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Season 1-8 Privy Dig
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Fell's Point Out of Time. Season 1 Episode 8: The Privy Dig. Frank digs up some archeologists who specialize in unique recoveries of artifacts. I wish I’d had more time with these guys. We were already booked for a job that day, but I knew I wanted to talk with them. So I squeezed it in and it was great. But if I could do it again, I would have been there all day, digging with them. Yes, I may dress in a shirt and tie, but I don't mind getting dirty too. Potomac Bottle Collectors newsletter about this dig.
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The Museum of Connecticut Glass Links
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American Cut Glass Association, Inc. Angela Bowey's Glass Museum (New Zealand). Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. Corning Museum of Glass. Friends of the Office of State Archaeology. Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors' Association. Historical Glass Museum Foundation. Houston Museum of Decorative Arts. Manhattan Well Diggers Historical Digging And Networking Site. Museum of American Glass. Museum of American Glass in West Virginia. Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. Shanghai Museum of Glass.
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Dumpdiggers: Abel is selling some historic Toronto bottles on eBay
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Sunday, July 12, 2015. Abel is selling some historic Toronto bottles on eBay. Http:/ www.ebay.com/itm/James-Walsh-Co-124-Berkeley-St-Toronto-Ca-Hamilton-Torpedo-Soda-Water-Bottle-/201383978288? Above is a link to Abel's antique bottle sale on eBay which may only be active for a few days longer (has it already ended? I think the sales have already ended but its worth getting a second look at these gorgeous bottles,. GS (George Stephen) Ross Toronto C.W. (Canada West) Soda Water Torpedo Bottle. This Great ...
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Dumpdiggers: Bottle Dumps on Country Roads
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Bottle Dumps on Country Roads. The autumn landscape is bright yellow, orange and red in. The fall colours excite me and my fellow history hunters; the end of summer ignites a burning desire to explore crimson forests in search of old stories. Dumpdiggers had another outdoor adventure. Armed with a small spade shovel and a garden fork, I wandered the country roads around. How To Find Bottle Dumps on Country Roads. Look for surface tins and rusty cans. The Dumpdiggers Handbook ...
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Dumpdiggers: The Quest in Campbellford Ontario
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Friday, June 15, 2007. The Quest in Campbellford Ontario. About this time last summer a digger named Little Hole went looking for Campbellford's first municipal dump. He found it. And although it had been probed by other diggers, to his surprise it was still full of gingerbeers and early Canadian glass. The survey map above was made in 1878 and shows Campbellford as a thriving settlement on both sides of the Trent River. Notice the black dashed line that bisects the image? X marks the spot! August 17th 2...
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Dumpdiggers: How To Find Old Dumps #3
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Saturday, January 19, 2008. How To Find Old Dumps #3. Of the six different types of dumps mentioned in How To Find Old Dumps #1. The most common example is the farm dump, and that’s because every farm had one (and sometimes two). The average farm dump is born from the land owner’s natural instinct to protect his fields from soil erosion. and he had to dump his broken junk and rubbish somewhere. That being said, Dumpdiggers will sometimes find a pocket of absolute joy in a farm dump. The goody veins found...
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Dumpdiggers: We Find Bone China
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Sunday, February 24, 2008. We Find Bone China. It’s not a miracle. Veteran dumpdiggers don't break much. Were the china plates from the Windsor Hotel on. Confirming authentic Fine Bone China. Some glazes will come right off on your fingers if you handle them; the heat and pressure of the dump might have loosened the finish. Antique bone china should be washed by hand; any ‘dump stains’ can probably be rubbed out with a damp cloth dipped in baking soda. History of English Bone China. After a century of im...
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Dumpdiggers: Find Rare Coins in Pocket Change
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Monday, January 28, 2008. Find Rare Coins in Pocket Change. The Wise Old Man is a good numismatist that ponders his pocket change. He sometimes smells the bills in his wallet and studies the stamps on his letters, and he inspects every coin he receives for clues to the currents in his life. Tomorrow, while I wait for the bus,. I'll check my change purse for a 1969-S Lincoln cent penny. Cent penny with a doubled-die obverse is the subject of Treasure Hunting’s January 24th post. Article that was written b...
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Dumpdiggers: Canadian Fine Art sold in Snowstorm
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008. Canadian Fine Art sold in Snowstorm. A severe snowstorm swept through. January 1st, 2008. Snowflakes the size of soda crackers fell from the sky as we drove west from Cobourg through the blizzard to buy some good Canadian Art. This was especially unfortunate weather for Randy Potter; the auction entrepreneur was hosting a high profile estate sale this morning inside his own converted automotive garage turned auction hall at. In the snow clogged heart of historic Port Hope.
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Dumpdiggers: How To Find Old Dumps #2
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Thursday, January 17, 2008. How To Find Old Dumps #2. Much like a Kung Fu sensei reminds an acolyte, ‘ only by evolving beyond your greed will you ever become rich. 8217;, I used to feel the same truism applied to treasure hunters. The Dumpdiggers Handbook instructs each reader that ' only by fostering a genuine passion for local history can you ever hope to uncover lost historical relics. Just as obvious as rusty junk sticking up out of the grass on the surface of the land, metal detectors with big sear...
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