r/BottleDigging • • Jun 27 '25

Mod Post Thank you all for helping us reach 50k members!

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Today we hit a new milestone for our subreddit, 50,000 members. I, and the other moderators of this subreddit would just like to thank you for what you do here in our community. Thank you all for keeping this a nice, welcoming place for anyone who is interested in this hobby of bottles. To all who do anything from posting to commenting or even just viewing, you are all very much appreciated.


r/BottleDigging • • Oct 02 '24

Mod Post Update to our Rules: Post Original Content

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In light of all the recent bots and posts involving stolen or reposted photos, we feel it is necessary to officiate a rule that explicitly states that this subreddit allows original content only.

Many members have been quick to point out posts that have previously been posted on this subreddit or do not belong to OP altogether. I want to be clear that the mod team sincerely appreciates your efforts to keep this sub free of spam and keep stolen content at bay. I applaud anyone who has submitted a report as it really helps us and I hope you continue to be vigilant and report the posts that are questionable in the future.

As always, happy bottledigging and thank you for making this subreddit an absolute joy to be a part of! Cheers!!!


r/BottleDigging • • 12h ago

Information Request Any ideas?

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I found this glass piece in a dump site from the 1920’s-1930’s. It has no markings, is open at both ends, and is completely hollow. I thought maybe it was a toy or part of one but it’s very light and thin glass. Thanks in advance.


r/BottleDigging • • 7h ago

Milk glass and other bottles I found in a 1940s 50s dump.

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r/BottleDigging • • 19h ago

Show and tell Late 1930s Squat Amber 7up Bottle. I dug this up in CT 1989.

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Middletown ,CT. 1989. 6th grade.

Dug this up when making a vegetable “victory garden “ for my mom on Mother’s Day.
Always thought it was neat.
Today I learned this one contained lithium. Who would have guessed.

It’s got an embossed 7 on the neck. Never had any printing on the neck. I couldn’t find info on this particular bottle.

Enjoy. Have a 7up day.


r/BottleDigging • • 11h ago

ID Request Any info on this bottle?

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My family found at least 5 of these bottles in an old rubbish pit at our old house. They ranged from this purple through to clear in colour. Any ideas what they were originally used to store? Found NSW, Australia.


r/BottleDigging • • 7h ago

Dr. Kilmer Swamp Root

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Saw some blue glass sticking out of a berm next to an old road…sadly this was all that was there. Beautiful old Victorian house falling apart nearby.


r/BottleDigging • • 3h ago

Show and tell A John H. Schulte Pharmacist Bottle, c1890s.

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r/BottleDigging • • 4h ago

Digging Maryland

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Is there anyone still in Maryland looking to dig that knows of any areas to go dig together? I'm new to Maryland, just moved from Pa and don't know anywhere to go. Looking for buddies to dig with


r/BottleDigging • • 11h ago

Cincinnati Coca Cola, amber straight side.

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r/BottleDigging • • 6m ago

Show and tell Pittsburgh Bottle Digging Part 8: The Curse of the Lip Chip

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Another good day at the dump. Got 2 hutches and a blob beer (all from Braddock), 2 hutch stoppers, a clay marble, and a neat little cruet. Unfortunately, all 3 have lip chips, but are still nice nonetheless


r/BottleDigging • • 1h ago

ID Request Does this stopper go with this bottle?

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Dug this up with the stopper in it, the glass colors match but the stopper isn’t ground glass and is wobbly. Would it have had cork or rubber on it originally? The shape of the bottle seems odd to have a glass stopper. Any ideas?


r/BottleDigging • • 1h ago

ID Request Need help identifying bottle

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r/BottleDigging • • 5h ago

Privy My grandfather (deceased, born 1900) had a bottle of pituitary glands. Why? What animal would these have been taken from?

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r/BottleDigging • • 19h ago

In case you people ever dig through my medicine cabinet you'll find this beauty in there.

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21 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Old Bottles / cans found in my gmas basement!

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Found these in my grandmother’s basement. Does anyone know how much they could be worth and What are they? I know the Pepsi bottles, but I don’t know how much they could be worth and how old they are, but the rest of them I don’t know what they’re for. thank you.


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Excelsior soda works co ltd Hilo

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I found this bottle in my yard years ago in Hilo, Hawaii. The area was an old plantation workers camp. There was a steep slope behind the home that would gift me bottles, toys, dishes, etc. whenever it rained


r/BottleDigging • • 23h ago

Show and tell Norka Ginger Ale

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Norka ginger ale bottle from 1960. Found in south jersey near the old Amatol Raceway.


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

How do i remove the cork from this bottle?

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What kinda bottle is this! 😅😂


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Milde Coca Cola bottling Co. , Cape Girardeau MO. Embossed crown top.

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Have been digging bottles, Does digging in boxes for bottles still count, does digging in my pockets for bottles still count? Asking for a friend….


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

How old is this Moutai bottle ?

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Hi everyone,

I found this bottle in my grandmother’s house. It has been opened and there’s still some liquor inside it. My father speculates that this bottle is over 40 years old.
I searched a bit and it should be indeed from the 70s or 80s (one website said 1978-1982) but I wanted to check with you if that is indeed true.

(Also, if you have any idea for how much it would sell, I would really like to know that)

Thank you very much!


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Old farm throw aways

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I think it's cool, 16 Oz i believe


r/BottleDigging • • 2d ago

Age/date request Looking for help dating and understanding the history of this bottle I found in the mud in a uk forest. It’s 6inches tall (it’s a smaller one) but has embossed markings that people might know how to read.

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Hey everyone. Thank you all so much for giving this a look as I know that the marking and numbers on the bottom are supposed to show manufacturing info or batch info but I’m so consumed how to read it and which cluster of number and letters mean what. I have no idea what this bottle could have been used for and I’d love any info. I tried to get pics of the number that was on one side of the bottom edge and then the letters with a weird symbol on the other side. Super grateful for any insight! Oh btw it’s a weirdly short and small bottle it’s only 6inches tall.

On one side I can make out a B then 78 S (then a weird symbol I don’t understand maybe a makers mark?) then the number 32.

Then the other side I’m guessing is the batch number but please correct me if I’m wrong, it’s 2118 I think.

Even any advice or teachings how to read and understand these in the future would be wonderful!


r/BottleDigging • • 3d ago

Citrate of Magnesium blob top, w/ Slug plate, “ Pioneer Drug Store established 1850, Blue Island, ILL. “

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Nice clean attic find from one of the earliest stores established in the region.


r/BottleDigging • • 3d ago

Show and tell An Ace Ginger Beer Bottle, c1920s.

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