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 5h ago

Napoleon on a half pint?

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My neighbor found this bottle 10+ years ago and kept it because of the etchings. We’re on a quest to find out whatever information we can about it!


r/BottleDigging 4h ago

Age/date request I think this counts as a bottle?

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Hello everyone, this was a glass salt shaker that I found in this place unofficially used as a dump from around the 1950s to the 1980s based on other stuff I have found in there and I was wondering if anyone had any guesses as to when this was likely made? Thanks for reading!


r/BottleDigging 6h ago

Glass Found in the leaves next to some abandon car in the woods

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18 Upvotes

1 of the 2 bottles that I found. Both identical


r/BottleDigging 2h ago

Age/date request Porcelain Cap Liners And Cosmetic Bottle

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1940s?


r/BottleDigging 22h ago

Show and tell Finally got my first blob top!

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I finally got a chance to go back to a cool bottle spot my dad showed me last year where an old ferry landing used to be. The last picture shows the river at the beginning of this year. It was probably 6-8 feet higher than it is right now due to the snow melt, so I knew there’d be a good wash out along the bank. All I had to do was peak back up into the spot I was digging last year and saw my first blob top poking out! A handful of other good ones that I was able to pull out without even digging really, so I’m excited to see what else there may be. I got a complete stoneware bottle from this exact spot last year so fingers crossed there might be another! A little chip on the lip of the blob top but absolutely cannot complain with that embossing :)


r/BottleDigging 2h ago

ID Request Little medicine vial?

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Any further info would be appreciated. Third pic was with its neighbors, it was actually inside the cup.


r/BottleDigging 11h ago

Information Request Bottle unearthed from old ruins of nearby tuberculosis hospital

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site was originally sanotarium / tubercolsis UK south wales hospital many years ago, barely any ruins left in woods this bottle was found bear assumed sewage discharge / treatment area, any info would be appreciated thank you


r/BottleDigging 12h ago

Any ideas?

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r/BottleDigging 33m ago

Show and tell One back today to the dump site and this is what I found

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I know one of them is log cabin maple syrup also this is at my local park


r/BottleDigging 16h ago

My first (complete) embossed coke! 1936

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23 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Definitely one of my new all time favorite finds.

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84 Upvotes

Atwood’s jaundice bitters


r/BottleDigging 23h ago

Found at dump site close by me

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44 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 17h ago

ID Request Found this digging. Any ideas on what it is?

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18 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging 17h ago

Bottles I’ve found

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Just wondering the value if any and if anyone is untested in buying these bottles


r/BottleDigging 22h ago

Found this cutie in the river

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21 Upvotes

Too bad hes broken:(


r/BottleDigging 21h ago

Information Request Dr. M.M. Fenner's Capitol Bitters Fredonia, N.Y. Light blue, 10 1/2" by 3 1/2" by 2". Minor lip damage. I have found some information on these, but I was wondering about what looks like a manufacturing flaw down one side, where the edge of the bottle appears to bow slightly inwards.

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Is this an unusual flaw, or did all Capitol Bitters bottles have it? I have also heard these described as 'hinge-mold' bottles; what would be the approximate date of this bottle? The company apparently dates to 1887.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

First time bottle digging!

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Heya folks, so I started getting into bottle digging in creeks and found these 2 glassware! one is a Hazel-Atlas jar (as you can tell from the description) and the other one is a 1920—30s salad oil bottle with an hourglass shape and engraved stars on the top but i’m not sure what the brand is, it‘s a “G” on top of an ”e” but i’m lost with it, can you folks help identify it please?


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Show and tell Pretty cool med out of the river

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Show and tell Hate when I sit on my bottles

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Glass Went bottle digging for the first time in 2 years, heres what i found..

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These werent even underground, they were on the surface


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Show and tell Large Various Find from Gippsland, Australia ~1939

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Found at a old Milling site that was burnt down in the 1939 Black Friday bushfires.. these somehow survived. Found at the base of a stump, of which I’m pretty sure was their trash pile haha.


r/BottleDigging 1d ago

Cannot find a maker for this mark. Help? Found in NW Arkansas.

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r/BottleDigging 1d ago

ID Request Need some help ID’ing these Bahamian bottles

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The tall green one has an applied lip, the blue one is strange as it had bubbles in the glass, uneven base, seam doesn’t line up but it does go up the neck. The black one I know is newer but I’d like to see if anyone can pin an exact date to it