Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Estate Sale, Exploring, and Dump Dig 4/21-4/23

I had a very exciting weekend! I had a bottle club meeting, went to an awesome estate sale, took my friend to the dump, and also went digging!


The Estate Sale
I only saw one piece of Depression glass at this sale online, but we decided to go anyway. To my surprise, there was much more than I expected. Everything was half off as well so I was able to buy the rest of the glass at the sale. Pictured below are my finds.

Monax American Sweetheart Dinner Plate
produced by MacBeth-Evans.


Amber Normandie Saucer produced by Federal
Glass.


Yellow Cameo Saucer produced by
Anchor Hocking.


Amber Madrid Saucer produced by
Federal Glass.




















Pink American Sweetheart Saucer produced by
MacBeth Evans.


Fire King Phoebe Casserole Dish in Sapphire Blue.





Exploring The Dump
I took my friend Nicolette to the dump woods to show her around and look for some glass and artifacts. Here's the best of what we found together!

Twin Bottles! Bell shaped pepper sauce bottle
made by Hazel Atlas.



Nicolette finding a broken milk bottle. Clover Leaf Dairy,
Lyons, Illinois.



Broken Depression Glass Ribbed Tumbler with Etched Flowers, along
with its original.



Milk bottle top with a purple hue in the sun. Older glass sometimes contained a chemical called
"Manganese", which reacts with sun rays after extended periods of time, giving the glass a hint
of purple.


Probably my favorite/most interesting find from our outing. Spooky Embalmers Supply Co Bottle from Connecticut, along with how the bottle looked with labeling.





Pond's Kidney and Liver Bitters shard. One of the older shards I've found. 





Top of a Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce bottle.







































Sunday Dump Dig
My dad took me to a different dump the next day. We found tons of artifacts, bottles, and shards! Pictured below are our best finds.

Pictures from the dig

Part of the dump. Note the broken glass everywhere. Looking for broken shards concentrated in one area is the best way to find an old dumpsite. 



Beautiful Cobalt Milk of Magnesia Tablets bottle, fresh 
out of the ground.


Goodyear Inspector badge. Whoever lived 
at the farm must have worked for Goodyear!


Blue ceramic miniature pot fresh out of the ground.


Non-Native plants growing in front of an old foundation. Another sign of a
home site/dumpsite.



Here I am, hard at work digging!





















The Finds!
Tons of shards and bottles were found. Here are the best ones!



Waffle pattern footed tumbler. Maker unknown.



Japanese Maruhon teapot lid shaped like a pumpkin.


Indiana Glass's "Sandwich" pattern. Diamond shaped
ashtray.


Doray Lamp







Gold striped clear glass tumblers. Maker unknown. 







Green Depression glass mixing bowl.




















L.E. Smith Crackle pattern salad plate.







Star pattern tumbler produced by Federal Glass



Tons of butter pats!


Interesting lusterware figurine missing a 
face. Wonder what it was?


At first, I thought this was a toothbrush. I cleaned it off,
and to my surprise it read "Gum Massager". I have not been
able to decipher the patent number yet since the 
plastic is damaged.


Thanks for reading!

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Dump Dig 4/9/17

On Sunday, my dad took me on a 2 hour dig! It was a beautiful day, and we both had a great time unearthing treasures. Here are some of our finds!

The Dump!
The entire stretch of forest preserve is a landfill, so basically digging anywhere in the forest will produce bottles. This is where we did the majority of our digging. As you can see, there are tons of bottles, but as a more experienced digger with a growing collection, I have to limit what I take home.



Surface Finds
Surface finds are self-explanatory. Anything found on the surface of the dump or on the forest floor is a surface find. Here are some.

Bowl shard lying in the grass



Porcelain/Ceramic door handle



Blue and white shard


Art Deco jar



Half of a piece of flatware



Red enamelware pot



Toothbrush



Beautiful aqua bottle


That's it for the surface finds. Now on to the dump finds!

Bottles and Jars

These are the more ordinary/common bottles from the dig



Ponds Cold Cream (And some old ads)





Art Deco bottle, most likely used for some 
sort of sauce



Very small jam jar



Interesting art deco bottle. Most likely perfume.
Looks like it was painted yellow!



Embossed bottle. Either medicine, cosmetic,
or shampoo/hair care



Embossed bottle. Unfortunately I have not
cleaned it yet, so I have not deciphered the
embossing. For now it is unknown.


"Glockengasse No 4711" Perfume bottle, 
along with a picture of the original bottle 
with labeling



Shards
(Some are identified already, some are not)

"Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil" bottle shard
and original bottle



Green "Moderntone" pattern tumbler shard.
(Depression Glass)


Beautiful pink floral pattern shard


Orange "Carnival Glass" shard. Pattern unknown 


Jadeite lampshade shard


Floral Platter shard



Interesting piece of glass


Pitcher/Jug shard



Assorted other shards



Odds and Ends
Every time I go digging, I find some interesting other items.

Insulator Shards


Unidentified metal object



Bottle Stopper



Porcelain Sink!



Iodent Toothpaste Tube




That's everything I dug! Thanks for reading!