1896 Leadville Ice Palace Souvenir Badge and Palace Drug Store, Denver Bottle

[seychik]

Took a vacation day and went to a teardown where my friend Carl and I had hunted a while back and where I found a piece of foil thingy that cleaned up turned out to be a little gold badge with Juncti Juvamus.
So today, I see the construction crew working on a new foundation, get permission from the foreman to detect (while they are working-thanks man) and find a small bottle lying on top of a small dirt pile. Pick it up and it is embossed "Palace Drug Store, Denver, Col."! (1891-95). Popped out a crusty penny, cleaned enough to see it's an 1888 Indian! Also found a barrel shaped badge with 1896. It is a souvenir badge for the 1896 Leadville Ice Palace. On the front it says: Crystal Carnival, Leadville, Colorado, Jan, Feb, Mar, 1896. On the top in the barrel or bucket it reads 200000000. The reverse reads "Leadville Carnival, Castle" and has a pictorial of the ice castle. Good day off and fun to find two 'palace' things today.
Cindy

 

[beez0404]

That is a great day of hunting in my book. Varied and very interesting finds. Way to go!

 

[Mackaydon]

Great saves !
1896 Leadville Colorado Winter Crystal Carnival Palace Souvenir Badge
Don,.........

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Very cool lil bottle, nice finds!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Great job Cindy !!!!!!! I like the Carnival Castle one the best ,because of the ore bucket shape, don't get me wrong the barrel shaped one is fantastic also ! we have a Cripple Creek bottle that size too. My health has not been the best and have not got out much at all,hope to be feeling good enough to do some hunting again real soon. I know Carl wants to come down . Congrats again !!!!! Keep it up !!

 

[seychik]

Great job Cindy !!!!!!! I like the Carnival Castle one the best ,because of the ore bucket shape, don't get me wrong the barrel shaped one is fantastic also ! we have a Cripple Creek bottle that size too. My health has not been the best and have not got out much at all,hope to be feeling good enough to do some hunting again real soon. I know Carl wants to come down . Congrats again !!!!! Keep it up !!

Hey, hope you are out hunting soon, mountain snow is disappearing-right? The Leadville badge is shown front and back, not two separate items-ha ha. Love the mining town souvenir, that inspires me to go to Leadville soon and have look around. I'll have to miss the bottle show there this July. Hope to get down your way this summer also. Cindy

 

[seychik]

Great saves !
1896 Leadville Colorado Winter Crystal Carnival Palace Souvenir Badge
Don,.........

Thanks Don! I wish my badge was in better shape, but was happy to find it as that ice palace story is one I grew up with living in Colorado. What a spectacle it must have been. Cindy

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

That is a cool badge!! Awesome little drug bottle, too!

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Great job Cindy !!!!!!! I like the Carnival Castle one the best ,because of the ore bucket shape, don't get me wrong the barrel shaped one is fantastic also ! we have a Cripple Creek bottle that size too. My health has not been the best and have not got out much at all,hope to be feeling good enough to do some hunting again real soon. I know Carl wants to come down . Congrats again !!!!! Keep it up !!

Hope you feel better soon, I miss seeing your beautiful Colorado bots Charlie!

 

[g-olden years]

Congrats!

I like all of your finds the best! What a great day! Enjoy seeing them especially as I traveled & hiked near that area long ago & also lived in NM's eastern Rocky Mountains later on. Hope to see more of your finds soon! Andi

 

[vpnavy]

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

That was one killer day for you!
Anything that cool that says Leadville is a keeper.
kudos!
Carl