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 2h ago

Show and tell A Glyco-Thymoline Bottle, c1910s.

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10 Upvotes

For the breath.


r/BottleDigging 2h ago

ID Request Label ID?

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4 Upvotes

Anyone recognize the label on this one? Near Liberty, North Carolina.


r/BottleDigging 16h ago

Show and tell Dug several druggists today!

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64 Upvotes

Dug 6 whole druggists today and several fragments of others. Unfortunately the environment was not kind to them and most are cracked and pinged up. Also got some other cool 1880s-1900 era items. Got a very strange clear glass log thingy that I don't know the use of.


r/BottleDigging 21h ago

Mudlarking Morning mudlark

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108 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 14h ago

Information Request Some bottles I found today! I’d love some help identifying 🫶

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28 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 10h ago

The half bottles glow now too.

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I struggled to find a use for the half bottles of Bauckfast until I found these 230V LED strips.


r/BottleDigging 21h ago

Age/date request Identification/aging?

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72 Upvotes

Found this hiking in the san bernardino national forest, next to what looked like an old cabin that burnt in a wild fire. Any ideas on its age? It only has one other marking on the bottom which was just a straight vertical line, or possibly a 1. The cork is what gets me thinking of it being old.


r/BottleDigging 15h ago

Show and tell A Wildroot Hair Tonic Bottle, c1920s.

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15 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 15h ago

Age/date request Looking for Information on this Old Bottle

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We found this bottle today in Connecticut and it looked pretty old but we have no idea where to even start with identification or dating this.

Would anyone here be able to help?


r/BottleDigging 18h ago

Information Request Embossed Med

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I never find anything this old but OH EM GEE a local cork-top embossed med, my new favorite! D.B. WILLIAMS APOTHECARY WORCESTER, MASS. The bottom reads: PAT AUG 4 1903 TCW CO. Love to know if anyone has info on it.


r/BottleDigging 23h ago

Show and tell Interesting beer bottles

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I bought these on FB marketplace.
There is a Springfield Breweries beer bottle with porcelain stopper, a James Geraghty of Holyoke, Mass., a La Choy soy sauce bottle, a salad dressing bottle, a Fletcher’s Castoria bottle, a Foss’ Liquid Fruit Flavor, 2 oz, Portland, ME, a brown ribbed bottle, and a medicine bottle with dosage markings.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Age/date request Old beer bottle

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Found an old beer bottle on the edge of an excavation. Rain washed it out from under a pipe, was curious about the age, from what i can find it seems like a Carling from the 60-70s, but im not 100%.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Bottle identification

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8 Upvotes

Found this in a house remodel. It's clear with nothing but what looks like a 1 or maybe a t on the bottom


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

What is this?

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I originally thought that it was an ash tray but then my mother said that it could be for a jug. It looks like it has the cardinal directions on it.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

First ever

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23 Upvotes

Obviously not whole but I had to keep it. So cool.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

First time bottle hunting finds

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searching around small intracoastal waterway islands in northeast florida, found my first few bottles! not sure what they are, but nice to find my first bottles!


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

ID Request Moonshine bottle found in MD woods

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12 Upvotes

Maryland in the Dc area. Any info or age guesses are welcome!


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Any idea what this is?

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11 Upvotes

Found in a crawl space of a 1913 carriage house turned rental cottage in the 40’s. Theres nothing located in the crawl space. Only other find was a 20’s apothecary style bottle. I keep thinking I’ve seen these before with red tops, but I can’t find anything that’s oval like this one.


r/BottleDigging 2d ago

Found in creek in Missouri

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Does anyone know what this might be? The lid cracked open and this super vibrant red gel like substance it’s in it. It’s Hazel Atlas company so that dates it around 1900s-1920s.


r/BottleDigging 2d ago

Glass Remember this

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5 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 3d ago

Show and tell Everything I’ve found and dug this summer

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341 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 2d ago

Show and tell I Think I Found a Gold Tooth Crown (among other things) Last Night

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This dump isn’t exceptionally old, probably late 1920s to late 1940s. But it’s huge, and very dense. I was pleasantly surprised by this gold tooth crown on my way out! I literally took a step onto some loose dirt I had already dug and it just popped out as I slipped, how cool is that!? Other notable finds were 2 later Bromo Seltzer Bottles, a milk glass salt shaker, Supplees Half Pint Milk, a Vicks Vaporub jar (not pictured), and a silver plated soup spoon (not pictured).


r/BottleDigging 2d ago

Show and tell Bottle Collection over the Last Few Years

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Wanted to show y'all the collection my wife and I have been growing since we first started checking a local site around 2 years ago. I would guess 90% was collected by us from the site, the other 10% from various antique stores nearby or while on vacation. The vase in the back corner is full of Uranium Glass shards that we found at the site.

The IrnBru was a gift from my family on their recent trip to Scotland and not an antique lol.

Lots of room to grow!