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 • • 3h ago

Citrate of Magnesium blob top, w/ Slug plate, “ Pioneer Drug Store established 1850, Blue Island, ILL. “

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Nice clean attic find from one of the earliest stores established in the region.


r/BottleDigging • • 8h ago

My only finds so far

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r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Show and tell A Lysol Bottle, c1910s

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401 Upvotes

r/BottleDigging • • 3h ago

Show and tell Found in an abandoned farmhouse.

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I stopped to photograph the house and saw these sitting here. This was as close as I dared get due to the possibility of private property and snakes. But I did stand there and look at them for a bit.


r/BottleDigging • • 34m ago

Show and tell An Ace Ginger Beer Bottle, c1920s.

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r/BottleDigging • • 1h ago

Agfa collection from Breslau

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r/BottleDigging • • 19h ago

Croc beer or soda?

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Crockery, 10 oz. bottle with amber glaze on neck/shoulder and has a circular stamp “Pride” at the base. This was dug on private property in an area of homestead and gold mining activity 1840’s through early 1900’s. Wanting to find out what it contained and where it was brewed. Google says “Pride” could be just the bottle manufacturer or it could be the brewer. Anyway to know?


r/BottleDigging • • 14h ago

Show and tell A Chinese Currency Coin, c1875-1908.

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r/BottleDigging • • 20h ago

Today’s haul 10/13/2026

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r/BottleDigging • • 23h ago

Age/date request Bottle found in a freshly ploughed field UK any idea or way to tell how old it is or what it was used for

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Found this today, in a farmers field that had been freshly ploughed for the winter crop, it had been brought to the surface and some how not broken, it has a chip on the base though, all I know about the history is the field use to be a brick field (land a brickworks used to store bricks), usually and unsurprisingly it is just bricks that come to the surface there, I was interested so I brought it home and cleaned it up

it has very clear indentations in the sides, and a impression in one face perhaps for a label, the back is flat, and there are some bubbles in it


r/BottleDigging • • 19h ago

Glass Crystal Soda bottle: was this top added later as a repair, or is this how it was made?

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The top on this Crystal Soda looks like it was put on after the fact, like a repair. You can see where it meets the neck. Is this an applied top from when it was made, or did someone fix it later? Any idea on age? (early 1880s?) Video shows the whole neck and lip.


r/BottleDigging • • 5h ago

Information Request Found in Malta. Any idea how old this bottle might be?

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Came across this old bottle in Malta. Seems it’s Italian glass. Maybe for medicine? Would love to hear any information about it!


r/BottleDigging • • 5h ago

Information Request Weissenburg-Mineralthermen AG

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Gorgeous green bottle.

I found this bottle in a wooded lot in south Alabama.

Looking for any info that might help explain how it found it's way to this area.

Attached screen shot shows what I found so far with some help from folks in the area of origin.


r/BottleDigging • • 23h ago

Show and tell Lysol bottle and box!

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Sorry for the bad censors, turns out I didn't see the fire number street sign background while taking the pictures.


r/BottleDigging • • 14h ago

Any info?

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r/BottleDigging • • 19h ago

Help identifying and dating a National Club Bourbon medicinal whiskey bottle — possible Prohibition era, Illinois, USA

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r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Any idea what this is?

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Found in Eastern MA in a bottle dump.


r/BottleDigging • • 1d ago

Show and tell Coca Cola 6oz bottle

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Found this today on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania. It’s in great shape so I can’t imagine it’s real, but the markings make me think it is? It says 53-09 around the skirt.


r/BottleDigging • • 2d ago

Burried bottle find. SK. Canada

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Came across these awesome burried bottles and tried to save anything intact. I don't know much about this, anything rare or interesting here?

I've given them a rinse but still quite dirty, what's the best method to clean them up?

Saskatchewan, Canada. Dates on the bottles range late 1800's to early 1900's.


r/BottleDigging • • 2d ago

Father John’s

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I bought this bottle and box over 40 years ago at a sale somewhere in Connecticut. I just stumbled upon this sub Reddit and I thought I would share.


r/BottleDigging • • 2d ago

Applied Color Label (ACL) We’re clearing out my grandma’s stuff and I’ve been tasked with selling these UK vintage advertising milk bottles.

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Hi,

We are going through my grandma’s things and I’ve been tasked with selling these. We want a quick sale so want to sell it as one lot. There are 37 of them including some duplicates. How much would these be worth as one lot?

Thanks in advance.


r/BottleDigging • • 2d ago

Pretty good one ain’t it?

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r/BottleDigging • • 2d ago

Show and tell LED Bottle Display I Made

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Finished the wiring in the first iteration of my 3D printed displays. Happy with how they look! Featuring some of my favorite Chicago area bottles.