With this warm weather we've had in the northeast, my son and I went out digging behind the house at a nearby spot for a few hours. we also hit a pair of spots in PA when we were down there visiting. We checked out a few spots I remembered as a kid but they either were no longer there or I didn't quite remember where they were.
Besides the obvious good time doing stuff with your kids, its always fun to see what he thinks is worth keeping and what I think is worth keeping.
I'll have to break this up because of the pictures.
Hunt #1:
Picture 1 - the glass we found that we brought back. One is embossed wayne county produce, Greenport Long Island. A few milk glass jars and what you see.
Picture 2 - Someone must have dumped the kitchen drawer in the swamp. A couple different patterns and companies.
Picture 3 - A red metal toy - its a tootsie toy according to the label inside. Hard to get a date but this toy was introduced in 1939 as part of the 4 fuel truck series.
Picture 4 - Car items - maybe? The Ford item looks like its a grease cover center cap as part of the hub cap. Not sure how to age them but I could look it up. The other thing - I'm not sure what it is. Its very thing metal but obviously has the "De" monogram on it. Any ideas?
Hunt 2 was a spot that I remembered in the woods. However, I was surprised to see that the town now owns this parcel and has a walking trail through it. The bottles at this site were all modern. I don't know if thats all thats left there now or if its always been this way.
Picture 5 - the bottles we took home. The best one was a 1922-33 Ball Jar.
Besides the obvious good time doing stuff with your kids, its always fun to see what he thinks is worth keeping and what I think is worth keeping.
I'll have to break this up because of the pictures.
Hunt #1:
Picture 1 - the glass we found that we brought back. One is embossed wayne county produce, Greenport Long Island. A few milk glass jars and what you see.
Picture 2 - Someone must have dumped the kitchen drawer in the swamp. A couple different patterns and companies.
Picture 3 - A red metal toy - its a tootsie toy according to the label inside. Hard to get a date but this toy was introduced in 1939 as part of the 4 fuel truck series.
Picture 4 - Car items - maybe? The Ford item looks like its a grease cover center cap as part of the hub cap. Not sure how to age them but I could look it up. The other thing - I'm not sure what it is. Its very thing metal but obviously has the "De" monogram on it. Any ideas?
Hunt 2 was a spot that I remembered in the woods. However, I was surprised to see that the town now owns this parcel and has a walking trail through it. The bottles at this site were all modern. I don't know if thats all thats left there now or if its always been this way.
Picture 5 - the bottles we took home. The best one was a 1922-33 Ball Jar.