I thought that Coke was whole. Still a nice bottle. I have only ever found shards. Great dig & finds ! Really enjoyed the video. Best wishes & regards to you !
Learn to wrap your bottles in wet newspaper immediately.....your welcome. I don't deal with flash cracks and haven't for almost 45years. 💪😎 It has also saved hundreds of ACLs....the paint doesn't fall off.
That's neat. The first blue small bottle you found, looked JUST like 2 I found just today....except mine were clear and brown. Found em while metal detecting. After awhile I finally figured out how to find where bottles are. There was small, somewhat elongated depressions in the ground. Every time I dug down about 8-10"......sure enough...there were pieces of thick glass which led to complete bottles underneath them. Ended up finding 5 whole bottles and numerous pieces of old thick glass. Somehow metal detecting turns into bottle hunting. 😄 And that aqua colored glass........my favorite. I also found a couple pieces of milk glass. Not sure when they stopped making that (or if they still do), but I'll have to dig a little deeper next time I go out. Looks like you deal with the same hard clay as I do in SC.
I can imagine but it's worth it though hey? Oh and a big hi from the UK. At least I now have a new bottle digger vid worth watching so thank you for that x
Just found your channel, nice age for bottles! That pointed metal thing might be the end of a sword scabbard. Didn't get a good look, guessing. Sooner or later you will get that perfect coke. Took me 5 years just to find a whole pat d coke from Atchison, Ks. Good luck to you...
McKesson & Robbins, Manhattan, NYC (1853-1939ish), manufacturers of drugs, chemicals, inventor of gelatin coated pills, quinine waters, and other medicinals. Big scandal 1939 false inventory, marketing crash etc.
Made commentary on this over at Brandon's site Adventure Archaeology - 3 united Howell pharmacy stores of Americus GA, eventually merged into the Respin Drug Company store chain.
Red Raven Co., Harmerville, PA (Duquesne 1899-1913), Red Raven (1913-1930s) Although the Red Raven Splits bottle is similar in size and shape to beer or soda, Marianne Dow, states “Not an alcoholic beverage, it was sold as a hang-over cure, so it was sold in bars as well as restaurants, hotels, and stores. Not a sweet soft drink, it was an aperient water, somewhat bitter, sold in a small bottle.” Red Raven might be one of the rare cases in which the advertising was as successful as the product itself, if not more. Marianne Dow, states “Billy Baxter was the alter ego, if you will, of William J. Kountz, Jr., the man who started the Red Raven Corp. and the Duquesne Distributing Co of Harmerville, Alleghany County, PA. It’s difficult to tell which came first: the concept of selling Red Raven Splits or Kountz’s writings about Billy Baxter’s wild revelries. It appears that Kountz wrote a humorous booklet called One Night In New York Society, which was well received in gentleman’s clubs, bars, etc. with patrons reading the stories out loud, and clamoring for more. Kountz quickly penned several more booklets, and now they included advertising for his product, Red Raven Splits. Orders started coming in for more books, and, ‘oh, what the heck, some of the bottled water too’.” According to archaeologist Mary Petrich-Guy, whose excellent poster “Papa Has a Headache”: Red Raven Apperient Water, I saw at the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference, 2012, in Baltimore, Maryland, “Red Raven aperient water, was distributed in the United States by Duquesne Distribution Company of Pennsylvania from about (1899 - 1913), and then by the Red Raven Corporation (1913 - 1930ʼs). A liquid laxative, Red Raven bottled in splits was sold by the case or individually primarily through liquor wholesalers and retailers. Duquesne claimed that they were the first producers of the “split” bottle form - basically a size that would hold enough purgative for one personal dose, about 1/5th of a quart. Supposedly, one dose of Red Raven cured headache, indigestion, gout, gall-stones, and any number of uncomfortable maladies caused by over-indulgence. It was marketed as a cure-all, but was basically a common saline laxative, with some sodium bicarbonate to settle the stomach. Additional sodium compounds may have acted as electrolytes, possibly helping the drinker remain hydrated, but abuse of saline laxatives could lead to serious dehydration and other maladies.” But you're still wondering, what's a Red Raven Splitz. Not a sweet soft drink, it was an aperient water, somewhat bitter, similar to Pluto Mineral Water or Hunyadi Janos Hungarian Mineral Water, sold in a small bottle. C in a star (ca. 1917-1921) Red Raven Splits maker's mark Coshocton Glass Co, Coshocton Ohio (operated on second generation Owens bottle machines) If there are earlier bottles in the 1900-1917 period, Coshocton was using the upside down bottle manufacturing machine of the Graham Glass Company at Coshocton, until Graham was bought out by Owens in 1916 (the 1916 depression when Owens bought out many glass companies). The Graham glass maker's mark (large mark) not on Raven bottles would be a G (looking like a sideways horseshoe) "with an upside down bottle" (i.e. upside down bottle making machine icon).
