what dangers? Im just imagining a "how will bratty die poll thread" with options "asbestosis" "lead poisoning" "ww2 explosive" hm what else, drowning? buried alive

I've 100's and 100's of bottles now and got a hidden stash in a forest, Im badly needing somewhere to store all my ww2/victorian stuff

I accidently dropped my 1860's stoneware one on concrete ground, absaloutly no damage luckily

Do you need that many bottles?
Do you have any barbershop or apothecary ones that you fancy shipping to London for the shave den?

I can never have enough, who needs barber ones? the best ones are the poison ones, they are awesome, ill need to check to see if I have barber types

Can anyone speak german? found something a little differant today, very surprised the handle is still attatched! says at the top in English: a present from and then at the bottom: "newrunStewurd" wtf? might have the first bit wrong as its a bit faded it might say "Neurlon Srewurd" again wtf? dunno what material it is but it feels exactly like those expensive cups you can get, real china bone?

I just forwarded the images to a friend I have that speaks German.
I'll post back if you don't get a reply before I do.

Mark

DANKESCHÖN

also wine TONIC?? wtf is that, my first "wine" bottle found with writing on the side (at last)

What my friend says …
"It's written in old German style calligraphy, but it seems English words. 
Newton steward?
A present from Newton steward?"

That was her best guess.

Mark

probably a good guess as its old style writing would she have any idea roughly what year/era this mug is from?

Well, if you were doing your archaeology correctly, you would be able to tell us as what it was found with, where it was found and even how far down you had to dig would be a clue. I suspect you just wailed in with a spade. Not even Time Team does that.

So, really, you'd need to look for any marks on the piece that would identify the maker, and spend time in a library looking through catalogues of pottery marks.

Next time: record the context.

I cant be bothered to do all that paul


1945 dated bottle with bakelite cap





was back at the old place again today and saw broken glass sticking out from a pathway so I chiselled out all the broken glass from the pathway and all the following items were accidently flung out, a bell type weight thing says "1 oz" on it, wish I knew what these things are

"1oz" is a measurement of weight - short for 1 ounce. Looks like you have part of some scales.

Bottom-right of top metal bits pic- Love to see the key that fits that

started digging again today in the rain, found bottles I already have but differant sizes, ie the copper coloured poison bottles but this one was smaller, and a marmite 80z bottle which is bigger than my other one, when I was just about to leave heard another "clunk" and an ink bottle popped out the side of the ditch where I was last digging, says "SWAN INK MABIE TODD & CO LTD" with a picture of a swan in the middle and a lot of the dark blue ink still inside it sealed with the rusted lid.



edit: looked it up and sites say the company was founded in 1884

Bratty - just take all your stuff down to London, open a shop in Notting Hill and you’ll be made. Here’s a training video that shows you how it’s done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVvcD4Czx4Y

Also - as I Saw You Coming, I’d expect a commission on your sales. Shall we say 70% off the top?

Also if you find radom bits of wood or rock, paint a crap picture on them you can flog them for £20-£60 in Padstow

EDIT: this is true btw