Broken goodies!

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

I dug two privies and there was a broken flask in each hole. The first is a yellow Washington & Taylor made at the Dyottville Glassworks. The second one is a light blue Washington & Eagle. The insulator is olive green and threadless. I hope for better luck next time. Thanks for looking! DD.

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Wow! Those are true heartbreakers. Wish you could have posted them whole and I'm sure you do too.

 

[blugotti1]

my kinda luck to bud. but keep ya head up eyes down,never know what's in the ground..

 

[gleaner1]

On a scale of 1 to 10 for broken goodies, those shards rate a good solid ten. I am crying just looking at them.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

what a shame...they would have been nice and clean too....

 

[jgas]

CRYERS!!!! .......I hate that when that happens. You paid your dues...next outing will be Banner! jgas

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

MY CONDOLENCES !!!! What a shame. Love that yellow.

 

[72cheyenne]

Wow, those are all heartbreakers.

Looks like the insulator is most likely a CD731. Hard to tell from the angle of the photo, I can't tell if that little bit of the skirt is concave or not. Depending on the color, if whole, it would have been a $500+ insulator.

Keep digging.

 

[Murrell gang]

I dug up part of a 1920's orange crush bottle by my drive way.

 

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Dave,

I dug a similar insulator a while back with about the same amount of damage. I threw it on Ebay and got $50 for it. Granted, that was back when times were good. I was sad too see the flasks though...they sure would have been nice!