A challenging day of bottle digging, but some nice finds to make up for it. #antiquebottles #digging #victorian #edwardian #treasure #history #mosquitoes
Lovely lil y Trinket that with the Boy and Dog . No doubt looks a charm cleaned up . I temember my Local bottle dump I found a Father Christmas cake topper , he was pre 1932 . I repainted him . Yates Brothers and Co bottle nice find . You want to be careful with those old wide mouth Milk Bottles . Saying their plain . Some are acid etched , others from the 1920's to 30's were also painted . But even if theres no paint . When they are clean , you can still see where the letters were painted . It's a bit like a very light etch where the letters were . Purple liquid in a Bottle . Methylated Spirits . Imagine if that was raw Meths . Hopefuly it was just watered down but retained the colour 😂
Use some bug spray. Get something with Eucalyptus or other botanicals. Check yourself for ticks. too. You should wear loose long sleeved shirts & long pants for protection. A hat with netting over it also helps. You are going to be needing some anti-itch cream, too.
I'll definitely sort something for the next dig - that really was unbearable. Thankfully, we don't get many ticks in the area, as that might have tipped me over the edge! Appreciate the advice 👌
