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Hey Everyone, 'Had a freakishly warm day, the ground became soft enough to dig for a matter of hours before hardening again, so I got out there and got into it. It was a dump that I already knew of but never tried digging. There was plenty of stuff from the 40s-60s that I was scraping around...

Hey Y'all, I thought I'd share my first privy dig with you guys, from October 23rd, 2015. Since I shared that repaired transferware pitcher with you I might as well show you what else I found that day. One thing I do regret is not taking enough pictures. But I was having so much fun that I...

Today was a nice day and I decided to hit some back roads without a plan or destination. First I made a turn onto a dead end road where I spotted an old pump in a field and a narrow gate next to some old stuff hanging on a barbed wire fence. I made a hot lap around a tree and small grassy...

Hey, let's see your inks! This is my favourite, I dug it July 23, 2015. I was checking out an old home site in a wooded lot near a suburb on the other side of town, rode my bike there in the sweltering July heat. 'Walked about under these massive spruce trees where the house would have stood...

Still need ID help with a 'The Gem' jar! Anyone have a Red Book? Hey Everyone, A little while ago I posted about a 'The Gem' jar I recently acquired: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/bottles-glass/487272-unusual-gem-jar.html I did get a little help from Bass and AnthonyCoil (thanks again...

Unusual 'The Gem' Jar Hey everyone, I dig most of my glass but once in a while I will buy a piece if the price is right. I purchased this 'The Gem' jar as a Christmas gift to myself, not only because it is beautiful but also because I've never seen this style of lettering before. It has a...

I would love to hear your thoughts on how old these are, where they might have been made, their style They're all a little over 7" in length, weigh around 1.5 oz each and have very nice details the only markings I can find is a (13) stamped on the knife's blade thanks!!!

Hello, I found this bottle at a yard sale a few days ago. Its 11 & 1/4 inches tall and is very heavy. i cannot find a makers mark anywhere on it. I'm not sure if the top would have had some type of cover or if could even be a vase? :dontknow:I have never seen anything like it before and was...

Friday's best finds, effigies, but good ones, i think, I digging behind my house, i was thrilled to find the 1st two, what i think is a turtle and a bear effigy, the glass piece i found digging up my garden last spring, has anyone ever come across anything like it, what is it? The glittery...

I need help getting pointed in the right direction. I found this stone in a creek behind my house the other day. I am not sure what it is. I have been suspecting green garnet but it's hard to tell. I need some opinions. Someone told me it was lave glass but I find that rather unlikely seeing is...

Vintage Demijohn's Hi, Can someone help with value/information on these glass demijohn's? They both measure about 18" in height. The brown one is about 14" wide.

New member here. I really like bottle digging but it's kind of a drag driving 1.5 hours just to go do it. Was wondering if anyone knows of any that are on land you can dig on in and around the capital region of NY. I'm in Saratoga county. Just send me a messege if you know. I'm willing to...

I'm very interested in Depression Glass, and I'm hoping to buy some items around my city (Richmond, VA) and sell them on Ebay or Etsy to make a little money. Anyway, I think (hope) I found some good pieces today. I bought about 35 items all together, and I used some books from the library to...

I've been trying to get into depression glass, and today I bought many pieces from a yard sale. I got a few guidebooks from the library, but I'm still having some troubling ID'ing some of the pieces. Help is appreciated!

My friend picked this box up at a sale just out of curiosity, thinking it would be easy to research but it hasn't been easy at all.. I've tried a few obvious searches but found nothing so far.. Sorry for the semi-bad cell phone pics.. I do not have the box in front of me at the moment but from...

I have had this around for awhile now. I thought it was really cool, but couldnt ever figure out what it was. I thought it was for a tea-candle, but not idea how to get one in there, or how to light it. I'm trying to post it on Ebay to see if I can get something for it. In the meantime, anyone...

Hello! I'm pretty new to TN and I found a stash of old glass in my woods. Some of it was still intact, some was not. It consisted of a variety of jars and bottles. It was easy cleaning the jars, I just rinsed off the dirt and threw it into a dish washer. However, the bottles are a little bit...

Hello! I'm pretty new to TN and I found a stash of old glass in my woods. Some of it was still intact, some was not. It consisted of a variety of jars and bottles. It was easy cleaning the jars, I just rinsed off the dirt and threw it into a dish washer. However, the bottles are a little bit...

I was on a hike in my woods and following a small creek looking for cool rocks to take home. I spotted a glass bottle buried under the mud in the creek. I picked it up, brought it home, and now I am trying to figure out what it is and when it is from. On the bottom it says the following...

