Surface Dump in Woods yields milk bottles (Pics)

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Dec 20, 2018

With it being 50 degrees on a December 20, I just had to get out dump-spotting. Found a shallow surface dump, so with only my walking probe with me, I popped a few NW Indiana milks out. Two Quarts - United Milk Co. Indiana Harbor, Ind. (no date) and Cloverleaf Dairy, Gary Ind. (1948). Also a half-pint Dixie Dairy, Gary, Ind. (1952). There are more bottles still buried there and I will dig those later when I have a shovel with me. One is a green pyroglaze Cloverleaf Qt. There were a few slick milks which I will re-bury later.
Here are some in-situ shots:

yacorie · Dec 20, 2018

Great way to take advantage of the nice weather. That clover leaf bottle is great. I’m surprised they didn’t use a 4 leaf clover for good luck.

So I’m curious. Why do you rebury the bottles you don’t want? Are you doing that just for aesthetics and not having bottles all over in the woods?

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Dec 20, 2018

yacorie said:
So I’m curious. Why do you rebury the bottles you don’t want? Are you doing that just for aesthetics and not having bottles all over in the woods?

If they are already out just scattered all over I usually leave 'em (and just refill any holes I make), but if I dig 'em out, I try to leave the place looking as good or better than I found it. Which is what I'll do here when I'm finished. Maybe someday another bottle hunter will rediscover the same dump and find something he wants. :yes:

Gauntlet · Dec 20, 2018

Cool finds as always! :cool:

Reckon you may have drank milk from one of those bottles?

matmit · Dec 20, 2018

Nice stuff, thanks for sharing :yes:

teotwawki12 · Dec 20, 2018

That cloverleaf bottle IS very nice....good stuff

Country Dirt Kid · Dec 20, 2018

How old do you think those were and was that a screw top rawlies?

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Dec 20, 2018

Bank Fisher said:
How old do you think those were and was that a screw top rawlies?

The three I saved were 1948-52 or so. The Rawleigh's was probably 1920s so it was what we call a "late throw" - an older bottle that was thrown out along with later stuff.

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Dec 20, 2018

Bank Fisher said:
How old do you think those were and was that a screw top rawlies?

If you were referring to all the rest of the ones there, I'm guessing about the same period, but I'll check 'em when I return there.

metaladdict · Dec 21, 2018

Love milks!

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