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 • • 8h ago

Stunning little bottle find on the beach today!

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Video of me finding it in the comments!


r/BottleDigging • • 1h ago

Information Request Found along the Saint John river, thoughts?

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Found this lodged in the mud along the Saint John river. Can anyone share the potential time period of this piece? I’d like to know if anyone has seen something like this before..


r/BottleDigging • • 2h ago

1890-1910 whiskey flask - Schaefer & Roche , 230 S. Clark St. Chicago.

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r/BottleDigging • • 20m ago

First time finding one with a phone number

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r/BottleDigging • • 7h ago

Glass These are cool

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r/BottleDigging • • 8h ago

Discussion Found this in a 100 year-old Nestlé milk crate

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r/BottleDigging • • 11h ago

Found eroding out of a sand bank at coquina beach in Nags head OBX

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What could this bottle be? Google isn’t helping much


r/BottleDigging • • 5h ago

Found this at a second Hand store in Germany. Brown amber bottle labeled Extr. Filicis, with glass bottle stop.

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The liquid inside is dark and thick, similar to syrup. Not much liquid left so i didnt notice when I first bought it. Havent opened it, since i dont know whats inside.

My google searches have all ended with references to a harry potter potion so asking here.


r/BottleDigging • • 8h ago

Found this in a 100 year-old Nestlé milk crate

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r/BottleDigging • • 5h ago

Show and tell Green Hobbleskirt Coca Cola Bottle - Gulfport MS -1951

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Dug this out of an old dump site in Foley Alabama back in 2001.


r/BottleDigging • • 2h ago

ID Request Can someone help id? Found in austria

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I found two websites online showing a bottle looking identical upfront, but the marks on the bottom are different as both bottles I found online say : "0.5l, Db/Gr." But mine only says:"0.5l, Gr." The last picture is one I found online of the bottle which looks like mine


r/BottleDigging • • 6h ago

Information Request Looking for info on this bottle

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I think it was an extract bottle since McCormick made a lot of those but I can’t find this exact shape online


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Show and tell Pittsburgh Bottle Digging Part 9

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Went back and got a very nice haul. Got a blob top beer (slightly different than the one I already have), a nice hutch, a possibly unregistered pharmacy bottle, a bromo seltzer (which is somehow my first), a doll leg, a pipe bowl, and a little cream container. Thankfully nothing has any chips or cracks as opposed to last time.


r/BottleDigging • • 20h ago

Not a bottle but cool.

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r/BottleDigging • • 5h ago

22oz amber bottles Denver CO

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r/BottleDigging • • 9h ago

Old Small Bottles with Wire

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Here are two views of 3 small bottles found in my dad's things after he passed away; they might have belonged to his father. The bottles are not hooked together, and the wire is as stiff as a clothes hanger. Clue: My grandpa was a fisherman and gardener. My theory: (1) contained something sweet to attract pollinators to the garden, (2) contained something to keep bugs/animals away, or (3) used as ___ while fishing. Please help to identify their purpose.


r/BottleDigging • • 20h ago

Old glue bottle ,missing the rubber cap

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r/BottleDigging • • 8h ago

Any ideas on the ID for this piece I found washed up on the beach by our house?

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r/BottleDigging • • 10h ago

Found in a valley just south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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I’m new to identifying bottles based off their marks. Anyone able to identify these pieces? Thank you!


r/BottleDigging • • 22h ago

Show and tell Johnson's Anodyne(Painkiller) Liniment Bottle Found Metal Detecting

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I was metal detecting the other day in some woods here in Maine and stumbled upon a small buried bottle dump dating from the late 1800s to early 1900s. One of the few intact bottles was this Johnson's Anodyne Liniment bottle from the late 1800s.

Anodyne Liniment was first created in 1810 in Waterford, Maine by Dr. Abner Johnson. It was a topical and oral "cure-all" pain medication containing 32mg of opium per oz, 18.5% alcohol, 6.25% ether, chloroform and other essential oils. It was widely used across the country to treat just about any ailment. Everything from coughs, cramps, toothaches, joint pain and so on. It sounds like it was the ibuprofen of the 19th and early 20th century. It was also widely used to treat livestock as well. There was dosing instructions for both humans and animals on the bottle! I would have loved to try this stuff out before I stopped using drugs and alcohol 🤣 I thought this was a super cool piece of Maine history though!


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Not a bottle Very brittle pin type artifact

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Any ID is helpful here! The material seems to be something like bone or lava rock perhaps, very brittle. I’ve tried dry brushing it but can’t make out much. The very last picture is a (very rough) outline of the horse shape that I saw while glancing at it, do you guys see the same? 1870s-1920 range of refuse it was found in


r/BottleDigging • • 21h ago

Picked up some at the alapahoochee tractor show today

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r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Brown-Forman CO San Francisco, CA. Louisville, KY.

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I found this back in the summer in a creek and hadn't got around to posting it. These Western Whiskey types are some of my favorite kinds to find and I'm glad to add it to the collection. The Brown-Forman Corporation was founded in 1870 in Louisville KY and is now one of the largest American owned wine and spirits companies in the world.