My first bottle dig - 7.18

[Trooper Bri]

Decided to change it up this week.

Last fall while detecting I picked up a ton of signals at the base of a small hill. First thing I dug was a gear plate for some sort of clock, and some broken dinnerware. Dump site. Curiosity was still killing me, especially since I know the family did well, so I packed up and headed back to that spot yesterday.

Spent a few hours at it, going slow. Got into glass right away with a small bottle, then a lot of broken glass, dinnerware, etc. I managed a few keepers though. I only dug an area maybe 4'x4' and 2 1/2ft deep. There's still a whole lotta hill to dig. From the finds, it looks like they did OK for themselves. A lot of what I dug was @ 100 years old. There was also a smattering of poison ivy in the area, so I had to step carefully the whole day.

Neat little pet project I can hit whenever. Hopefully there's something nice buried here.
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Thomas Lawler, Hartford CT (complete bottle). Not sure what it was used for. Dates around 1915.
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J.F Howard salad dressing bottle. Dates in the 1920's
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Ma & Pa Carter's Inx. A pair of ink wells made in Germany and imported to the US. Dates around 1915.
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A grouping of the same type of bottle. No idea.
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Can you spot the poison ivy?
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[del]

Your just a "jack of all trades" , very nice on the turn of the century glass Brian .

[OxShoeDrew]

I've been meaning to try that Brian as some of my sites have untouched dumps as well. Nice ID on the inkwell...the two of them would make nice salt and pepper shakers.
Did you get a sense there was even deeper stuff to be dug under that layer? That Lawler bottle is really cool, congrats!

[Skamaniac]

Old dumps and outhouses can be a gold mine for a bottle collector. You were able to pull some nice stuff there, Brian. Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide is a good reference book to have if you don't have a bottle book yet.

[The Rebel]

Very nice Bri. I've done bottle dumps as a kid. You'll always find some goodies, the deeper you go the older the stuff gets.

[Trooper Bri]

Thanks guys, it was fun to try something different.

I wasn't getting anything after 2 1/2 ft in the area I was digging Drew, so I started expanding outward. I was also pretty much at the bottom of the hill, so maybe the dump will get deeper as I work my way up. Thanks for the heads-up on the book Skamaniac. If I turn into a bottle gopher, I'll have to pick up a copy.

[Skamaniac]

If I turn into a bottle gopher

I gotta use that one!

[Ravenuts]

Awesome finds! I enjoy old bottles too!

[Digger Don]

Cool finds Bri. some of those pieces are very nice.
I also like your jig saw work!