Found this awesome ribbed cobalt blue poison bottle today that was still corked with liquid inside. I carefully emptied it because I didn't trust the cork to keep it sealed indefinitely. The liquid that came out was pink! I'm very curious about what kind of poison it was.5mo ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Pretty sure I'm the only gamer on the planet who hates playing online. At least this time its saved me some frustration lol4yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/reddeadredemption2
Waiting for this big update knowing damn well I don't need a damn thing from this update is awesome4yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/reddeadredemption2
Does this apply here? Going through my village's newspaper archives and I found this interesting. This was the late 1800s. Before a certain symbol became what it is today3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/TheGrittyPast
My last project, a 2004 STi with only 49k miles on the clock. Built EJ25, rotated turbo setup, 93 octane tuned. She was a fun little car!4yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/projectcar
Nothing pleasant ever happens when I go to investigate a camp. Well, nothing pleasant for the person camping that is.....4yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/reddeadredemption2
I've been wanting to find a skeleton key. I got more than I bargained for today3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I found some concert tickets that my Mom saved from her teen years. SoCal area venues, 1980s.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/vintage
It's crazy that this bottle is roughly 80 years old and was buried for most of it, yet the logo is almost perfectly intact.1yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I had no idea what this was when I unearthed it, but it was too unique not to take home. After doing some research I found out it's a Victorian era mustache cup. It kept your mustache from dipping into your tea or coffee. Pretty neat find.10mo ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I got this printing plate from a nursing home. The same organization that ran the nursing home also ran a home for girls in the early 1900s. This is the printing plate for the now long gone home for girls. Today I was able to find the newspaper article with the exact image. Circa early 1920s.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/Antiques
An awesome uranium glass salt shaker I found this week. This is the third one I've found in this dump.9mo ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I found this amazing 2 gallon cobalt stoneware crock in my village's old bottle dump. It cleaned up really nice and looks great displayed next to my other stoneware crock finds.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/Antiques
Finally found a skull and crossbones poison bottle! This one was tincture of iodine, which is an antiseptic still widely used today.10mo ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Another part restored. Found what I believe to be a clock key at an 1800's era dump site. 14 hours of electrolysis and a 30 minute hot wax treatment cleaned it up nicely3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Kitty approves of today's purchase. I've had my eyes peeled for one of these antique school desks lately and snagged this one at an estate auction for $9 today. Manufactured by American Seating Company sometime around the turn of the century.1yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/Antiques
The Eagle Drug Store was built in 1873 and is still standing today. Currently a Subway with a few apartments above3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
I've found a few pipes in the dump but this one is by far the coolest one!1yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
The amount of 1965 quarters I've dug is infuriating...... Might start a one year from silver collection at this point3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Any marble fans out there? Went out for the first time this season and found 4 today.1yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I came across a framed picture of Jesus at a silent auction. It was going for really cheap and I wanted the frame so I bought it. This railroad advertisement from 1939 was under the Jesus picture! I swapped Jesus under the advertisement and on the wall it went!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/vintage
I found Richard Blade's, British radio personality, autograph in some of my Mom's old storage.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/FoundPaper
A beautiful depression pink relish dish I found this week. I didn't even notice it was pink at the dump!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
We just got our cow back from the butcher so I decided to smoke something to celebrate. I wanted something different so I went with beef short ribs. First time having beef ribs, period. I highly recommend if you haven't as well.1yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/smoking
Another cool lesser known soda I found today. Cheer Up was a lemon flavored soda created in the mid 1940's. I love the back, especially the line for hospital, home, and general use.1yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I recently got this at a silent auction without even knowing what it was. I've since learned it's a dresser tray. It took lots of digging to figure out where the quilt inside of it came from. But using newspaper archives I discovered it was a club within a religious organization from Brooklyn.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/Antiques
Other than mason jars and crocks, I think uncovering embalming fluid bottles are my favorite. I have a morbid curiosity about them. So far I have Hydrol, Dodge, Eckles, Dr. G. H. Michael & Co, Embalmer's Supply Company, Champion, and Royal Balm embalming fluid bottles.1yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Really cool Ball I found today. Aqua color with the 1910-1923 logo. I've never found this size before.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
1940's Air-Wick brand chlorophyll bottle. This one even still has the Air-Wick inside the bottle. You would have poked that wick out of the bottle and the chlorophyll fumes would eliminate any indoor odors. Basically a very early air freshener.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I found an intact pharmacy bottle with whole pills! The pills have a marking but I can't find a match online so far.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Another find restored. Hand crank wood drill bit went through 25 hours of electrolysis and a 40 minute hot wax treatment. Nothing special but neat history nonetheless3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/metaldetecting
