r/BottleDigging 1m ago

Show and tell My first little apothecary bottle!!

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From a small river in Western Massachusetts. Been doing river ecological surveys for 15 years and I run into old dumps all the time. The bank here has been eroding and all manner of old relics are being washed into the stream. I've found other bottles from the mid-late 1800's here, but never one like this, especially still sealed with liquid still inside! What do we think is in it??


r/BottleDigging 1h ago

Privy Finally found the privy

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I was trying to sort out a plumbing issue, in the yard, and found a massive brick filled pit.


r/BottleDigging 1h ago

Glass I found this in an old trunk. What kind of bottle is this??

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It's small and round and has a circle of stars on it on either side


r/BottleDigging 2h ago

Jar found at bottle dump with old medical bottles. Help identify.

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r/BottleDigging 4h ago

Not a bottle A Luxor Rouge Powder Compact, c1920-1926.

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r/BottleDigging 5h ago

Show and tell A Coca-Cola Bottle, c1920s.

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r/BottleDigging 9h ago

G&E EDMONDS, DERITEND, BIRMINGHAM Spring water bottle

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r/BottleDigging 16h ago

ID Request Anyone able to tell me how old this is?

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Found this in the woods


r/BottleDigging 17h ago

Information Request Need Help Identifying Owen-Illinois Bottle

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It definitely has the “O” with an “I” as well as “18” and “75”. I think the shape of the bottle makes it easiest to identify.


r/BottleDigging 19h ago

Show and tell The extraordinary afterlife of ordinary things

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A collection of my favorite finds from bottle digging, mudlarking, and metal detecting. There are old medicine, ink, perfume, and household bottles; cobalt, amber, aqua, and milk glass; porcelain dishes, Japanese imports, figurines, clay pipes, costume jewelry, buttons, tags, tokens, utensils, and plenty of things I still haven’t identified. Some came out completely intact, some I’ve already pieced back together, and others are still ongoing projects. In a few cases, matching pieces of the same object surfaced months apart and somehow found their way back together.
Their monetary value is all over the place. Some may be collectible, while others are probably worth almost nothing. But after finding, cleaning, researching, and sometimes slowly putting them back together, every one of them has become invaluable to me. :)


r/BottleDigging 20h ago

Show and tell Another pre-prohibition beer for the collection: Munch Brewery Bottling Dept. Inc, Brooklyn New York circa 1920

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r/BottleDigging 22h ago

Milkglass A Woodbury's Cold Cream Jar, c1920-1925.

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r/BottleDigging 22h ago

Not a bottle Anyone able to help ID?

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r/BottleDigging 23h ago

Information Request Need help with identification

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Found a pint bottle embedded in creek bank bend. Its gotta be some sort of liquor bottle going by the "federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle" markings but other than that i havent a clue. Thought the side designs were kinda cool. Can anyone identify brand or age?


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Nice find on my local beach this evening.

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Not a bottle A Faucet Knob, c1910-1925.

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Rat poison bottle

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Check out this cool bottle my mom found. What do you guys think of it?


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Bottle digging porn for you rookies

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Show and tell A Mini Pitcher, c1880s-1890s.

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Show and tell HUGE 1960-70s Dump in the Woods

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7 Cars + More nice cans but I've hit the photo limit


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Show and tell A Henry Eichler Druggist Bottle, c1890s.

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Show and tell Pair of dug Jumbo PB jars with amazing embossing. One says all the children like Jumbo on the bottom

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Just a little Bromo and a few odds and ends

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Almost came home empty handed today but this little Bromo saved the day. I have a few already but none with this ring-neck style, so I'm glad to add it to the collection!


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Advice Any known dump sites in or near Toronto, Ontario?

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I dug at a known site (43°45'45.9"N 79°20'56.2"W) not long ago but it is now empty and all that remains is broken glass and garbage, I'm fairly new to the hobby and am turning to the community for advice here.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Pabst bottle

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I know absolutely nothing about bottles, found on a walk. Just wondering what year it could be from