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Finally was able to watch. Love the little tea pot. Very cute. 🫖 you have a great digging spot!
Hello from Australia. I usually watch British Mudlarking…. But your channel came up. Best of luck I enjoyed your finds and your commentary.
I thought that Coke was whole. Still a nice bottle. I have only ever found shards. Great dig & finds ! Really enjoyed the video. Best wishes & regards to you !
Really nice finds here! Keep up the digging!
Dang dingers !! The Cokes will come in time with no damage !! Good stuff Pete !! Keep diggin
Congratulations on your finds 👍❤️🗝️
Learn to wrap your bottles in wet newspaper immediately.....your welcome. I don't deal with flash cracks and haven't for almost 45years. 💪😎 It has also saved hundreds of ACLs....the paint doesn't fall off.
Thanks a bunch and just subbed to your channel 👊👊👊
Very awesome finds. Great work!
That's neat. The first blue small bottle you found, looked JUST like 2 I found just today....except mine were clear and brown. Found em while metal detecting. After awhile I finally figured out how to find where bottles are. There was small, somewhat elongated depressions in the ground. Every time I dug down about 8-10"......sure enough...there were pieces of thick glass which led to complete bottles underneath them. Ended up finding 5 whole bottles and numerous pieces of old thick glass. Somehow metal detecting turns into bottle hunting. 😄 And that aqua colored glass........my favorite. I also found a couple pieces of milk glass. Not sure when they stopped making that (or if they still do), but I'll have to dig a little deeper next time I go out. Looks like you deal with the same hard clay as I do in SC.
Nice finds, Peter, I love those straight side cokes! And I collect inks, so you know I love those. Nice Digs, love the clay marble!❤️
You got some nice finds there man.. theres an undamaged straight side there somewhere.. =)
Good finds enjoyed the video
Hey there, just found your channel. Toally lovong it. I'm in GA abt 30min from Macon. Would love to go digging with you.
I do like how long your vids are. So many people do really short ones and I just csnt get enough of it. So a big thank you x
Takes alot of footage for an hours worth of video..I'll dig for 6 hrs to get 45 minutes worth lol
I can imagine but it's worth it though hey? Oh and a big hi from the UK. At least I now have a new bottle digger vid worth watching so thank you for that x
great finds pse keep on digging in the free world be careful
Just found your channel, nice age for bottles! That pointed metal thing might be the end of a sword scabbard. Didn't get a good look, guessing. Sooner or later you will get that perfect coke. Took me 5 years just to find a whole pat d coke from Atchison, Ks. Good luck to you...
So exciting to see what is in the layers! How do you clean the bottles?
Nice finds my friend. I found a baby ease in the creek and accidentally broke it in my back pack but I think it had a crack already.
Fingers crossed 🤞 for a undamaged coke great video love the cherry cola have subscribed and liked great video
Thank You!!!! Got you back my friend 🤩🤩🤩
Such a cool pastime and video.
Red Raven Splits was a hangover cure and laxative from Pennsylvania.
