Hey Guys, me and my buddy were walking along a river doing some detecting and we came across the old county dump! we found quite a few whole bottles on the surface, and only about an inch under. there was a lot of broken glass (cobalt blue), china, and a few other odds and ends. Alot of these bottles seem to be medical. Also Found a Cast Iron Piggy Bank No coins in it..A lot of Ants though..I will have pics of it posted soon, but here is a link to the same one i found.. that isnt rusted http://www.etsy.com/listing/64642422/vintage-cast-iron-pig-bank . On the way out we met an old timer who walked the area frequently, and had told us the dump had been used for close to 150 years, until they stopped dumping in the early 60's. Most of them aren't very old, I think the Oldest one is from 1944 ( The Parke Davis and Company bottle PD& Co from what i know) The most interesting one by far though, i think is the Old Kodak Bottle. WATCH OUT FOR TICKS THIS YEAR; at least here in Michigan, they are bad; i had 2 of those buggers burrowed into me from just a couple hours out there. I haven't researched all of these only a few.
For all you folks who dig for bottles, how do you go about it? do you use a prod to feel for what you think are full bottles? i was just using my digger and slowly scrapping away layers of dirt and leaves, hoping for whole bottles.
Bottom of this Bottle( owens illinois)
McCormick? (owens illinois)
(Another Kodak bottle with no cap or painted label left)
(Neutraglass)
(Squibb & sons)
Photos below are of the Eastman Kodak Company Bottle
For all you folks who dig for bottles, how do you go about it? do you use a prod to feel for what you think are full bottles? i was just using my digger and slowly scrapping away layers of dirt and leaves, hoping for whole bottles.
Bottom of this Bottle( owens illinois)
McCormick? (owens illinois)
(Another Kodak bottle with no cap or painted label left)
(Neutraglass)
(Squibb & sons)
Photos below are of the Eastman Kodak Company Bottle