in the earring?

Jamflicker · Nov 30, 2020

Tom_in_CA said:
Was this the park with the train-ride thingy ? If so, my hats off to you guys for getting more silver from there. It's been pounded, as you say !

Thanks and yes the choo choo spot haha. Not like that park is a secret and can't image many pulling much out of that place.

LovestheShiny! said:
Nice finds, especially being so old (Barber coins etc) from a pounded park!

That blue bottle looks to be some sort of Effervescent Salts (think upset tummy, stomach acid, indigestion etc) powdered medicine. Yours had a cork closure, and most likely came with a metal "dose cup" attached to the top. Similar bottles are the cobalt blue Jno Wyeth & Co. square bottles that came with a cobalt blue dose glass on top. Not sure if yours is machine made or hand blown without seeing the base, but looks to be ca 1910-15 vintage. Not a ton of value but a nice find!

Thanks and appreciate the info on the bottle, that's way more than I was able to figure out. Here is a pic of the base. Looks machine made maybe.

Jamflicker · Nov 30, 2020

off the iron said:
Awesome finds. Is that a gold loop in the earring?

Thanks. I thought it was good but it was only marked .925 so I am thinking that is brass. I need to figure out how to do a scratch test on that piece in the middle to double check.

GroundSweeper said:
Wow Jam, another amazing killer series of hunts! Love the marble pics, and the token, but the barber quarter is just pure awesomeness! Congrats and thanks for taking us along on the hunt (via pics )

Thanks buddy and glad you are enjoying the posts. I appreciate it.

LovestheShiny! · Nov 30, 2020

Jamflicker said:
Thanks and appreciate the info on the bottle, that's way more than I was able to figure out. Here is a pic of the base. Looks machine made maybe.

Yep, you are right, looks like the "Owens ring" (bottle machine mark) on the underside.

Jamflicker · Nov 30, 2020

LovestheShiny! said:
Yep, you are right, looks like the "Owens ring" (bottle machine mark) on the underside.

Thanks! I'll google Owens ring.

LovestheShiny! · Nov 30, 2020

Just an FYI, Michael Owens invented and patented the first practical automatic bottle making machine, that eventually put a lot of glass blowers out of work. 1903 is the date given for when it began to be accepted, and it took about 10-15 years to pretty much take over the bottle making business. The Owens-Illinois Glass Company (with branches around the USA) was formed from the Owens Bottle Company and the Illinois Glass Company in 1929. They were the largest producers of bottles in the United States.

Jamflicker · Nov 30, 2020

LovestheShiny! said:
Just an FYI, Michael Owens invented and patented the first practical automatic bottle making machine, that eventually put a lot of glass blowers out of work. 1903 is the date given for when it began to be accepted, and it took about 10-15 years to pretty much take over the bottle making business. The Owens-Illinois Glass Company (with branches around the USA) was formed from the Owens Bottle Company and the Illinois Glass Company in 1929. They were the largest producers of bottles in the United States.

It's awesome learning stuff about finds. Thanks so much.

LovestheShiny! · Nov 30, 2020

Jamflicker said:
It's awesome learning stuff about finds. Thanks so much.

You are very welcome! Lots of great info about him and the bottle machine online.

milco · Nov 30, 2020

Super finds from what sounds like a heavily hunted area!

The Jersey Digger · Nov 30, 2020

Wow man I want just one of those parks. LOL. Sweet finds bud. Is the Dan you hunted with the former Raphis from here? If so hows he doing?

Jamflicker · Nov 30, 2020

milco said:
Super finds from what sounds like a heavily hunted area!

Thank you!

The Jersey Digger said:
Wow man I want just one of those parks. LOL. Sweet finds bud. Is the Dan you hunted with the former Raphis from here? If so hows he doing?

Thanks! Yes, Dan is Raphis from here. He’s doing good. We get together and hunt whenever we can.

Soil Surgeon · Dec 1, 2020

Congrats ! Are the last two photos " Moon Marbles " ? :?:

campnagle · Dec 1, 2020

Silver, blue glass and marbles, what a fun time

Lil Worm6 · Dec 1, 2020

Congrats on the shiny Jam!!!

metaladdict · Dec 1, 2020

Grats Jam on the silver, the old blue bottle is a keeper.

jimther · Dec 1, 2020

Very nice group of finds Jamflicker! Before I open one of your posts now, I’m wondering how many cool marbles you found and have included in the pics. Once again you did not disappoint. :yes:

Great job... nice photos!

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