Category Archives: Digging and Finding

Recent finds in the Digging, Diving and Antique world.

Attention Bottle Divers & Bottle Beachcombers

Posted on 22 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking for some individuals who dive for bottles or find bottles on beaches! Hi Ferdinand, I hope all is well! I’m writing because we’re looking for potential candidates for our profile section of Coastal Living Magazine, and we’d love to … Continue reading →

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Another Baltimore Digging Story from Chris Rowell

Posted on 20 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferd, We dug a couple pontiled pits in Baltimore Sunday. No great finds but it was fun. Will be digging a deep Philadelphia pit Wednesday, will forward pics after the dig. Sundays dig went as follows. We had noticed that this one … Continue reading →

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Oro Grande California Bottle Tree Farm

Posted on 19 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“One man’s junk is another man’s art” Oro Grande California Bottle Tree Farm 19 September 2011 Hello Ferdinand, Just wanted to share some bottle photographs. My good friend Richard Zappata took me to see the Oro Grande California bottle tree … Continue reading →

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Sneaking in some digging before Hurricane Irene

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Expert digger Chris Rowell and buddy in action in my hometown Baltimore… Ferd, We got out Wednesday for a dig since we figured the weekend was going to be shot due to Irene. We started out on the east side … Continue reading →

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Knock – Knock

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Knock-Knock… Who’s there? NJ Door Knockers here, you have any bottles? Just a Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters… Did this really happen? Am I dreaming? Pinch myself… 

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Millican, Texas

Posted on 19 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Received an email from Tom OShea that I thought was interesting. Jim Schmidt, read on, you have any info on Millican? Hello, My name is Tom OShea. I met you at the Houston bottle show. I joined FOHBC per your … Continue reading →

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Tattoo Work Inspired by Glass

Posted on 17 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Lance Westfall A tribute to his passion of digging, collecting, western whiskies and the FOHBC I did an earlier post today about the circle J.H. Cutter planned shoot-out (see post) at the FOHBC Reno 2012 Expo and it got me … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Hole Diggers – These Guys are Serious!

Posted on 17 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have written about Chris Rowell before. He is an amazing guy in Baltimore that I met through the Baltimore Antique Bottle Club to which I belong. These are a few of his pictures from a dig last saturday. He and … Continue reading →

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Killer Green Greeley’s Barrel found the Old Fashioned Way

Posted on 6 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Received this nice email from Missouri collector Tim Henson today…Looks like he found a good one! Hi Ferdinand, Love your site and it’s so refreshing to see with all the great quality glass you have been showing. Myself, like may … Continue reading →

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What!!! Pontiled Green Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic

Posted on 31 July 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

What!!! Pontiled Green Highland Bitters and Scotch Tonic 31 July 2011 You Have Got to Be Kidding! This past Wednesday started off innocently enough until I received an eBay alert from Jeff (Froggy) Burkhardt about a pontiled Highland Bitters and … Continue reading →

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