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| Bottles can be obtained from dealers(expensive,but
a good source for rarer examples),Thrift or junk shops(can be
cheap),antique shops(expensive,and most only stock more common
pieces),or they may be dug from the ground for free(I use the
term free loosely as it can be a time consuming,frustrating,and
labour intensive sequence of events that lead up to that first
bottle being pulled from the ground,but what the heck its fun
right. If you have the money I can thouroughly recomend several dealers who you will find on my links page.As for thrift shops ect check whats in your area you might find a bargain!. Now then if you have a spade and lots of patience listen up!People in victorian times had no refuse collection for most of the era and rubbish was often just tipped at a convenient copse or an abandoned quarry(rural areas)or at brickworks,clay pits,estuaries,canal towpaths and reclaimable marshland(more industrialised areas).Basicly Townmouse or countrymouse there are tips out there for you to find.You should be on the lookout for cart tracks that seem to dissapear into undergrowth,broken glass and pottery on the ground or in the sides of river banks,you should also spend time in your local library looking for council minutes dealing with things like land reclamation schemes,complaints of rats or offensive smells,any brickworks that might have been in bussiness at the time or monies paid from council funds for use of vacant lime pits ect.All references of these types can give a valuable lead in establishing the whereabouts of a tip.Also spend time finding and talking to some of the more senior neighbours in your area,they may well have played on rubbish tips of just the kind YOU are looking for in thier younger days.It is a good idea to take a small codd bottle with you when doing this its surpriseing how many people can still remember them. Once you have found your proposed bottle dump you are ready to:- a)Start digging b)Ask for permision from the landowner,and if granted,start digging I have used both teqhniques,but always feel better when I have been granted permision to dig.Thats it dig a trench try to find bottles,If your tip seems to be just a shallow 1or2 feet deep seam before you reach clay dont give up,many tips were capped with clay to stop infestation from rats there may well be more treasures underneath.Good Luck! |
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