Slick phama bot - diamond with 494 (bot number design) - Illinois Glass Co Alton IL (1900ish-1929)
Have you found any coke bottles from Thomasville, Georgia?
No Thomasville bottles yet
@@peachstateexplorer8004 thank you.
That's my home town. I have one from Atlanta, not close enough. In lol
Mekesson Robbins is still in the drug distribution business today
Peach 👋🏻❤
McKesson & Robbins, Manhattan, NYC (1853-1939ish), manufacturers of drugs, chemicals, inventor of gelatin coated pills, quinine waters, and other medicinals. Big scandal 1939 false inventory, marketing crash etc.
How do you find these old dump sites? I can't be too far from you if your finding Americus coke bottles
Made commentary on this over at Brandon's site Adventure Archaeology - 3 united Howell pharmacy stores of Americus GA, eventually merged into the Respin Drug Company store chain.
Red Raven Co., Harmerville, PA (Duquesne 1899-1913), Red Raven (1913-1930s)
Although the Red Raven Splits bottle is similar in size and shape to beer or soda, Marianne Dow, states “Not an alcoholic beverage, it was sold as a hang-over cure, so it was sold in bars as well as restaurants, hotels, and stores. Not a sweet soft drink, it was an aperient water, somewhat bitter, sold in a small bottle.” Red Raven might be one of the rare cases in which the advertising was as successful as the product itself, if not more. Marianne Dow, states “Billy Baxter was the alter ego, if you will, of William J. Kountz, Jr., the man who started the Red Raven Corp. and the Duquesne Distributing Co of Harmerville, Alleghany County, PA. It’s difficult to tell which came first: the concept of selling Red Raven Splits or Kountz’s writings about Billy Baxter’s wild revelries. It appears that Kountz wrote a humorous booklet called One Night In New York Society, which was well received in gentleman’s clubs, bars, etc. with patrons reading the stories out loud, and clamoring for more. Kountz quickly penned several more booklets, and now they included advertising for his product, Red Raven Splits. Orders started coming in for more books, and, ‘oh, what the heck, some of the bottled water too’.”
According to archaeologist Mary Petrich-Guy, whose excellent poster “Papa Has a Headache”: Red Raven Apperient Water, I saw at the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference, 2012, in Baltimore, Maryland, “Red Raven aperient water, was distributed in the United States by Duquesne Distribution Company of Pennsylvania from about (1899 - 1913), and then by the Red Raven Corporation (1913 - 1930ʼs). A liquid laxative, Red Raven bottled in splits was sold by the case or individually primarily through liquor wholesalers and retailers. Duquesne claimed that they were the first producers of the “split” bottle form - basically a size that would hold enough purgative for one personal dose, about 1/5th of a quart. Supposedly, one dose of Red Raven cured headache, indigestion, gout, gall-stones, and any number of uncomfortable maladies caused by over-indulgence. It was marketed as a cure-all, but was basically a common saline laxative, with some sodium bicarbonate to settle the stomach. Additional sodium compounds may have acted as electrolytes, possibly helping the drinker remain hydrated, but abuse of saline laxatives could lead to serious dehydration and other maladies.”
But you're still wondering, what's a Red Raven Splitz. Not a sweet soft drink, it was an aperient water, somewhat bitter, similar to Pluto Mineral Water or Hunyadi Janos Hungarian Mineral Water, sold in a small bottle.
C in a star (ca. 1917-1921)
Red Raven Splits
maker's mark Coshocton Glass Co, Coshocton Ohio (operated on second generation Owens bottle machines)
If there are earlier bottles in the 1900-1917 period, Coshocton was using the upside down bottle manufacturing machine of the Graham Glass Company at Coshocton, until Graham was bought out by Owens in 1916 (the 1916 depression when Owens bought out many glass companies). The Graham glass maker's mark (large mark) not on Raven bottles would be a G (looking like a sideways horseshoe) "with an upside down bottle" (i.e. upside down bottle making machine icon).