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!