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GENTLEMAN'S PIPE........JUL/27/10
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A MID 19TH CENTURY "GENTLMAN'S" PIPE. MY OWN TERM, FOR WANT OF ANOTHER DESCRIPTION. TWO-TONE BROWN, WITH A PEWTER OVER BRASS TOP OVER BOWL AND A HINGED, VENTED, AND LOCKI
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ROY ROGERS LUNCH BOX........MAR/30/10
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A DOME TOP LUNCH BOX FROM 1953, WITH ROY ROGERS ON ONE SIDE AND HIS GIRL, DALE EVANS, ON THE OTHER. BOX MADE TO LOOK LIKE A COVERED WAGON.
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MILK SAVER.......MAR/30/10
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SOLIDEX MILK SAVER, WITH BOX. AN ODD ITEM. PUT THE GLASS DISC AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR POT, ADD MILK, AND BRING TO A BOIL, WITHOUT THE MILK BOILING OVER, LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES!
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DAZEY BUTTER CHURN......FEB/27/10
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EMBOSSED ON BOTTOM OF JAR, IN PART: DAZEY CHURN THERE'S MORE, HOWEVER, I NO LONGER HAVE THE CHURN. THERE ARE ALSO WOODEN BUTTER SCOOPS WI
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BALTIMORE LOOP OPENER...FEB/26/10
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COMBINATION TOOL. BALTIMORE LOOP CLOSURE OPENER, CROWN TOP OPENER, CORK PRY (OR SCREWDRIVER), WOODEN INSET, POSSIBLY FOR PLUGGING OPEN BOTTLE. CIRCA LATE 1800'S.
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ASTRACHAN CAVIARE........JAN/19/10
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ACL TRANSFER: BY APPOINTMENT TO THE QUEEN, / ASTRACHAN CAVIARE, / IMPORTED BY / FORTNUM & MASON LD. / 182, PICCADILLY, W. &
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CHERRY TOOTHPASTE POTLID........JAN/19/10
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APPLIED TRANSFER LABEL: CHERRY TOOTHPASTE / PATRONIZED BY THE QUEEN (ALL AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE) IN CENTER: FOR BEAUTIFYING AND PRESERVING THE TEETH & GUMS / EXTRA-(PICTORIA
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HORSE-RADISH........JAN/19/10
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"AS YOU LIKE IT" (SCRIPT) / (TRADE MARK) / HORSE-RADISH
TWO TONE STONEWARE, TOOK LIGHTNING STYLE STOPPER, 3 7/8" X 2 13/16" OR
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PETRIFIED DINOSAUR BONE.........OCT/17/09
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A PETRIFIED PIECE OF A DINOSAUR BONE. ABOUT 4" LONG BY 4 1/2" WIDE AT WIDEST POINT. NEXT PIC SHOWS OPPOSITE END.
PURCHASED AT OUR
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DINOSAUR BONE 2.........OCT/17/09
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SHOWS OPPOSITE END OF PETRIFIED BONE.
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COCA-COLA SIGN..........AUG/28/09
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THANKS / CALL / AGAIN / FOR / A / COCA-COLA
RED, YELLOW & WHITE PORCELAIN COVERED METAL SIGN. 13 5/8" X 3 1/2".
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FIGURINE..............JN/26/09
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HERE'S A BEAUTY! RECENTLY DUG. AT LEAST 19TH CENTURY, LIKELY OLDER. STILL RESEARCHING. ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? EMAIL ME.
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PIMPLED PITCHER.......JN/24/09
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POURING PITCHER, TOTALLY COVERED WITH "PIMPLES" ABOUT 1/4" LONG. 4 1/4" HIGH, 2 5/8" AT BASE.
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HELMETHEAD PIPE....JUNE/14/09...UPDATED JN/16/09
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A VERY UNUSUAL PIPE. THE BOWL IS A FULL BEARDED MAN'S HEAD, COMPLETE WITH HELMET. EYES PAINTED WHITE, WITH BLACK PUPILS. MORE STORY ON PAGE "VAN. IS. DIGS, ETC." , SUBPAG
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SPITTOON.........MAY/29/09
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PORCELAIN COVERED METAL SPITTOON. NO MARKINGS. DUG AT THE OXY HOTEL SITE.
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SPITTOON.........MAY/29/09
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POTTERY SPITTOON, NO MARKINGS, UNFORTUNATELY. DUG UNDER THE BUILDING, SEPT/9/04, BY BILL.
