Dumpdiggers
Blog URL http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.com
Located Toronto, Ontario Canada
Tags antique glass bottle, privyrod, map, eBay, frugal, old dumps, relic, stoneware, early Canadian pottery
Low tech treasure hunters research and recover antiques and collectibles from century old dumps in Toronto, Canada.
Latest Blog Posts
- Elfshot: Sticks and Stones, an Archeology Blog on Canada Blog Friends on Sep 27, 2009 in resource archaeologist flintknapper Tim Rast archeology sticks and stones Elfshot St Johns Canada Blog Friends
Tim Rast writes Elfshot: Sticks and Stones, which is an archeology blog centered on his life and work in St Johns, Newfoundland. Tim is a modern day flintknapper and his domain is profiled this week on Canada Blog Friends.A flintknapper is someone wh...
- Passion for the Past Antiques in Toronto on Sep 13, 2009 in red glass antiques Joseph Clement Lorraine Glass Co Passion for the Past hand blown
The writing is on the chalkboard out front of Passion for the Past antiques store at 1646 Queen St West (Queen and Roncesvalles) in downtown Toronto, Ontario. For ten years now the shop at the top of the hill has been selling fine china, dishware, gl...
- The Canadiana Guidebook by William Philip Wilson on Aug 30, 2009 in pewter Schrank Canadiana guide Hepplewhite treen Portneuf pottery Thomas Ormsbee weathervanes William Philip Wilson H.Piper and Brothers Quebec maple sugar moulds Naughty Nellie bootjack
Among the many research tools that I treasure as much as my treasures, is a small paperback book published in 1974 by Greey de Pencier Publications in Toronto called The Canadiana Guidebook and subtitled Antique Collecting in Ontario. The author, Wil...
- Glover Boys visit Meyersburg Flea Market on Aug 14, 2009 in Warkworth Meyersburg Flea Market antiques dealers digging bottles in Ontario Bovril Fluid Beef
An article on Dumpdiggers.com details an Adventure in the Meyersburg Flea Market. The story explains how the youngsters sought information and transported a fresh dug amber cork top food flavouring bottle to that location for appraisal. Exploring the...
- Manhattan Well Diggers Excavate Old America on Jul 23, 2009 in privydigger Daniel McGee Manhattan Well Diggers privy probe New York City
Dumpdigging in Old American CitiesThat would be a good name for a book. Someone should focus on that subject and research and write that best seller; I'd only have to start an online discussion by which everyone involved can contribute their digs and...
- A Dumpdiggers Perusal on Jul 12, 2009 in J. Hollinger Hartz bottle golden triangle Shuttleworth cobalt blue Thos Downing poison bottles E.E. Rutherford
This dumpdigger made a house call today, Sat Jun 10th 2009 the author spent a lovely Saturday afternoon with Dale Thurman, deep in the concrete jungle, east of Yonge St just below Bloor, and right in the heart of Toronto's downtown core. The wise man...
- Time Team America Debuts on PBS on Jun 19, 2009 in TIME TEAM AMERICA television series Colin Campbell North Carolina PBS Fort Raleigh Adrien Hannus
The British hit TV series TIME TEAM, which plays on PBS on Monday nights has spawned an American franchise. TIME TEAM AMERICA debuts Wednesday, July 8 at 8 PM, ET on PBS. Yes it must be written all in caps, that's how they are branding the name.Much...
