Help me date this site?

ATpro5

ATpro5

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1890's-
 

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Exactly what im thinking. curious to hear everyone elses guess.
 

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"Age of site"

Interesting concept. In this region the glaciers last scraped it to bedrock about 12,000 years ago and then left a layer of clay and sill on top with a bit of topsoil. So most of my surface finds are less than that. But almost everywhere I hunt has been in constant use by humans since yesterday on back to 1750 or thereabouts . . . and another 8,000 years before that for some of the earlier settlers; but they didn't use much metal.
 

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Hey AT,

I've been squinting at that embossing on that beer & trying to decipher it. West Virginia Brewing Co., Huntington is my guess. Earliest one of those would be 1899.

fesenroof_ezr.jpg "...Michael (Fesenmeier) became the brewmaster with Andrew as his assistant. John became plant manager and Michael studied at Anheuser-Busch, Dallas Brewing and the Globe Brewing Company prior to joining the Cumberland Brewery. In 1899, the brothers purchased the assets of the bankrupt American Brewing Company of Huntington, West Virginia. They reopened the plant as the West Virginia Brewing Company. The original brewery plant was completely rebuilt after a fire in 1905, and prospered until Statewide Prohibition in 1914. The brothers converted the plant to an ice house and cold storage facility." Huntington Beer, History of Fesenmeier Brewing Company, History of Little Switzerland Brewing Company - West Virginia Breweries

I already commented elsewhere on the Carter's. That extract looks machine made., so a tad more recent. Glass wise, you're right on the cusp of the Twentieth Century, maybe a little this side.

Glass photographs better, in most cases, in natural light, in my experience.

Is there no discernible date on that cent?

 

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clovis97 said:
I love the Carhartt button!!!! Very cool find!!!
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Thanks. Found it on one of the logging roads they cut out of the hillside
 

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surf said:
Hey AT,

I've been squinting at that embossing on that beer & trying to decipher it. West Virginia Brewing Co., Huntington is my guess. Earliest one of those would be 1899.

<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=855339"/> "...Michael (Fesenmeier) became the brewmaster with Andrew as his assistant. John became plant manager and Michael studied at Anheuser-Busch, Dallas Brewing and the Globe Brewing Company prior to joining the Cumberland Brewery. In 1899, the brothers purchased the assets of the bankrupt American Brewing Company of Huntington, West Virginia. They reopened the plant as the West Virginia Brewing Company. The original brewery plant was completely rebuilt after a fire in 1905, and prospered until Statewide Prohibition in 1914. The brothers converted the plant to an ice house and cold storage facility." Huntington Beer, History of Fesenmeier Brewing Company, History of Little Switzerland Brewing Company - West Virginia Breweries

I already commented elsewhere on the Carter's. That extract looks machine made., so a tad more recent. Glass wise, you're right on the cusp of the Twentieth Century, maybe a little this side.

Glass photographs better, in most cases, in natural light, in my experience.

Is there no discernible date on that cent?

West Virginia Special
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Thanks for the information. I did some research myself but did not come up with as much info as you did. Thats why i love this site! I agree on the age of the bottle... My guess for the site age would have to be from 1885-1920. Ive found other things that would help indicate this but i do not currently have the photos. For example... Lantern parts and very early lightbulb base.
 

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Mackaydon said:
Turn that IHC over and read the date; your site will probably be within ten years prior to that date IMO.
Also, Hamilton Carhartt started his business in 1889, so your site most likely postdates 1888.
Don.....
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Unfortunately the IH is toasted... Literally..... Nothing on the front at all
 

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ATpro5 said:
Thanks for the information. I did some research myself but did not come up with as much info as you did. Thats why i love this site! I agree on the age of the bottle... My guess for the site age would have to be from 1885-1920. Ive found other things that would help indicate this but i do not currently have the photos. For example... Lantern parts and very early lightbulb base.
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The lantern parts and the lightbulb base kinda indicate a transition to electricity in my opinion.
 

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:thumbsup:...I wasnt guessing
 

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Odd bullet maybe?

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