LuckyDragon
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how do you locate a an old bottle dump?
Newt said:1.Find an old map of the town your looking to hunt(as new as 1930's)-some of these
have old dumps marked.
2.Find where the poorer part of town was and look for dead-end streets.
3.People tended drive to these areas and do the Out-of-sight,out of mind dumping.
4.Look and see where the current dump is. Most of the dumps have older dumps nearby.
5.I wouldn't dig anything that has bottles with screw tops.
6.The best dumps I've dug were pre-1906.
7.Sometimes you'll find dumps just after this period, they can have a good mixture of screw tops and pre-machine too.
8.Find some old timers and ask where the old dump was.
9.Most important is the research and TIME(unless your lucky!).
Everything I've listed here is for finding TOWN dumps. There were plenty of dumping areas that will never be found
because some used to dump down hillsides and ravines.
Good luck!
Newt
thanks you too. Its funny how we take for granted the stuff we've learned in the past. good luckdragonNewt said:Newt said:1.Find an old map of the town your looking to hunt(as new as 1930's)-some of these
have old dumps marked.
2.Find where the poorer part of town was and look for dead-end streets.
3.People tended drive to these areas and do the Out-of-sight,out of mind dumping.
4.Look and see where the current dump is. Most of the dumps have older dumps nearby.
5.I wouldn't dig anything that has bottles with screw tops.
6.The best dumps I've dug were pre-1906.
7.Sometimes you'll find dumps just after this period, they can have a good mixture of screw tops and pre-machine too.
8.Find some old timers and ask where the old dump was.
9.Most important is the research and TIME(unless your lucky!).
Everything I've listed here is for finding TOWN dumps. There were plenty of dumping areas that will never be found
because some used to dump down hillsides and ravines.
Good luck!
Newt
I should have said "rode".
Good points GH.
Newt
Hello, I live in Oregon and after a Hawaii trip doing some digging wouldn't mind having a go at it here in Oregon .Please let me know if you are still will to pas along info on your spot. Regards,LondonI am a little behind the rest of the pack on replying to this topic, but it has been my experience to ask the "Oldtimers" in the area. These old guys and gals love to talk about the old days, and often know the location of more dumps than you can shake a shovel at. And I'm talking about the older the better, like people in their 80s and 90s. This was the case with one old dump I was directed to back in the late 1970s. I found so many cool ACL soda bottles in that dump, that I bet I could go back today and dig up more. And for anyone living in or near the state of Oregon, I will gladly give you the exact Google Earth coordinates if you are interested. I currently live in Southern California, and haven't been back to Oregon since I left there in 1995.
SODABOTTLEBOB
I am a little behind the rest of the pack on replying to this topic, but it has been my experience to ask the "Oldtimers" in the area. These old guys and gals love to talk about the old days, and often know the location of more dumps than you can shake a shovel at. And I'm talking about the older the better, like people in their 80s and 90s. This was the case with one old dump I was directed to back in the late 1970s. I found so many cool ACL soda bottles in that dump, that I bet I could go back today and dig up more. And for anyone living in or near the state of Oregon, I will gladly give you the exact Google Earth coordinates if you are interested. I currently live in Southern California, and haven't been back to Oregon since I left there in 1995.
SODABOTTLEBOB
Hello, I live in Oregon and after a Hawaii trip doing some digging wouldn't mind having a go at it here in Oregon .Please let me know if you are still will to pas along info on your spot. Regards,London
Bob I live in Oregon and am very interested??