found a bottle dump

[diggerduo]

well, through a little bit of research my hubby found a bottle dump for us to play init is in an area of the town that was part of the original town and the dump is victorian..... here are some of the digs so far...... we went there this past weekend and last weds......we found bottles, and a couple whatsits, my husband found a tax token and a merc(1945) and a military pin.... enjoy the pics..... pic heavy

[Azmodeus]

wow! Now those are some nice coke bottles!

[diggerduo]

thanks.... i found one from the late 1950's that i need to clean up...its in perfect condition.

[dogpound]

very cool.....a victorian coke bottle

[diggerduo]

the cokes are various ages but the dump itself goes back to the mid to late 1800's...... hubby got the quad from the court house..... gotta love being a surveyor

[diggerduo]

if any one might have an idea as to what the thing with the american flag on it is, would love to know.....

[Captain Silver]

Very nice digs there, thanks for posting the pics!

[Digginfreek]

i like the harris bottle and the food jar

[searcher64]

When you get to the very bottom of the pit/pile, you then will find the real good stuff. Nice bottle finds. On the very bottom you may find clay jugs and other pottery.

[IMShooter]

I concur searcher...that's the best part..finding a bunch of cool stuff...and then hitting the really good stuff at the bottom. Like pottery/crockery/handblown pieces..

[Krakken]

Awesome bottles. My father owns property that used to be part of a small city dump in the 10s or 20s. We've been picking bottles since kids. So much fun!

[wooddux]

Some really nice bottles, Ive got a JA Harris bottle in my collection, I like the apothecary bottles from around here. Looks like youve got a great site to hunt, congrats.

[zeemang]

AWESOME finds, I'd be hitting that place hard and bringing as much home as you can...that's a great site!

[diggerduo]

cant wait to get to the bottom and see what types of goodies are there.

[sonnydigs]

A very nice collection..
May I ask what method you used to clean them??
I have a collection I need to clean up..
Thanks..
Sonny

[IraMency]

I am in shock. This is awesome. I can't believe how the earth could preserve such things without breaking them. Can I ask how does one even start to figure out how to find a bottle dump in their area?

[Hotrod Tom]

I love digging in old dumps for bottles It looks like the bottles Your digging are coming out in great condition. A lot of the old bottles I have are from construction excavation in NYC. I was on a job a few years ago where they were digging down at least 25' and every scoop of the excavator had old bottles in it. I researched the sight and it turned out to be an old turn of the century ash dump for NYC. I was finding milk bottles, beer bottles, a poison bottle and even the early clay type jugs. Here is a link to a quick story about the History of the dump;
http://macaulay.cuny.edu/eportfolios...-meadows-past/

[RyanChappell]

Originally Posted by IMShooter

holy cow..nice digs...the straight side cokes I've seen upwards of 250-300 each. The drug/med bottles are all nice and worth a nice hunk. especially to someone who collects meds from that area or certain druggist bottles in general.
btw..the cokes date from 1902-1915...very desirable...

Hundreds of dollars? The earlier ones could be worth four figures, right?

I saw one in a book with Birmingham on the side and it was saying it was worth $2k. Maybe before the economy tanked?

Coke started in the deep south, Atlanta, so there are probably some great bottles to be found here.

[top1]

if you want to sell any of the druggist bottles, send me a PM

[diggerduo]

Originally Posted by top1

if you want to sell any of the druggist bottles, send me a PM

will do