BOTTLE DIGGING

[Kev]

as we all have other hobbies and talking to COLEGGWENT yesterday about his other hobby of bottle digging and looking at some off COLEGGWENT bottles he as found and very nice old ones as well , always wondered what it would be like to do this hobby of bottle digging so i will put a link on here for us who are intrested and to see this fascinating hobby, i think a few other D.W.members on here do it as well ,by the way COLEGGWENT went out today bottle digging wonder how he got on , hope you let us know MR CCCCOOOGGGLLLEEEE
  ( the photo is just a example what can be found )

http://www.diggersdiary.co.uk/Diggingmainpage.htm

[150aceboy]

Strange that Kev, i also used to do Bottle Digging, spent hours at it, and moved tons of ash over the years. Made up quite a collection too. Don't do it know though to much hard work on the old shoulders and back  .
Eventually sold 99% of my collection, including Ginger beers, Pot Lids etc,etc. as they took so much room.
Good fun though mate, the same thrill as metal detecting, you never know what you'll dig up  
Ace  

[mickycoin "mick"]

hi  me too, moved tons of earth looking for them, old maps of victorian tips is a must for the seriouse diggers, my best find was a cheery blossom boot polish lid with coloured cherries on it, long gone but have heard they are very rare?? still have some bottles, gave some away not long ago. same as detecting once you start.. you have had it  good post thanks  mickycoin   mick

[mel]

Yep been there got the T shirt  many moons ago with my brother,  come to think about it theres a cracking old tip
not far from me i should pay it a visit  theres bottles n jars every where you walk.

[seeker]

me too  love a bit of bottle digging and bottles are only the tip of the iceberg of what you can find when you get in to a rich vain   

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

I'd love to go boittle digging. Dont think I'd be able to walk for a month though with my spinal athritis .  I  got a Victorian dump on one of my farms maybe we can sort something out one day to incorporate using it.

[detectordave]

Rob i would be well up for that but not till i had my back op

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

I thought Most detectorists where either fisherman or where fishermen at one time.
turns out your all mostly bottle diggers

Few years ago during a very dry summer I went detecing the woods near the Upper Neuadd Reservoir in the Brecon Beacons when i noticed complete bottles sticking out of the mud at the sides of the dry reservoir.
I collected up 20/30 bottles mostly with turned necks or the class marble stopper type
I think they could have been left by the navvies working on the reservoir
some were maked Birmingham and Bradford
Might be worth a trip if your into collecting
all the best
phil

[Stig(The)]

I also used to "Bottle-Dig" Great fun ! 

[zorro]

still got 2 buckets of bottles found by myself and kids from a site near where i live. amongst the debris the kids also found a pair of false teeth !, unfortunatley no gold fillings tho 
a couple of nice old perfume bottles but nothing of any value i dont think. a freind found an old LLANELLY bee bottle with glass marble in which he sold for £15.
never done it more than the once tho, land was cleared for new homes.
was good fun while it lasted tho and gave my kids a " taste" of archeaology.

[coleggwent(phil)]

  not for the guys with bad backs it will kill you thats for sure   just a bit of advice guys alot of guys have died doing it the best stuff is allways on the bottom and the bottom can be 12ft down so so be very carefull if your not when you under mine the sides it can cave in on you thats the end of that (brown bread) its not earth as the guys have said in there posts its black ash from the old fires and dont compact very well but its a great hobby and i love it my wife hates me going on my own she knows the risks here today gone tomorrow i say  

[150aceboy]

Hey Phil, that actually happened to my son-in-law a few years ago now. We were digging away on top of a banking, waist deep lucky enough,  when all of a sudden the ash give way.
I managed to jump out of the way, but my son-in-law, was stuck fast from the waist down .
Sounds awefull i know, but i PMSL , could'nt help him, the more he struggled the more i laughed .
After i cooled down , had a smoke and a cup of tea, my son and i dug him out, and thats a true story  
Ace  

[coleggwent(phil)]

yes ace it do happen and some are not so lucky i know five guys that got killed from it  but i love it so if you dont dig any more and know for some tips i would be more that gratefull if you would give me some infow on them allways looking for new tips 

[150aceboy]

Phil, as i said its been years now mate, both of the main tips i used to dig on, one is under a factory site now, and the other has a housing estate built on it.
But on my travels, i'll have a good look for you , to see if there are any tips still around the borough, there's bound to be some still around,  if i find any mate, , i will let you know of them straight away.
you got me racking my old swede now
Cheers Ace  

[The Doc]

Been interested in bottles since the 70s, when I discovered a load of old bottles that a farmer had uncovered on his land. Never done the really deep hole-digging myself, but would like to have a go if a good site turned up.

I still have a small collection of GBs and commoner patents packed away in boxes. I lived in the village of Nelson at the time and I have a few GBs from the local firms of EM Jones, EM Peters and Peters & Osborne. Anyone seen any of these on their travels?