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Some relic digs, need help with bottle ID

Mr. Digger

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No coins unfortunately but managed a few relics. The middle button is tombac and likely the oldest. Any bottle experts that can give me an approximate age on those iron bottle top clasp toppers?
 

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Can't say I've seen those posted before Mr. Digger. Very unusual looking. How big are they?
 
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Not sure of the age but perhaps they were used in preservation of beer or oils.
 
Can't say I've seen those posted before Mr. Digger. Very unusual looking. How big are they?
Yeah I should have put something next to them. Basically the size of an old blob top beer or wine bottle more or less. The glass is very thick.
 
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Sorry, I can't help with the Bottle Tops ID.
 
Those are flip top closures, some call them lightning stoppers ,which come from the old canning jar bale closures from the 1880s. Yours are most likely ale or beers from around 1890-1910 period. Can't tell what the stopper is on yours....cork. glass, or metallic? That would help define it better as well as a seam line on the finish.
 

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