bottle hole 3 took 3 hours to dig this big one out of the clay

[tinpan]

hi all. Went back to the bottle hole about 5.45am. Picked up where i left off. Down to about 8 feet know.I digging down on angle ,keeping one side higher. i stand on the higher side with my back to the wall of the hole. Why so if theres a cave in its not on top of me.I dig down a few feet then back fill and change sided. Sort of double handling and redigging but it keeps me safe.The content of clay is rising so its slow going.it took me 3 hours to get this 0ne gallon beer demi-john out.By 8 am it was time to leave as the temperature rises quickly and by 11 it will be nearly 95 degrees[f] .Will have to leave the dump for a few days as i go back to work monday and most of week will be too hot to dig .Here,s pic with other finds of this year to show how big this demi-john is.

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[goldguru]

Thats A Beaut.

[trikikiwi]

Awesome find tinpan

This brown and white one gallon stoneware jar was made by Bendigo Pottery for Sharpe Bros, brewers of non-alcoholic drinks such as Dandelion Ale, Sarsparilla Beer, Ginger Stout, Herbal Beer and Rasbeer. They were best known for their Ginger Beer. The drinks were delivered in their stoneware jars and stayed fresh as the brew continued to mature.

Sharpe Bros began in New Zealand although the family business had origins in Cumberland, England. They expanded to Australia early this century and were eventually taken over by Cadbury-Schweppes.

from http://your.slv.vic.gov.au/treasures...ution/19/1/101

Maybe you should send it home (to NZ) so that you don't get into any trouble with the Bro's

and take care digging deep holes

Mike

[creeper71]

Holy crap Tin, Doesn't get much better then that.....

[tinpan]

hi all thanks for info twiki and thanks for the repiles


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[tinpan]

hi all, i decided the other day i might go bottle hunting for a while as the gold season due to hazards is closed as far as i,m concerned.Going up the Darling River in NSW in 2 weeks with a couple of bottle divers i know.These guys just cream me at finding stuff in the muddy water.Their using a stationary engine pump with twin drag lines.@ bets i get to watch the pump for hours on end like last time.

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[CRUSADER]

3 hours well spent. I guess you wre thinking what I used to when pulling out a bottle; 'please be whole', many times getting to the base or neck & finding it missing

Never found a pot lid (decorated), it was on my list, but that was as a kid & I no longer have the dumps to dig on, very hard to find now, most have started diving the rivers.

[The Patriot]

Wasn't much into bottles but the more I see them... She's a beaut!!

[jeff of pa]

Nice bottle Tin.

3 Hours ? I would have Yanked
it out after 60 Seconds

need heat send some 95 degrees this way.

44 here now

[allen]

that is one amazing bottle Tinpan !!

[Gypsy Heart]

Beautiful find! Many congrats for finding it and for your patience! Nice pics!

[kuger]

Awesome Tinny!!I love it!I really like the bottle on the right,it looks like it has an anchor on it?It is one of those Marble stopper ones that you pushed the marble in to open it.....I think.

[tymcmurray]

For God's sake, don't misappropriate the use of it. We'd sure miss you around here.
Fantastic finds!

[rjw4law]

Great bottle digs.

[EDDE]

The man with the pan

[Baggins]

That is an awesome bottle!
HH
Baggins

[FortBedfordbob]

That was worth every bit of 3 hours ! Super Find

[IronSpike]

That's an awesome bottle and in excellent condition

Don't know much about bottles, but that one looks like it's in Banner conditions

I've never tried bottle digging. The bottle I found this weekend was only halfway in the ground so took about 3 seconds to recover

[sscindercoop]

Cool find

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome bottle TP, worth the effort! HH, Mike