Bottle Heaven...and Cache

randall61 · Apr 1, 2008

Went to work yesterday morning (just got back by the way) and the job site happened to be in the middle a HUGE bottle dump. Bottles, bottles everywhere. I was like a kid in a candy store! The 3 REALLY OLD Coke bottles are my favorites but I also like the cobalt and the black inkwells. The chemist's mortar and pedestal are neat. The Lea and Perrin's bottle has a glass stopper still intact. There is a round bottle that was used on a ship...and the list goes on. Love the cobalt blue, porcelain marble. The little kid figurine still has blond hair and red cheeks and lips and colored eyes. Too bad the arms and legs are missing.

There were literally THOUSANDS of bottles there!!!!! Most of them are from the 1800s.

Of all days to not take my metal detector!!!!! Site is 3 hours away but I definitely hope to go back with my detector to look for other "trash."

Thanks for viewing,
Randall

Cynangyl · Apr 1, 2008

very nice!! :thumbsup:

mamabear · Apr 1, 2008

I am soooo jealous! looks like a great day!!

GL · Apr 1, 2008

Bottles are cool!
Best I found was a locally made Coke bottle and a Christmas Coke from the 20s.

Great finds, keep digging..

Copperhead · Apr 1, 2008

Wow, what a great bunch of bottles...Congrats...My only question....Why aren't you still there?..

...Hope you get a chance to go back...

mlhudson · Apr 1, 2008

CON - GLASS - ATION, ON THAT FINE CHINA YA GOT THERE. WELL DONE,
:icon_profileright:

NOW GO BACK :icon_profileleft:

M L HUDSON

PS: GET YOUR" GLASS " BACK THERE - LOL

TN-Joe · Apr 1, 2008

Whoooo Hooo!
Like that middle Coke bottle. Rent a van and go back.lol
Joe

ModernMiner · Apr 1, 2008

Wow Randall !!!

Those are some super cool old bottles. Those two old Coke bottles are my fav. :thumbsup:

I can see why you would be like a kid in a candy stop at a spot like that. Well done!!! :icon_king:

-MM-

treasurekidd · Apr 1, 2008

Excellent finds! I love thos straight sided Cokes!! I hope you're going back there! HH!

randall61 · Apr 1, 2008

more pics......would of got more but was working & limited room in work truck.
my daughter the pic hound ,an'it she pretty.

randall61 · Apr 1, 2008

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Copperhead · Apr 1, 2008

Thanks for the added pics...can you tell us more about the job site.?...If you go back will the bottles still be there?...I'm no bottle expert, but from the looks of what you recovered it seems like it would be worth a special trip back...

jimmatt_43 · Apr 1, 2008

texan connection · Apr 1, 2008

I belive that a benninton marbal (1800's) Some of those old coke bottles like you have can bring Bug bucks you need to search it on ebay and let us know what you find out

DiggerBug · Apr 1, 2008

Wow! Great finds!

If you want to get rid of the mineralized look, rub the bottles down with baby oil.

Congrats!

cheese · Apr 1, 2008

TEXAN is right, that is a Bennington marble. Nice finds! I found a big bottle dump like that, and had to force myself to stop bringing home more bottles, lol!