If you scrap CRT tv's, I want to give you $ for something you're throwing away Hey everyone, So if you scrap CRT TV's you probably know the electron gun inside the tube. I repurpose these little pieces of glass that are on the electron gun inside. Here's some pictures: The brown bars in...

I have this 8 oz, glass, coke bottle that appears to be vintage. The problem is that it has a expiration date from 2008 on it. I did research on 8 oz glass coke bottles from 2008, and could not find this kind. Can you can return used bottles to the manufacturer, and they refill them, or is this...

I returned to the field I had been hunting earlier in the week. For two days of hunting, I ended up with a variety of old coins and miscellaneous items. I believe I have located the site of a ghost town that disappeared in the 1870s due to the age of the coins. I found no Indians, wheats, or...

My 'find' is a wide glass bowl. It is about 13.5 inches wide, 2.5 inches tall. It is a dull cloudy sage green with other colored glass swirled through it. The outer portion of the bowl looks like it is coated with an off-white paint. The underneath shows the colored class better. No marks...

I have been excavating a privy in my back yard for several months and yesterday I discovered my first two pieces of red glass. Judging by the other glass and pottery I have found at the same level, I believe that these pieces are circa the 1800s. When I located the pieces in the soil they were...

I walk up and down the shoreline of the delaware river without a metal detector, even though I have permission from DCNR, to many obstacles to even try and use one. I'm on the PA side, last years flood and recent flooding did a number on our side, trees all over the place like matchsticks...

I recently found this button and could use some help identifying it. It has what seems to be a white glass front on it. Definitely not plastic. The back is heavily corroded and I haven't tried cleaning it with anything other than a toothpick yet. Here is some history on the site it was found on...

Found this today in the woods of my child's school (private school, lot of property just woods, yes I have permission) The question is - is there any reason to sort out this pile of tetanus and razor glass danger? I found some intact bottles, but it is so much broken glass I fear it would take...

Had some rocks I got three of these from an estate sale a while back. The other I found in Lake Michigan. Not sure what they are. Any takers? (top one is from Lake Michigan. 2nd one is yellowish with black elongated crystals, 4th one is a deep green color, and last one is like a quartz...

I'd like some info on these marbles I've found, please... I don't necessarily collect marbles but I do keep ones that I've found in the wild... Here are some pics of all the marbles I own and I'll tell you where each of them came from... None of them are perfectly round and a few are pitted...

I usually make stone spheres, but once in a while I'll work with glass. I ran by a demo of some high gloss resin at Lowes the other day and thought I'd give an idea I had a shot using some recycled glass chunk rock I had lying around. I used a 4" culinary arts silicon mold for this one, but...

I found a hand-blown glass candle holder at a pre-colonial cellar hole while metal detecting the other day. It stands 6.5 inches high. The glass is hand blown and there is no trade mark on the bottom, as there is for bottles. Im just curious if anyone can put a value on it, and better yet if...

This item first struck me as very odd when I dug it as I'm not used to digging anything metal with glass attached to it. I thought it was some sort of fancy plug or stopper and dropped it in my finds pouch. Upon cleaning it up at home, I see that the brass or copper had a nice patina indicating...

I found it at a small antique shop, it is a small half-frosted cube with gold-leaf etchings on it. The etchings seem to be of Chinese origin. The cube is very rough, and seems to be hand carved. It was an a relatively old silk lined box when I purchased it. Sorry the photo is not the clearest...

Are these type of dishes valuable?

Hello there, I am new to this site and I hope that I am doing this correctly. I used to dig up old outhouses with my grandfather and this is one of the things we dug up in PA. I had did some looking online and I believe it is a liquor bottle of some sorts and maybe from the Glenshaw bottle...

Ornate Carnelian Domed Silver Thimble w/ Hallmarks! Here's my favorite find from the farm field adjacent to the 13th century church in Devon. This was a real surprise for me and has only been lightly cleaned with mild dish soap and water so far. This very ornate silver thimble is domed with a...

Lately, i have been looking for some pontilled bottles. what would you advise paying for slick pontilled bottles at, say, a flea market? I cant seem to afford any embossed ones. are they even worth picking up? i know this might be a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" type deal, but i would...

Hey everyone! Love this site and thank you for any input. Not sure whether to post pics inline or just as attachments. Found some glass bottles (3 to be exact) that are in excellent condition- still have a cork in them! The glass manufacturer "Ball" is stamped (imprinted in the glass) on the...

Please see Attached pictures of the One Quart Glass Bottles that I found while cleaning our farm. 1. What is the history of the Ball company? 2. Is this circa 1923 (assumed based on the top line of the bottom of the bottle)? 3. Can anyone give me a value, even an estimated one for these? 4...