chong2
Bronze Member
well, today off to my closest GT, i planed a route where i was gonna hit my target the hardest. i found nothing except a old maybe toy gun parts? when i finally get to my destination i probe a little bit with my steel rod, bump bump. i dig and see glass, old glass. then i see another by it, im like whoot whoot. 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 50, 60, around 80 total!!!! by days end im still digging and pick the keepers, 59 to be exact, packem up and relize i cant carry this stuff all way back to the car. its too heavy. i walk to the highway, stash my finds and gear, walk about a hour, get my car and pickem up
ends up being chemical bottles, the problem, most still contain thier contents, powders, liquids. i brought my gloves but didnt bother wearing them. im searching the net and see alot of this stuff are no no's. i was lucky, i was showing my fam the hydrochloric acid bottle, and the stopper was loose, i took it out and poured onto the gravel. man when it hit the rocks it sounded very angry, even after a century. i hope i didnt poison myself today by handling the soil. yes there was chemicals in the soil from broken bottles. i just had a baby girl and would like to stick around. these bottles are awesome, makers are whitall tatum co pat 1879, B & A C co( cant find any info on these people, they made the jar ones), and MCW. all have seams ending before the top.
here are a few embossings, con acid hydrochloric, hydrogen sulphide, con acid nitric, indigo solution, potassium iodide, phenoiphtalein, ferric chloride, ether, nesslers solution, alcohol, potassium ferrocyanide, silver nitrate, ammonium sulphocyanide, lead acetate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, platinic chloride, calcium sulphat. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MY BOTTLEs, BUT AM NOT TO FOUND OF THE CONTENTS. WHAT SHOULD I DO
WILL THE LIQUIDS BE FINE AS LONG AS THEY ARE SEALED? THE POWDERS I CAN CAREFULLY REMOVE. what would you do?
thanks all!!!
p.s. ill be back there soon searching for the household items dump
ends up being chemical bottles, the problem, most still contain thier contents, powders, liquids. i brought my gloves but didnt bother wearing them. im searching the net and see alot of this stuff are no no's. i was lucky, i was showing my fam the hydrochloric acid bottle, and the stopper was loose, i took it out and poured onto the gravel. man when it hit the rocks it sounded very angry, even after a century. i hope i didnt poison myself today by handling the soil. yes there was chemicals in the soil from broken bottles. i just had a baby girl and would like to stick around. these bottles are awesome, makers are whitall tatum co pat 1879, B & A C co( cant find any info on these people, they made the jar ones), and MCW. all have seams ending before the top. here are a few embossings, con acid hydrochloric, hydrogen sulphide, con acid nitric, indigo solution, potassium iodide, phenoiphtalein, ferric chloride, ether, nesslers solution, alcohol, potassium ferrocyanide, silver nitrate, ammonium sulphocyanide, lead acetate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, platinic chloride, calcium sulphat. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MY BOTTLEs, BUT AM NOT TO FOUND OF THE CONTENTS. WHAT SHOULD I DO
WILL THE LIQUIDS BE FINE AS LONG AS THEY ARE SEALED? THE POWDERS I CAN CAREFULLY REMOVE. what would you do?thanks all!!!
p.s. ill be back there soon searching for the household items dump
If you have a bunch of chemicals in bottles and you are not sure what each one does and the reaction it may have to other chemicals, I would get rid of that as fast as I could! Just my 2 cents 
Although they are beautiful, those bottles aren't sealed tightly.
I would research how to do it safely, if possible.. and take the contents out yourself, using safety gear, etc. keep us updated 
