tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post1125797166666406716..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: Urban ArchaeologyLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-12347764889004990022010-10-15T17:30:32.608-07:002010-10-15T17:30:32.608-07:00The Larkin bottle probably contained soap. The Lar...The Larkin bottle probably contained soap. The Larkin Companies administration building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright but was sadly torn down in 1950 to build of all things a truck stop, that never materialized and the site been a parking lot for 60 yeas. <br />More info: <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larkin_Administration_Buildingts46064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-75427980704059492962010-07-06T11:07:07.455-07:002010-07-06T11:07:07.455-07:00The land that my house is on used to be my grandfa...The land that my house is on used to be my grandfather's dump. When they worked on our septic system, the guys found old bottles (some a beautiful royal blue!). From what I hear, there are things under my grass that I don't even want to know about...... I just might get arrested ;-) (according to my dad.....)<br /><br />MWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-49183061829358485252010-07-05T08:58:38.027-07:002010-07-05T08:58:38.027-07:00Our neighbor found an old horse shoe between our y...Our neighbor found an old horse shoe between our yards. I believe this area had a stable at one point. There are several working farms in the neighborhood and our section was built up as post-war housing. All I've managed to find are a lot of large rocks...including the ridge line we are built on.Gothknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839823928559652637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-35274537184224890482010-07-04T20:55:38.153-07:002010-07-04T20:55:38.153-07:00I found a 1801 penny laying in our driveway, and w...I found a 1801 penny laying in our driveway, and we find bottles and bits of china all the time. Digging out for a patio with a rented back-ho my dad unearthed a perfect blue bottle. We can't imagine how it wasn't crushed in the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-6225534869714529742010-07-04T20:54:13.587-07:002010-07-04T20:54:13.587-07:00Check this out:
http://www.bottlebooks.com/larkin...Check this out:<br /><br />http://www.bottlebooks.com/larkin.htmGrumpy Grinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547275926260199340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-15594639034285848582010-07-04T20:48:40.351-07:002010-07-04T20:48:40.351-07:00Larkin Company of Buffalo, NY was in business from...Larkin Company of Buffalo, NY was in business from the 1880s to 1940s--sold soap and scents--I have not seen the bottle before. Any words on the tiny bottle with the ceramic ball?<br /><br />GrumpyGrumpy Grinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547275926260199340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-28094380234654406622010-07-04T20:18:34.371-07:002010-07-04T20:18:34.371-07:00Yeah, well, I didn't take any photos of the gl...Yeah, well, I didn't take any photos of the glass and rusty nails. <br /><br />I'll be picking shards of blue tarp out of the garden for the rest of my life!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-35173260773269973482010-07-04T20:05:06.633-07:002010-07-04T20:05:06.633-07:00Your haul is much better than mine. All I ever du...Your haul is much better than mine. All I ever dug up was gobs of ugly lava rock from the 70's and big chunks of avocado green shag carpet.Cinderellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944325468803416106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-80654890634548509982010-07-04T17:38:31.512-07:002010-07-04T17:38:31.512-07:00Nothing gross about going through old rural dumps!...Nothing gross about going through old rural dumps! Robb and I have done that, plenty of times.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-31180739590861995102010-07-04T17:13:15.062-07:002010-07-04T17:13:15.062-07:00Unfortunately my garden yields only rocks. My husb...Unfortunately my garden yields only rocks. My husband loves using his metal detector though, and has found some very cool things in a variety of locations. (I appropriated the teeny metal buddha.) We have also been known to go through the backyard trash 'dumps' of old abandoned farmhouses, which yield lots of old bottles and pottery. How gross is that? LOLDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792849650091107888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-75321663182545939342010-07-04T12:41:33.096-07:002010-07-04T12:41:33.096-07:00Duuuude, your treasures are waaay better than a me...Duuuude, your treasures are waaay better than a measly dime! I'm incredibly jealous of the horse and the skull. I'm waiting for the moment when I go completely nuts and buy a metal detector (which might be a good idea since I'm constantly losing my Felcos in the mulch!).Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-87959399124519135932010-07-04T10:26:51.461-07:002010-07-04T10:26:51.461-07:00I asked my husband, who's 4th generation on th...I asked my husband, who's 4th generation on this property what they have found. Arrowheads galore, a spearhead and pottery pieces - all from an ancient Cherokee village that was (we understand) in this valley at one time. My FIL found an arrowhead piece last year. They've also found a 6 ft piece of a log chain (now he's joking saying it might have been a ships anchor chain, haha). Whiskey bottles (oops, clarification - they were hidden obscure corners in the barns, not buried in the garden :-)).<br />Growing up in KY, I remember finding ceramic pieces (glazed with designs) and blue glass from milk of magnesia bottles ;-)).Kay/The Little Foxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438560270883028887noreply@blogger.com