tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post1678795222223980465..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Buried treasureTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-22124198975275849932009-10-04T09:23:07.412-07:002009-10-04T09:23:07.412-07:00Do you suppose the sphere is part of a stopper for...Do you suppose the sphere is part of a stopper for the bottle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-34301991345269200202009-09-21T09:23:02.897-07:002009-09-21T09:23:02.897-07:00Another way to clean the insides you can't get...Another way to clean the insides you can't get to - a baking soda, water and rice slurry - cover the bottle and shake, the rice acts as little scrubbers. Then, follow (outside) with vinegar for some explosive results! Cleaning - the FUN way!<br /><br />i grew up in a 250 year old house in MA, we were always unearthing old bottles on the edges of our yard, on the hill that led to the Taunton River. People must have just chucked the bottles towards the river when they were done with them...pilgrim litterers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-7970335757492562742009-09-17T06:45:25.503-07:002009-09-17T06:45:25.503-07:00I find these kinds of things when I walk the beach...I find these kinds of things when I walk the beach. My olive oil bottle is a beach discovery. The bottle has Japanese writing & is "round square". It's lovely! The glass sphere is a particularly wonderful find! This post and your previous post on paying attention remind me of my nighttime journal, which asks the question "what did you SEE today". Wonderful blog!Gale Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479499709630951743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-17495281277958038082009-09-15T04:15:12.737-07:002009-09-15T04:15:12.737-07:00Wow how amazing to find them buried. I once found ...Wow how amazing to find them buried. I once found a very old coin on the beach, it was the kind given to the poor many years ago I remember being very excited. It wasnt worth anything but the thought of how old it was just amazed me.<br />Karenkarenshopeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583467359869222678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-32403378679437286622009-09-14T12:47:37.396-07:002009-09-14T12:47:37.396-07:00Buried treasure ... ooo...what fun!
My standby fo...Buried treasure ... ooo...what fun!<br /><br />My standby for getting crusty, really dirty, or greasy objects clean is dishwasher detergent (granule type) dissolved in very hot water.Nellie's Needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468773469685787840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-91973580238868489512009-09-13T17:50:14.756-07:002009-09-13T17:50:14.756-07:00Wouldn't you just love to hear the story of th...Wouldn't you just love to hear the story of those 2 objects? You could probably invent a good one around the paperweight that got flung into the creek because...Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-64699354573327982972009-09-13T16:04:15.917-07:002009-09-13T16:04:15.917-07:00to help date the jar, try http://www.antiquebottle...to help date the jar, try http://www.antiquebottles.com/dating.html<br />-congratulations on a great find!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710483993937329846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-20275739187072520422009-09-13T12:41:44.711-07:002009-09-13T12:41:44.711-07:00Try Efferdent or another fizzy denture cleaner on ...Try Efferdent or another fizzy denture cleaner on the inside of the jar. I use that on glass vases that get stains on the inside.The Paisley Studio/Sarah McNamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126080331091945942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-5867398670259528072009-09-13T06:53:01.764-07:002009-09-13T06:53:01.764-07:00I think the bottle looks pretty as it is.I think the bottle looks pretty as it is.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821013559380002293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-71482853294628871832009-09-13T04:59:15.807-07:002009-09-13T04:59:15.807-07:00It looks like a neat bottle for a special button c...It looks like a neat bottle for a special button collection!Pennyhttp://harmonyhopes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-91860974170943408782009-09-13T03:20:52.229-07:002009-09-13T03:20:52.229-07:00How romantic! If this was hidden on purpose, there...How romantic! If this was hidden on purpose, there might have been a message in the bottle, but obviously anything that might have closed it, has dissolved and the content was washed away... At least I like to think so.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005517826999307074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-51493812243407151192009-09-12T20:33:16.393-07:002009-09-12T20:33:16.393-07:00the paperweight is beautiful! It looks like a wat...the paperweight is beautiful! It looks like a water drop dancing with sunlight.<br /><br />I, too, love to find old treasure.FunkyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375140825102528856noreply@blogger.com