Finally something other than trash!

gobblesandgrunts

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Ok it's probably not much to anyone but it's the first really cool thing I have ever found lol not sure what years all this stuff is. I know the lighter and vile with dip stick. Not sure on the rest, back of a watch maybe? Anyways any help would be much appreciated as the years this stuff would have been made. Also how exactly do you tell if the lighter and watch back have any silver or not? Thanks! 20200114_173000.jpg20200114_173013.jpg20200114_173029.jpg20200114_173034.jpg20200114_172956.jpg
 

Your watch back was made by the Timex Corporation sometime between 1950 and 1969. It is not silver as the Timex watches were made of cheaper materials so people could afford them.
 

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The lighter looks a Ronson from the 40,s/60s. The watch back like fyrffytr1 said. The bottle looks like an iodine/ mercurocrome maybe 30,s/40.s.
 

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The Ronson GEM was introduced in 1937. Guessing they were popular at least until the 1960s ? Some "like-new" examples from the 1950s with bottoms that look like yours.

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I like that little medicine bottle man:icon_thumright:.. is the top of the dipper or whatever you call it made of cork?
 

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I have to agree with Tony on the Iodine bottle with the glass applicator. Remember it quite well from my youth.
 

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I have to agree with Tony on the Iodine bottle with the glass applicator. Remember it quite well from my youth.
That's awesome, wish I could give it to you. One of my first cool finds, in my book, but if it would bring someone else happiness or good memories I would give it to them in a heartbeat.
 

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Your iodine dropper bottle is a nice example, probably from the early 1900s, I love finds these types of eyeballs finds. :thumbsup:
Here's a bottle I found last spring, the cap on mine has a black bakelite top and glass dropper dating to the 1920s - 30s, the rubber squeeze bulb has rotted away.

Dave
 

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Your iodine dropper bottle is a nice example, probably from the early 1900s, I love finds these types of eyeballs finds. [emoji106]
Here's a bottle I found last spring, the cap on mine has a black bakelite top and glass dropper dating to the 1920s - 30s, the rubber squeeze bulb has rotted away.

Dave
Cool, how in the world do you clean this stuff?? Lol hot water doesn't exactly touch it
 

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