CIRCA PRE-1905
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PIPE............MAY/25/09
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WE FIND MANY OF THE SMALL CLAY PIPES FROM THE LATE 1800'S, BUT THIS ONE MUST HAVE BEEN OWNED BY A MORE WEALTHY GENTLEMAN.
RECENTLY DUG AT THE OLD
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CHINESE SNUFF.......UPDATED MAY 21/09
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RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS UNUSUAL, AND RARE, CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLE. IT'S ALL HAND CARVED, FROM BONE. HAS TWO DIFFERENT DRAWINGS PENCILLED ON BODY AND THEN GLAZED. 3&quo
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CHINESE SNUFF.......UPDATED MAY 21/09
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REVERSE SIDES
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EAGLE PENCIL.......MAY/18/09
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EAGLE PENCIL CO'S TIMBER PENCIL
EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY FIRST FOUNDED IN 1865. THIS DUG AT THE BUILDING. CAN'T FIND OUT ANYTHING ABOUT IT, YET.
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WALTHAM WATCH CASE.......MAY/17/09
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AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH CO.
COPPER ALLOY CONTAINER FOR POCKET WATCH, WITH ONE HALF OF WATCH ITSELF CASE.
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PONTILLED VASE.....MAY/9/09
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NO EMBOSSING, GROUND PONTILLED VASE.
VASELINE ? COLORED, SPIRALLED DESIGN, OVER 9" TO TOP OF BROKEN OFF LIP. I FOUND THIS AT OUR NANAIMO DUMP
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WATSON'S WHISKY
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WATSON'S DUNDEE WHISKY--SEE THAT YOU GET IT(WITHIN A SHIELD, BOTH SIDES)
UNDERGLAZE TRANSFERS, ON BOTH SIDES. ONE SIDE HAS 
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BALL COUNTERWEIGHT
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WOODEN BALL, WITH REMNANTS OF A LEATHER STRAP STAPLED TO IT. BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A COUNTERWEIGHT FOR A GATE, SO THE GATE WOULD ALWAYS CLOSE. ABOUT 5 1/2" ACROSS.
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BUCHANAN'S ASHTRAY
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BUCHANAN'S WHISKY--BLACK & WHITE
WHITE GLAZED ASHTRAY, GOLD TRIM ON EDGE, 5 3/8" ACROSS TOP.
I DUG THIS
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BUCHANAN'S ASHTRAY
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REVERSE SIDE: MANFCD FOR--JAMES BUCHANAN & Co LTD--BY--FRANK BEARDMORE & Co--FENTON----144
2 1/8" ACROSS BASE STAND.
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METAL TOYS
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ODD ASSORTMENT OF OLD METAL TOYS I'VE DUG OR DOVE
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BACK BAR BOTTLE
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60 OZ. BACK BAR LIQUOR BOTTLE BIMAL NO EMBOSSING, BUT A GREAT BOTTLE!
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BLACK FROZEN CHARLOTTE
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SOLID PORCELAIN, OR CHINA, DOLL. THE RARE BLACK ONE. STANDS ON ITS' OWN. 4 1/4" HIGH. WAS DUG IN NANAIMO IN PRE 1905 DUMP. PROBABLY WAS BURNT TO SOME DEGREE. HAS SOME DISCOLORATION
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METAL DETECTOR
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DETECTRON--NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
FROM THE 1940'S, I BELIEVE
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NANAIMO HOTELWARE..
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2 DISH SHARDS FROM THE "HOTEL WILSON NANAIMO. B. C." WITH A SUPERIMPOSED "HW" LOGO.
TWO CREAMER SHARDS, FIRST WITH "JOS.
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WAGAR TRAY
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WAGAR'S--ESTABLISHED 1885--REAL HOME MADE--ICE CREAM
A cool namesake addition to my various collections. A recent ebay purchase. 17"x12
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LARD PAIL.........NANAIMO
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HEMANS & WAMSLEY--PURE--KETTLE-LION(PICTORIAL)-RENDERED--LEAF LARD--NANAIMO, B.C.
HALF GALLON (I BELIEVE) METAL PAIL, METAL HANDLE, LABELLED.
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SEEDER
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PLANET JR--No.25
BELT DRIVEN SEED PLANTER WITH DIFFERENT SETTINGS FOR DIFFERENT VEGETABLE SEEDS.
YEAR?
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