Found in Attic of 1810 Home

[tymcmurray]

I am lucky enough to have the job of restoring Historic homes.
This is a dream job for a lifelong, totally addicted treasure hunter.
When working in any part of these homes, I always keep my
eye out for hidden compartments, loose boards, loose bricks,
ar anything else that treasures can be hidden in.
The homeowners love seeing the things I find, and, on occasion,
let me keep some things.
These are a couple of cool medicine bottles I found stuck in the
eaves of an attic the other day. I just got around to cleaning
them. The bottoms are interesting and may help date them.

 

[Kiros32]

Sweet bottle and even sweeter job man!!!

 

[tymcmurray]

Nice open pontil bottoms. Circa 1840-1850

Tanks!!! I had no idea.

 

[sfinder]

Sweet bottles there.

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

Nice finds.

Ray S

 

[civilman1]

Where do you get one of those "all around" horseshoe's at Cool bottle's Ty

 

[tymcmurray]

Where do you get one of those "all around" horseshoe's at Cool bottle's Ty

I learned from watching you!

 

[Detectingfreak]

very nice job on the bottles!

 

[mlayers]

nice bottle finds. Your job really must be neat....Matt

 

[Roger Mn.]

Nice looking bottles.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

awesome

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I like those old bottles!

 

[My Precious]

Cool job!! Like treasure hunting all the time!!

 

[STH69]

Very nice

 

[allen]

way to go on those nice old bottles...

 

[Moonshadow]

I would never have guessed that they were not brown bottles! Awesome clean up job Ty! I love old bottles too! You do have a dream job....I am jealous!

HH,
Moon

 

[dirtfisherrob]

Nice open pontil bottoms. Circa 1840-1850

Agreed Jim.

 

[lairmo]

Love those old bottles...did the mouth of the one on the right break while cleaning?..(it doesn't look broken in the first pic)

 

[GroundS.KeepeR]

Nice Finds!! Whats the best/oldest thing you found?.... and wasent aloud to keep... lol

 

[tymcmurray]

Nice Finds!! Whats the best/oldest thing you found?.... and wasn't aloud to keep... lol

Years ago I found a crucifix. About 6 inches tall and red and blue stones all over it.
on the back it had some stamped markings, but I was too young to think much of
them. I am sure that is was gold. The homeowner kept that one, but did give me
a first edition, autographed, Elizabeth Barrett Browning book I found in the same
hidden compartment. That was OK with me because I love old books.