dump find

  1. Mystery Milk Bottle

    I found a couple of milk bottles detecting a 1920s dump area. One of the bottles is embossed WAIT. I could find absolutely no information on it. I have found several different local area dairy (Rockford, IL) bottles in this dump. Does anyone know anything of this dairy or have any ideas.
  2. First November Hunt and Probably the Last for this Year

    I went out to the woods for a couple hours today before the big snow storm tomorrow. I first decided to poke around a bit in the old dump and found a couple old milk bottles and a horseshoe The CDCO bottle is from the Central Dairy Company of Rockford, IL. The bottle embossed "WAIT" I have no...
  3. Farm Dump Find

    Though not spectacular and a little crusty I thought I would share a couple finds from a couple years ago metal detecting in a 1890s-1940s farm dump. The sign is probably from around the 1920s. What seems strange is the nearest railroad was about 2 miles away. I also found a 1920s Sterling...
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