Diggin History #21- Back at the bottle dump, lots of keepers

02/13/09 Day 2 at the old bottle dump site hunting for old bottles & relics.

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[ballerboy605]

where is this bottle dump at



[Mandiblearts]

Does the Dr. Bell's have Paducah Kentucky embossed on it?...... Paducah had a E.E. Southerlands Medicine Comapany that made Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey around 1880-1910. They also made other meds such as Lax-Floss and Dr. Bells Pine Tar Whiskey...... Good finds!.....

[Localboibottledigger]

Ive got that Dr.pepper bottle

[FindingLostTreasure]

I believe the old Pluto bottle may be from French Lick Indiana, where they have a resort dating back to 1902. People use to go there for the mineral springs and drink the water, which they bottled near the resort. Very interesting history there also.

[dewitt310]

i dug up one of the Dr. pepper bottle at a old dump site here plus rings coins. 

[ganimed1976]

Wow, nice bottles. Some of them look very old. Such old bottles can be very valuable nowadays. On ebay you have to pay high prices for such vintage bottles. I´m not a bottle collector but it seems that some of them are from the 20´s or even 30´s. I would have also keep them.

[chinchillaman1]

Keep th pluto, they're worth $10-$15

[chinchillaman1]

How do you find old dumps like that?!?! Im in an area which has history going back to 1820, I have walked acres of woods and never found a dump thats older then 1940s

how do you do it?

[privypoker]

What strikes me as odd, is the bottles ar all on the surface like someone either already dug the dump and left the crappy bottles behind. I'm guessing that's the case, because most of the bottles your showing are not of real value or broken. Never the less cool video.

[lookatthewholething]

It was in the Chicago area and judging by the background noise I would say either near Midway or Ohare airport but I'm leaning towards Ohare. I won't give away the exact spot but I'm guessing near Irving Park road near the railroad tracks. It could be near Elk Grove Village though. You just have to do your research. Wherever you live is a good place to start. Once you start doing historical research for wherever you live you will be able to find more spots than you have a lifetime to hunt.