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Post by lparsons on Jul 23, 2022 15:32:18 GMT -5
 I’ve been wanting to try to tumble some glass for a while, so I can’t believe I actually stumbled on an old bottle dump without even looking for one. At some point there was some burning involved because some glass has melted into blobs. Hubby and I were walking along a river looking for rocks, (well I was 🤣) and came upon a large area covered with broken glass. Obviously people had been digging for unbroken glassware. But for me, I was happy to find it all broken up since I wouldn’t have the heart to break old glassware just to tumble. 🤣 |
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Post by manofglass on Jul 23, 2022 16:56:08 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 23, 2022 17:40:46 GMT -5
Were you all "glassy-eyed" when you found it??  That's a fantastic find! I really love those blue and the white pieces!  |
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Post by quartzilla on Jul 23, 2022 18:48:02 GMT -5
Pretty cool. I got a couple slivers of amethyst glass I found out in the middle of nowhere rock hunting.
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Post by lparsons on Jul 23, 2022 20:44:34 GMT -5
Thank you, manofglass! it will be such a quick process compared to tumbling my normal rock loads. 🤗 |
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Post by lparsons on Jul 23, 2022 20:54:49 GMT -5
Were you all "glassy-eyed" when you found it?? That's a fantastic find! I really love those blue and the white pieces! , 🤣I probably was glassy eyed! At first I was like, omg I can’t believe people have been breaking glass and littering this beautiful spot! Then I started looking at the type of glass. I recognized old blue mason jar glass, brown bleach bottles, medicine bottles etc. I had been to a wedding at that location about 10 years ago, at that time it was a nice grassy area. Since then, it has flooded and the whole area is sandy with stacks of wood and logs everywhere. So evidently the flood uncovered the dump site. So, I’m definitely going back in a few days armed with digging tools and containers 🤣 |
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Post by lparsons on Jul 23, 2022 21:04:06 GMT -5
Pretty cool. I got a couple slivers of amethyst glass I found out in the middle of nowhere rock hunting. I was so excited once I realized it was an old dump quartzilla. I mean, I’ve never been lucky like that. I could see holes where people had been digging and I’m sure they weren’t interested in the broken stuff like me so I doubt I’ll have any competition. 🤣 I did find one tiny blue perfume bottle. I can’t wait to go back! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 21:24:56 GMT -5
lparsonsLooking forward to seeing how it turns out! Excited for you to find that!!
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 23, 2022 22:00:37 GMT -5
When I was younger I did some hunting like this around Downtown Spokane when the roads were torn up and made some finds like that. I'm an antique collector (although rocks have taken the lead) as well, so this was really neat to see. Nice finds! |
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Post by amygdule on Jul 24, 2022 8:26:12 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 24, 2022 9:33:03 GMT -5
Your stash represents some great color! Those should tumble beautifully. |
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Post by lparsons on Jul 24, 2022 10:22:22 GMT -5
lparsonsLooking forward to seeing how it turns out! Excited for you to find that!! Thanks Ashley, I can’t wait to go back for more..(with a pickup truck)🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post by RWA3006 on Jul 24, 2022 14:27:54 GMT -5
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Post by lucy on Jul 24, 2022 16:29:12 GMT -5
Awesome find!! I'd be excited too, although I'm sure my hubby would playfully roll his eyes at me trying to pick it all up! Lol
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Post by lparsons on Jul 26, 2022 18:09:45 GMT -5
Some of the white stuff did come from old zinc canning jar lids. I found some thicker white milk glass looking porcelain chunks that I believe are from vases or figurines. I went back a second time and got more. My 12 pound rotary tumbler is in use right now but my next load will be all glass.🤣 |
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Post by lparsons on Jul 26, 2022 18:16:43 GMT -5
I almost had a conniption until I realized the glass was already broken. Whew, what a relief. I like to collect old bottles and whiskey flasks are my favorites. Medicine bottles too.    🤣🤣🤣 Nice collection! I also collect old glass, my favorite is medicine bottles, so my conscious wouldn’t allow me to break it up in order to tumble it.🤣 |
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Post by lparsons on Jul 26, 2022 18:27:09 GMT -5
I wonder if any of the green pieces are uranium glass? I have no way of knowing. I guess you have to have a black light to see if it’s authentic. 🤗 |
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Post by lparsons on Jul 26, 2022 18:31:57 GMT -5
Awesome find!! I'd be excited too, although I'm sure my hubby would playfully roll his eyes at me trying to pick it all up! Lol 🤣🤣🤣 I’m sure my hubby was rolling his eyes behind my back! |
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Post by Pat on Jul 26, 2022 18:50:57 GMT -5
We used to rummage through old family dumps behind their family home and the city dump at the southern end of Puget sound. Families tossed old bottles near the creek forever—- until we started digging around.
When husband was a kid, they found an old Christmas tree with ornaments still on it. The ornaments were added to their tree which had been strung with popcorn. Nice addition!
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Post by kaila on Jul 27, 2022 13:11:42 GMT -5
My dad metal detects and while doing so does search for bottles. I'll have to show him these! So pretty!
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