1857-1957 bottle dump

[OneWetKnee]

I posted some of the blob tops and black glass a couple of weeks ago. Your shared knowledge showed me I was currently digging at the late 1800s 1900ish level. Here are some bottles that were intact (90% i find are broken) as i dug down over the year.


this is one of my faves as it still had the leather stopper and glass stem inside.



I love this little jar. I have found many (broken) in an eroded bank by the river (site of french indian fort 1689-1754) I have no idea of age.



some colored



some of these little glass bottles have a purple tint to them , really subtle but beautiful.

 

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[unclemac]

tell us about your site

 

[OneWetKnee]

Fort Boishébert (originally known as Fort Nerepis) located at modern-day Woodmans Point in the town of Grand Bay–Westfield, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located at the confluence of the Saint John River and Nerepis rivers, the fort may have had its origins as a fortified aboriginal village. Joseph Robineau de Villebon noted this in a letter dated October 22, 1696, "Sr. de Neuvillette reported that he was continuing on his way down river and would, as he passed the fort of the Nerepis Indians..."[1] Earlier in October 1696, French soldiers upon being rescued by Nerepis, retreated to Fort Nerepis after being attacked by a small English fleet that had entered Saint John Harbour.
Marquis de Boishébert - Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot (1753)

In 1749, during Father Le Loutre's War, Charles Deschamps de Boishébert et de Raffetot rebuilt the fort after withdrawing from the mouth of the Saint John River under the terms of an agreement arranged by Captain John Rous and Edward How. The fort was subsequently abandoned in 1751 by Sr. de Gaspe when the French reestablished their control and fortified the mouth of the Saint John River with Fort Menagoueche.

After the expulsion of the french the land was granted to my family by King George and we have been there ever since. The pit I am in is clearly my family pit from 1810-1957.As i found on the surface a 1957 embossed pepsi bottle.

I have found 300 musket balls, 1 cannon ball, 3 1755 KGs, a silver clog shoe buckle, a french indian trade axe, and a 12" lanceloate biface (our provincial university said 10,600 year old) I have posted them all on TN in the past.

 

[NJKLAGT]

Not a bad haul! This stuff isn't quite as old as those other bottles you posted, but they are pretty nonetheless. I like that little mustard jar thing, I'd guess it's a little over a century old.

Your first bottles were late 1880s-1900s, and these are 1900s-30s. If you're trying to get the oldest stuff you can, I'd head back to that first spot and dig some more. But hey, these are still really nice!

 

[OneWetKnee]

These were from the 1-4 feet levels. the older bottles were 4-5 feet down.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Great finds! I love that old glass, but that little crock is fabulous.

 

[unclemac]

After the expulsion of the french the land was granted to my family by King George and we have been there ever since. The pit I am in is clearly my family pit from 1810-1957.As i found on the surface a 1957 embossed pepsi bottle.

it sounds to me like you are just getting started! How much land are we talking about? foundations of buildings...creeks and beaches? sounds like years of fun to me!

 

[OneWetKnee]

This is how i found the pit area


this is how they present themselves.



i find a lot of these little drinking glasses at the 1880s depth


Trees like this are special

 

[villagenut]

You got a lot of future poteneial at your site. Keep at it. BTW I would definitely keep the rooted bottle neck, very unique.

 

[bullgill]

Double post ~ sorry

 

[bullgill]

I collect old drinking cups, I clean them with HCL acid and reuse them.

I found one of these last year and was surprised by what people call them. Apparently they were sold with coffee grinders.
Coffee Catch Cup for Antique Arcade Coffee Grinder Horseshoe and Star Emblem | eBay

 

[digging440yrs]

The 2 case gins look great for being dug , nice finds !!

 

[coloradocav1]

What does the flask have embossed on it?

 

[OneWetKnee]

I collect old drinking cups, I clean them with HCL acid and reuse them.

I found one of these last year and was surprised by what people call them. Apparently they were sold with coffee grinders.
Coffee Catch Cup for Antique Arcade Coffee Grinder Horseshoe and Star Emblem | eBay

here is the glass from the pic cleaned up

 

[OneWetKnee]

What does the flask have embossed on it?

the little brown one turned sideways? "Buckleys"

 

[NJKLAGT]

Hey OneWetKnee,

I think coloradocav1 meant the flask to the left of the Listerine bottle in the 5th picture in the last group of photos in your original post. Image 12 of 14. 'Just helping to clarify!

 

[OneWetKnee]

Hey OneWetKnee,

I think coloradocav1 meant the flask to the left of the Listerine bottle in the 5th picture in the last group of photos in your original post. Image 12 of 14. 'Just helping to clarify!

haha my bad, thank you NJKLAGT! It says "Horseshoe"

 

[fishstick]

It ALL looks good and will be fun as hell to dig!!!!!! HH.....

 

[bullgill]

Back in the day it was common for glasses to have the embossed bands around the rim. I don't think I have one with bubbles in the glass yet. That one may be old.

 

[A2coins]

Nice collection