Truth in advertising? Talk to the Hand!

[halfdime]

Kiros32 and I killed ourselves on Friday digging what we hoped would be a mid 1800's privy. We were digging through some very soft, dry soil when we game to a sand/gravel layer. We're not fully convinced that we missed the privy, so we'll go back and have another go at it sometime. Today, we chose a site where the privies are known and we've done 4 already. There were two candidates to pick from, given the telltale depressions in the ground, so we got started. We figured out before too long that Kiros was into an old leech field, so we covered that up and focused on the hole I was digging. Before long, I found this bottle that once held a product developed or hawked by Dr. D.B. Hand of Scranton, PA; I'm sure Joe Biden remembers him. That remained the only find for a while, until Kiros32 was taking another turn in the hole. We were pleased with Dr. Hand, but Kiros32 found a bottle that was even better! Among other identifiers, which Kiros32 has pledged to provide pictures of, the product inside was once called One Minute Cough Cure. Both bottles had an aqua tint to them, and they were the only finds in a very small privy. As I said, we battled hard on Friday for no reward, so two nice keepers today was very satisfying!

 

[Harry Pristis]

For comparison:

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[halfdime]

Harry, any idea on the age of these two bottles?

 

[Harry Pristis]

Well, the two bottles in this thread - yours and mine - I would guesstimate at about TOC plus or minus five years. I can speak more confidently about my bottle than about yours, of course.

 

[jgas]

Nice finds, few but nice.. You will get more I am sure about that. I would say 1890's...but a random gueastimate for sure! jgas