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

Show and tell I think I just dug up the prettiest bottle I’ve ever found

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I’m not sure what the story behind this bottle is, but it’s easily one of my prettiest finds yet. That color and twisted glass are unreal. Anyone recognize it?


r/BottleDigging 19h ago

Show and tell A Jadeite Perfume Bottle, c1920s.

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320 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 6h ago

Here’s a few I dug today.

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r/BottleDigging 18h ago

Show and tell A Dr. August Koenig's Hamburger Tropfen Bottle, c1880s.

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80 Upvotes

This medication for stomach ailments contained both alcohol and opium.


r/BottleDigging 12h ago

Information Request BEACH &BALLOU BOTTLE

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I am looking for advice on this bottle. Is the flaw a pot melt or stone blob that occurred during the manufacturing process? There are no cracks around it. I have not cleaned it and am reluctant to do so. The speckles come off easily with my fingernails and debris on lip does also. Suggestions to clean it or leave it? Ive found that it was made in 1861 by Beach & Ballou in Hartford Connecticut. Want to sell it but want the correct information to list it and where is the best place to do so?


r/BottleDigging 13h ago

Information Request BEACH & BALLOU BOTTLE

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I have found this bottle in an old farmhouse we purchased. I have not cleaned it and am reluctant to do so. I did an A.I. Search on it and it informed me it was a rare bottle manufactured in 1861. The question I have is the flaw. It stated that the mark or imperfection was a pot melt or stone blob created in the manufacturing process. I want to make sure that is what it is before I list it for sale. The speckles on surface are overspray paint I think and come off easily.. No cracks or damage except 1 on the lip that I can feel. What is a good price to list this, is the flaw manufactured, & where is the best place to list this item?


r/BottleDigging 14h ago

What do you think this was?

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Found this out in the wilderness after a big fire in the area.


r/BottleDigging 17h ago

Show and tell Todays UK Finds

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There's an old bovril bottle. And a bottle with the top still on it (infront of the bread bin).

Any good way to clean these? Or is it a days labour?

The bottle with the lid has embossed lettering "Birmingham Syphon Co.". I can find other bottles from the company around the 1920's but non like that one.


r/BottleDigging 21h ago

Show and tell Dug iron pontil 6 7 bottle porn

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r/BottleDigging 20h ago

Bellingrath deco bottle ca 1920s

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28 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 19h ago

One of yesterdays finds

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Florida Water, Murray & Lanman Druggists, New York. Cork still partially in tact. A quick dive on the web dates this to the mid 1800’s but I’m leaning more towards the late 19th century or early 20th century. Any thoughts?


r/BottleDigging 13h ago

Applied Color Label (ACL) Vintage Diet Mountain Dew Bottle Variation Values?

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This is The First Time I've seen a Diet Mountain Dew glass bottle. Found in old barn; 8 pack complete with the cardboard. looked to Google and found nothing


r/BottleDigging 10h ago

Applied Color Label (ACL) How Much Do These Go For?

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Barn Find


r/BottleDigging 16h ago

ID on this amber glass bottle?

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It says "no refill" and "dispose of properly" on the bottom sides. The bottom says I 20740 F 4- 74.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Help with dating this bottle

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Mason & co
Sausalito

I’m guessing 1800s..?


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

My collection from family’s property in Southern Maine!

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251 Upvotes

Love my little collection I have going. Would love comments on any bottles if you guys have any.

I have another collection of bottles from the 1920s era from a different trash pit on the property that I will post soon.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Not a bottle A Miniature Tea Cup, c1870s-1880s.

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124 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Information Request Owens-Illinois bottles from 1967 and 1968?

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Recovered some bottles from our river today, figured out they have the second mark that started from 1954, and the single digit date that they only used in the 60s after that point? Hoping to find information on what they used to hold, since I can’t find anything on these.

Forgive the poor pictures of the second bottle, it was still dripping mud and water so I couldn’t tilt it up properly. The digits are 5, 7, and 22


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Not a bottle An Indian Head Penny, c1891.

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r/BottleDigging 21h ago

Old Wild Turkey 12 Year Old — 700ml Austin Nichols bottle with original presentation tin

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I found this old Wild Turkey 12 Year Old in my collection.

It is a 700ml, 50.5% Austin Nichols bottle with a genuine physical split between the two front labels.

It also has the original dark-brown cylindrical presentation tin, which matches the bottle.

The bottle code reads L2452214 / 09:21.

I'm not looking to sell or trade it. I'm simply trying to learn more about this particular bottle and packaging combination.

Has anyone seen a similar example?


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Information Request ID/info request for this bottle

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(So sorry for the shaky pic quality, it’s late and hard to take pics lol)

My dad dug it up behind his mothers property which is a trailer put not far from her parent’s property which was inhabited by their relatives from the late 1800s around but their parents built the standing house in the the 60s. Looks like an essential oil bottle to me lmao, there’s (a date?) on the bottom, 27, which makes me think 1927 but I could be so so wrong.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Information Request Found this cool bottle. Any idea what it could be? Contains the marking REG'D MD so I assume it's medical related.

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I dug up this today, in the West Midlands in the UK. The base says REG'D MD and underneath it I think the letters say 8943D. They're embossed into the glass. The neck has an opening that reminds me of a tabasco sauce bottle, to limit the liquid that comes out.

Sorry, it's fully of suds. I've been cleaning them out. There's probably a better way to clean them but I'm learning.

The UK sub looks dead so I posted here.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Found North Texas

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Any info?