I believe the blue tint of the glass was due to use of sand used in an around lake Michigan. you'll also see the blue/green tint was common from ball and atlas canning jars made in the 1800's from that area. It was a byproduct of the specific sand used in manufacturing the glass.
You spoke of wanting to glue it or repair some of the broken pots. If you watch "dirty secrets of Scotland" you will find he repairs and repaints damaged pots. He uses Miliput epoxy clay for filling in gaps, then paints the areas that need it. He does an amazing job. There are other videos of how to repair the peices. On the bottle that said "for consumption", the old expression for lung congestion and cough was consumption. Often it is referring to TB, which we now use a course of antibiotics today to cure it. It takes months of treatment to clear it up, but back then, there was no cure Those pots look like they were used to for pitted meat. They would make the potted meat, put it in those crocks, then put melted fat in the rim, put the cover on it and store it in a cool place for winter food. They would slaughter the livestock around November as it was expensive and difficult to feed them through the winter. Then they would preserve the meats through salting, smoking, and making scraps into potted meat and store the potted meat in a cool place.
May have been. I looked on an old topographic map from 1903 and there were a few structures right by the river there. Most the dump was washed away and stuff broken. Mostly because they threw rocks in the dump too
Thanks Howard! I looked on an old Topo map from 1903, there were 3 little houses there in the field above at one time. Probably a family dump. Most of it had washed away.
'Consumption' was what they called Tuberculosis prior to the 1900s. So the bottle that said, "For Consumption" was prescribed to someone who was suffering from Tuberculosis there in that household. Better than average chance that's what did them in.
@@cleggsadventures My pleasure. Really enjoying your videos. I'm a bit of a history buff and new to relic hunting so I may pick your brain once I'm caught up to current.
Very cool finds ! I have always been an arrowhead hunter but it is getting more difficult to find them . I've been thinking about trying bottle hunting . See you guys finding some really cool stuff .
The beer bottle with the "bumps" on the bottom are there to stabilize the bottle... Same principle as a bar stool... Also if you can see "ripples" horizontally around the bottle instead of a seam vertically... That would indicate it was blown in a "turn mold"... Mid to late 1700's
Have you seen my latest video? You’ll like what I find in the last screen.👍 Arrowhead Hunting With a Rock ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4IeMEgIBsdI.html
Great day bud! Those inks are Carters Ink Co.... Around 1890's. The crocks are wax lid canning crocks ...I believe that's what their called. That dark green bottle is a wine or champagne. And the Durkey bottles are for sauce or dressing around 1880's...90's. Nice dump....
@@cleggsadventures I hope you didn't take offense to my comment. Those old photo's remind me of the scene in the movie "A Million Ways To Die In The West"....Lol!
I just pulled my first salt glazed unbroken full jug yesterday missing the loop handle of course. But still it was intact and in one piece. Guys like you have inspired me. I go out looking for treasure on a regular. Got some of it posted up on my channel if you're interested. Anyhow head on a swivel. Keep after it, gate stuff
Thanks Shane! Yea, those jugs are almost always missing the handle. They were so fragile on there. I’ve seen people have them restored though. Keep on looking, and hope you find a great piece 👍
The pits were made or thrown on a wheel. They were quickly made as they were storage containers so the wonkyness was accepted, as they were a cheep container. Remember, they were making hundreds of not thousands of these. The glass bottle has an applied lip, and the melted glass sags, so it is often called a drippy lippy. The bottle was blown, being pressed into a mold, then the lip was applied afterwards. You look like you are having lots of fun on your adventures. Good luck on your finds!
I figured it had been mentioned or that it had occurred to you at some point in the last three years (quite likely the same day you found it), but I had to say something just in case. Anyway, go Mountaineers, and best wishes on finding a mint condition Honus Wagner rookie card in the mud next time you do a dump dig.
Love the wonky bottles and the colors as well. The cocks I have never see before and I have a lot of miles on my eyes going to antique shops...... Your very fortunate to find all the great places to investigate. Amazing Spot!!! I'm new to you and subscribed and addicted......
Green Eyes, your last comment on the Nutting Stone, wasn’t showing up in the video. So I reply here. No person alive today knows what they were used for. I don’t believe they were used for nuts. I give my best theory here. ANCIENT HUMAN or ANIMAL ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k1armXQImw8.html
Many of those old crocks were made by hand turned... Many by slaves who couldn't read or Wright... if you come across the one with the right mark ...they can be worth big money 💰
