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Fresh from the ground!
Found this beauty early this morning with my detector. The small catch had a whale oil lamp.(crunched) and this glob top Cartan & McCarthy Co. That was it....You know, it never gets old seeing a...
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American Bottle Auction 61 Reviews
Here are two reviews of the latest American Bottle Auction #61Bruce Silva's over at Western Whiskey Gazettehttp://www.westernwhiskeytooltopgazette.com/ And American Bottle Auction's Jeff Wichmann's...
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On ebay Right Now
Here's a gorgeous example of the KELLY'S OLD CABIN BITTERSlisted on ebay right...
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Labeled California Wine Bitters over at Peachridge Glass
Interesting post over at Ferdinand Meyer's Peachridge Glass on the Sainsevain Brothers, Mercado & Seully and other producers of the California Wine Bitters.You can view the post...
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"One of these things is not like the other"
I have always liked the early western Jamaica Gingers. The variety of colors and variants is endless. In adding a recently dug McMillan & Kester to my line up of "jakes", I noticed a difference in...
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"One of these things is not like the other" Part II
Here is a couple of Greenies from the Vault
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From Ferdinand Meyer
Morning Rick:Would you be kind enough to post the Sacramento Flyer on Western Bitters News? We are getting a number of table requests and they are not available until 1 week before the Chattanooga...
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Just In From Don Dwyer
Hi Rick, Here is Chris Cumberland, Dominic Dwyer & Dakona Dwyer digging in Oroville, Ca. We hit several spots containing some nice local Oroville embossed bottles. Thanks Don for sending the...
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My Biggest "Crier" For 2015...So Far.
Here is a recent find...Hammered with whittle effect...Super bold embossing, and very clean.One problem...OUCH! No base to be found anywhere. Ready to call MH.Any more "close but no cigar" finds lately?DM
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More From Don Dwyer
Another Close But No Cigar Five Glop Top Whiskies.....Unembossed of Course! Can't find five horses in every hole... - rs -
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Davy Crockett - King of the Wild Frontier
David"Davy"SternCrockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the...
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San Francisco and Pacific Glass Works
From the Pacific Rural Press September 23, The John Tons Stockton beer is just one of the dozens of embossed bottles that were produced by S.F. & P.G.W. Bottles from the San Francisco and...
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Just in from Ken Morrill
Hi Rick,I was wondering if this is something you would like to post.It is a pint, mold blown beer embossed PC 77 and it has a pontil mark on the base! The inside of the lip does not have the...
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Another Mystery to Solve
Hi Rick,Thanks for posting the Wieland’s bottle - mystery solved!I have another question for your readers.I have a several pint bowling shaped milk bottles embossed "HENDY MACHINE WORKS PAT. AUG.13...
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Brilliant Idea?
Here are a couple very interesting artifacts from a recently dug 1870-80 pit. While some nice glass was recovered, I dug these two pieces right next to each other. I recognized the pistol, but at...
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Oriental Cafe and Grill
Very interesting and informative post over at Bruce Silva's Western Whiskey Gazette.Check it out......................... http://www.westernwhiskeytooltopgazette.com....
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The Great Dr. Gun Wa and His Remedy
When I was about 15, a member of the Central Oregon Bottle and Relic Club brought is a medicine bottle for "show and tell". It was a crude amber square pint with tremendous crudity and bubbles. It...
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Does This Look Familiar
I saw this bottle on ebay the other day and for some reason it sure looks familiar to me but I just can't place where I have seen it beforeHere's the link to the bottle on...
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