glass

I have been excavating a privy in my back yard for several months and yesterday I discovered my first two pieces of red glass. Judging by the other glass and pottery I have found at the same level, I believe that these pieces are circa the 1800s. When I located the pieces in the soil they were...

I walk up and down the shoreline of the delaware river without a metal detector, even though I have permission from DCNR, to many obstacles to even try and use one. I'm on the PA side, last years flood and recent flooding did a number on our side, trees all over the place like matchsticks...

I recently found this button and could use some help identifying it. It has what seems to be a white glass front on it. Definitely not plastic. The back is heavily corroded and I haven't tried cleaning it with anything other than a toothpick yet. Here is some history on the site it was found on...

Found this today in the woods of my child's school (private school, lot of property just woods, yes I have permission) The question is - is there any reason to sort out this pile of tetanus and razor glass danger? I found some intact bottles, but it is so much broken glass I fear it would take...

Had some rocks I got three of these from an estate sale a while back. The other I found in Lake Michigan. Not sure what they are. Any takers? (top one is from Lake Michigan. 2nd one is yellowish with black elongated crystals, 4th one is a deep green color, and last one is like a quartz...

I'd like some info on these marbles I've found, please... I don't necessarily collect marbles but I do keep ones that I've found in the wild... Here are some pics of all the marbles I own and I'll tell you where each of them came from... None of them are perfectly round and a few are pitted...

I usually make stone spheres, but once in a while I'll work with glass. I ran by a demo of some high gloss resin at Lowes the other day and thought I'd give an idea I had a shot using some recycled glass chunk rock I had lying around. I used a 4" culinary arts silicon mold for this one, but...

I found a hand-blown glass candle holder at a pre-colonial cellar hole while metal detecting the other day. It stands 6.5 inches high. The glass is hand blown and there is no trade mark on the bottom, as there is for bottles. Im just curious if anyone can put a value on it, and better yet if...

This item first struck me as very odd when I dug it as I'm not used to digging anything metal with glass attached to it. I thought it was some sort of fancy plug or stopper and dropped it in my finds pouch. Upon cleaning it up at home, I see that the brass or copper had a nice patina indicating...

I found it at a small antique shop, it is a small half-frosted cube with gold-leaf etchings on it. The etchings seem to be of Chinese origin. The cube is very rough, and seems to be hand carved. It was an a relatively old silk lined box when I purchased it. Sorry the photo is not the clearest...

Are these type of dishes valuable?

Hello there, I am new to this site and I hope that I am doing this correctly. I used to dig up old outhouses with my grandfather and this is one of the things we dug up in PA. I had did some looking online and I believe it is a liquor bottle of some sorts and maybe from the Glenshaw bottle...

Ornate Carnelian Domed Silver Thimble w/ Hallmarks! Here's my favorite find from the farm field adjacent to the 13th century church in Devon. This was a real surprise for me and has only been lightly cleaned with mild dish soap and water so far. This very ornate silver thimble is domed with a...

Lately, i have been looking for some pontilled bottles. what would you advise paying for slick pontilled bottles at, say, a flea market? I cant seem to afford any embossed ones. are they even worth picking up? i know this might be a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" type deal, but i would...

Hey everyone! Love this site and thank you for any input. Not sure whether to post pics inline or just as attachments. Found some glass bottles (3 to be exact) that are in excellent condition- still have a cork in them! The glass manufacturer "Ball" is stamped (imprinted in the glass) on the...

Please see Attached pictures of the One Quart Glass Bottles that I found while cleaning our farm. 1. What is the history of the Ball company? 2. Is this circa 1923 (assumed based on the top line of the bottom of the bottle)? 3. Can anyone give me a value, even an estimated one for these? 4...

Went huntin bottles yesterday, hot,dry,extremely dusty,wild fires burning,we even have an arsonist running around the county,who has set over 10 fires in the last 2 days,Hope they catch him SOON !!!!! $#@. Anyway it was a hard day of lookin for bottles,very dusty,our eyes were full,but we did...

Last weekend took the girlfriend out walking this little creekside dump. I noticed alot of new gopher holes,I told her to remmeber to check the gopher mounds for coins and tokens,.Well no sooner than I said it,,she reaches down and picks up this SWEET little Denver bottle :headbang:,,,, Can't...