Bottle dump found in woods

[erbdigger]

Found a bottle dump today, well actually 3 different ones on the same property. Anyways, I was on the hunt for a new metal detecting location and managed to pull out a few whole bottles. Little to my surprise I was cleaning out the small one and inside felt different so I looked and it was not mud, but a salve inside still!! Then back at the car I cleaned mud off the brown tall bottle, with the lid still on, and inside was match sticks! This home was from mid 1850's!

 

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[kingskid1611]

Looks like you may be dump diving for awhile. Congrats!

 

[erbdigger]

Thanks! Never done a lot of bottle digging, but there are so many more just on top of the soil or barely showing. It's all in a wash out

 

[MuckyBottles]

Found a bottle dump today, well actually 3 different ones on the same property. Anyways, I was on the hunt for a new metal detecting location and managed to pull out a few whole bottles. Little to my surprise I was cleaning out the small one and inside felt different so I looked and it was not mud, but a salve inside still!! Then back at the car I cleaned mud off the brown tall bottle, with the lid still on, and inside was match sticks! This home was from mid 1850's!

Welcome to the bottle digging world. .salve? Your lucky, try cleaning out 150 year old olive oil. .lol

 

[erbdigger]

It honestly looks like its vasaline still in the bottle.

 

[Goldenplug]

I hate cleaning up my bottle finds. Its my least favorite aspect to the hobby.

 

[MuckyBottles]

I hate cleaning up my bottle finds. Its my least favorite aspect to the hobby.

Sometimes..you find little gifts in the bottles..

 

[MuckyBottles]

For instance, two years ago in a Dundee Marmalade crock (with cork)..found a 1905 British penny and a 1823 Russian 5 kopek..is pays to look