bottle in a tree

[rich f]

so im out and about detecting and i see a bottle with a tree growing around it had to get a pic before i cut it out ,then a couple feet away i get a trash hit but dig out a old oil can and right next to it another bottle that says federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle hmmmm wonder what was in it any ideas anyone

 

[shawninNY]

Food bottle could've contained anything from relish to a steak or fish sauce! Federal law warning ( against reuse) is pretty common on bottles from the late 30s to 50s , dig in that area prolly lots more to be had!

 

[rich f]

thank you for the info

 

[shawninNY]

That warning is generally only found on alcohol bottles , but it appears your bottle has an extremely wide neck for just a fluid , it's possible it may have contained berrys in alcohol !

 

[BVI Hunter]

you're lucky it was only a bottle!!

good find!!

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[RelicDude]

Cool finds you stumbled upon a mid century dump. Keep your eyes open for ACl sodas and I would dig it out just to see if there's older glass in there.

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[Msbeepbeep]

Nice bottle finds.

 

[sutphin]

The first bottle looks to be a shoe polish bottle...

 

[PeteWmass]

that oil can will clean up way better with some oxalic acid - try the hardware store (wood bleach...or deck wash.....) - it won't harm the paint but it will take off the surface rust - works great on tins/etc far worse than that - drop me a line if you have any questions

 

[rich f]

thanks pete will try it