Found a unique Ball jar I've never seen before today. It's got the 1910-1923 logo and is a square quart size. And the lid has a lip like a lightning jar but also has threads. Haven't found one like it yet online.5mo ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I just noticed after Dwight accidentally fires the gun in the office he hands off the gun to Creed3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/DunderMifflin
I seriously cannot believe this! A second stoneware crock within days of my last crock. This one's a nice 2 gallon jug!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Some people asked to see these keys after I cleaned them up. I procrastinated posting because of how rotten these keys ended up being. But here's a few of the best ones all cleaned up.3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I recently acquired all my Grandparents 35mm slides and just last week came across this Kodak 650H slide projector at a silent auction. Bids had to be $1 or more, so I bid $2. And won it!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/ThriftStoreHauls
Another item I found in an old bottle dump that isn't a bottle. Genuine sterling silver tie clip by jewelry company Swank. The patent number dates to 1932 but I see examples online dating all the way up until the 1960s. Can't believe someone would throw this in a dump!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/vintage
Found this really cool glass battleship today. Anyone recognize this? Is it modeled after a real battleship?2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
A complimentary Bourjois perfume bottle. This would have been the Evening in Paris scent. It's so small!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
The people who CONSTANTLY bitch but for some odd reason STILL watch are even more annoying than Brendan. Why do you even watch? Like seriously why? Stop complaining or stop watching, simple as that.4yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/TheoVon
I found this while digging an old bottle dump and thought it was a salt shaker until a Redditor pointed out it's a hat pin holder! Way cooler than a salt shaker!Oscar & Edgar Gutherz Austria Royal China. Circa 1899-19182yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/Antiques
31 hours of electrolysis on what I believe to be a wall sconce. Gonna give it a hot wax treatment and then a couple layers of primer. I like incorporating detecting finds into my house decor3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/metaldetecting
I found this unique Drey mason jar today and immediately noticed it looks extremely similar to a Ball jar. I learned a neat bit of history about this jar when researching. It is indeed a Ball/Drey Frankenstein Mason jar. Story in comments2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
2021 was a good year! This is my main display shelf for all my favorite finds. As you can tell I'm a big mason jar guy. 97% of the things displayed here were found in one of two dumps this year.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Dodge embalming fluid! This is the third brand of embalming fluid I've found so far2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
What 14 year old factory paint is like when it's been garage kept it's whole life. Wasn't even waxed, just a wash.4yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/projectcar
I have a collection of drinking glasses from my years of digging and I think I dug up the most beautiful glass yet. This red wine color is stunning!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
When you're digging for bottles and this pops out of the ground...I disturbed the limbless porcelain baby doll and now I think I'm cursed2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
What a day! 4 embossed cork tops, another embalming fluid, a Ball mason, and a massive Bromo-Seltzer cobalt blue bottle!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
A nice and big Monarch Finer Foods jar freshly dug and all cleaned up.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Possible uranium glass cookie lid? Is there a way to verify uranium glass without a UV light? I don't have one but I'll order one if it's the only way.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Another poison bottle! This one is a Vapo-Cresolene Company hobnail bottle.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Baby Brand Castoria that I painted and display in my apothecary collection. Owens-Illinois bottle with the date code of 1933.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
This bottle is 78 years old and who knows how many of those years it was underground. Yet it's graphics are almost 100% intact. Crazy.3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
New hole, new surprises. I found a pocket of intact mason jar lids from Atlas to Presto to Ball. After shave, a half pint milk bottle, a random cast iron dog statue, and 5 marbles! 3 of them are shooters too3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
I'm downsizing my collection so I've been going through the bottles I'm willing to let go so I can give them a final clean before I list them online. I just realized how much cobalt and cornflower blue I found in 2021!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Unique find of the day: an old salt cellar in the shape of a dog2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
An early 1900s Dr. W.B Caldwell's Laxative Senna bottle I found last fall. This week I'm officially getting back out there and I couldn't be more excited!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
Since winter is in full effect I've been insanely bored not being able to do my outdoor hobbies. Seems like the best time to deep clean all the kitchenware I've found over the years so I can finally start using them in the kitchen!2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
This seemed fitting with crazy gas prices right now. 10.7 gallons for $5.15. My Grandpa in the mid 1950's.2yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Today's project is to go as deep as the water table, where the real good stuff is. Wish I had bottle hunting friends I could give away bottles to. That big pile is all the bottles I just don't have room for. So I only keep the super good ones.3yr ⋅ VeryCasualPCGamer ⋅ r/BottleDigging
