Found quite a few bottles this weekend...

[MetalFury]

Here's my finds from Sunday. I went to a park that has a creek behind it..the creek I know has old bottles as I've been there in the past. Didn't find much in the park with the detector, just some clad and the copper thing? Looks almost like a switchplate or something? The park was PACKED full of people so I decided to go into the woods and walk along the creek. I saw a couple bottles sticking out of the embankment, pulled them out and kinda dug into the embankment some. I ended up with all the bottles you see in the pics. I have a pretty decent collection of bottles going on!
I found an ink bottle with old ink still in it...it's all dried up, anyone have any idea on how to get the ink out? I LOVE the 2 tiny bottles...any idea what they might be for? Anymore info. on the bottles would be appreciated...thanks!

Detector finds...

All bottles found...

Group of bottles...

Patent date of 1877!!!

California Fig Syrup...

Cool tiny bottles...

Another group of bottles...

 

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[cheese]

Nice bottles. I like the sodas. My guess would be 1920s, although I'm not an expert.

 

[AnOldPro]

Try filling that ink bottle with the dried up ink with rubbing alcohol and let it set for 30 minutes. Be sure to cover the top with something like plastic wrap held in place with a rubber band so the alcohol does not evaporate on you. If that does not do the job fill the bottle with olive oil and let it set overnite. After soaking, any residue sticking to the sides would probably come off with a bottle brush. Dishwashing detergent will clean out the oil residue when you are finished removing the ink.

If those tricks do not work then take a rock tumbler and put the bottle in the tumbler container with about a pound (minimum) of copper BB's (or 1/4 inch pieces of cut up copper wire with the insulation removed, of course) and some Dawn dishwashing liquid. I guarantee this will clean just about any bottle... tumbling time may vary from bottle to bottle depending on age and what minerals/chemicals/type of dirt is adhering to the bottle.

DC