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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

..Out checking old farmsites again, did some digging; bit of everything today.

If I had to guess, I would say 1930's thru 1950's for dump date. Again, not much, but had a good day out in the woods.

all have a good un.............
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[Nana40]

Wow Sherman! You were busy today!!! Great finds!!!!

 

[JakePhelps]

Great finds sherman! any idea what the thing on the right is? its cool looking.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Jake,

furnace door with glass peep hole.

have a good un..........

SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

 

[JakePhelps]

furnace door with glass peep hole.

Thats a really unique find! Are you going to try and clean it up some more?

 

[Kentucky Kache]

Congrats. very nice find.

 

[1badtacoma]

Are those some glass jar lids you found? I found two of those my self. Do you know about how old they are?

 

[JakePhelps]

to be correct porcelain btw- sherman what are the markings on the ones you found?

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

1 bad,
not really that up on porcelain lid history. Do know that " Boydes" took over "Masons" patents in the early 1860's; In 1871 "Boydes" merged with "Consolidated".
Do a bit more digging in the area you found the two inserts, could be a dump a foot or so down.

Often find them in the bottle dumps I hunt, I do it because I love getting out, and finding and digging dumps is interesting, never know what will come up. Also understand that collectors are more into the zinc canning jar lids that held the porcelain inserts, not just the porcelain.


Jake,
I know you have found a bunch of porcelain inserts. These were the usual suspects, Boydes, Consolidated, no name ;no new ones for my collection.

both of you have a good un
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

 

[JakePhelps]

I found a more modern jar insert the other day i think, it says the word vacume on it and a bunch of other stuff, but its broken in half...

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Jake,

Not sure, but I think the old ones would heat the porcelain and bottles, that would help create the vacuum, (which helped preserve the food), when the zinc lids were tightened. Just an early canning method.

S

 

[JakePhelps]

Oh i thought it was some kind of newer vacume packaged food

 

[lonewolfe]

Cool stuff Sherman,

hh

Lonewolfe