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by WMassPete
Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1936 Wine Cone Top.
Replies: 17
Views: 2612
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Re: 1936 Wine Cone Top.

I dug a low-pro wine can maybe 15 years ago.....cannot recall what it was ...only semi legible..tossed it eventually......was surprised it was a wine can......
by WMassPete
Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PABST (evidently) near DEATH (again!) - litgation
Replies: 10
Views: 2447
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Re: PABST (evidently) near DEATH (again!) - litgation

here in Western Massachusetts - you are probably as likely to find a PBR as the cheap beer at any given bar as opposed to Bud or whatever- hmm...with such a popular brand - seems like some other brewer would like to team up with them.....
by WMassPete
Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:33 am
Forum: Dumping Trips and Stories
Topic: more from minn
Replies: 7
Views: 2309
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Re: more from minn

that Cliquot Club is the only pre-war soda can - 1938 - where did you dig it? - the exceedingly crappy one I found was in MA - and the fairly-decent one I got in a trade was dug in VT or NH -.... given they only made 600K cans (I think...or maybe it was 600K cases)- I don't think it got a terribly w...
by WMassPete
Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: whats it like dumping in New Hampshire??
Replies: 4
Views: 1226
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Re: whats it like dumping in New Hampshire??

I always thought it was better than Massachusetts - though every time I went - I had a great-uncle who knew a lot of dumps - Im sure Dave Lang would vouch for NH - if you have a day out there - you could always swing down here - revisit the Westfield dump 15 years later ...heh heh...
by WMassPete
Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I got the can I wanted from the auction
Replies: 13
Views: 2245
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Re: I got the can I wanted from the auction

its a tiny little state forest - and you have to be sort of sneaky..because its right on a hiking trail - Ive never been there..but.....the cellar hole is still full of 1930s Naragansett cans.....apparently....
by WMassPete
Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I got the can I wanted from the auction
Replies: 13
Views: 2245
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Re: I got the can I wanted from the auction

if that was the can I helped clean...I know where it was dug - does it have a chunk of rim missing near the seam...(?) - the place Im thinking - where one similar to this was dug -is in Rhode Island - somewhere near Newport - there were a bunch of the Ales - a couple Pales and one Beer.....as well a...
by WMassPete
Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: who has dumped a Bud Bock
Replies: 16
Views: 2527
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Re: who has dumped a Bud Bock

if you can find a particular Rustlings from 2002 - it has the full long rambly story in it..
by WMassPete
Mon Apr 02, 2018 4:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: who has dumped a Bud Bock
Replies: 16
Views: 2527
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Re: who has dumped a Bud Bock

yeah - the guy was having a tag sale - mostly furniture and other un-interesting things - I ask about bottles and cans and he responds "the only cans I have are rusty ones buried by the shed" - trying to be funny - so Im like - "ok - Ill take a look - here's a dollar" - and it tu...
by WMassPete
Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: who has dumped a Bud Bock
Replies: 16
Views: 2527
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Re: who has dumped a Bud Bock

I dug a few in Massachusetts
by WMassPete
Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vintage Beer Shirts Bulk e-mail sent to BCCA roster
Replies: 20
Views: 2867
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Re: Vintage Beer Shirts

are you all on the Rusty Bunch Facebook page (?) - that would be my guess - anything Im involved with on Facebook - Ill eventually get some sort of email related to.......actually fun trick - start coughing around your computer a lot and watch the cold medication ads come flying in!
by WMassPete
Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:15 pm
Forum: Dumping Photos
Topic: Neil K's random dumping pics
Replies: 22
Views: 8115
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Re: Neil K's random dumping pics

cool post - next time some bottle guy is saying "well..all the cans I find are rusty" - Ill show them this thread ....
anybody else think Steve looks a bit like Axl Rose?
by WMassPete
Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mindhunter TV show beer can prop error......
Replies: 6
Views: 1934
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Re: Mindhunter TV show beer can prop error......

they should have rented props from me (Ive done that...for a few movies/tv shows) - I pay attention to detail....
by WMassPete
Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mindhunter TV show beer can prop error......
Replies: 6
Views: 1934
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Re: Mindhunter TV show beer can prop error......

they should have rented props from me (Ive done that...for a few movies/tv shows) - I pay attention to detail....
by WMassPete
Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:15 pm
Forum: Advertise
Topic: Soda Cans for Sale (ALL SOLD)
Replies: 4
Views: 1692
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Re: Soda Cans for Sale

what does the V8 can count as(?) - that Sprite can looks interesting ....
by WMassPete
Tue Dec 19, 2017 12:24 am
Forum: Advertise
Topic: 70's, 80's and 90's full cigarette packs
Replies: 8
Views: 2889
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Re: 70's, 80's and 90's full cigarette packs

pretty cool - you should write a book about them...
by WMassPete
Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lion beer from Greater NY, brewed at Peter Dolger
Replies: 5
Views: 1413
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Re: Lion beer from Greater NY, brewed at Peter Dolger

I dug one of those - years ago ..probably the one Matt saw......
by WMassPete
Fri Oct 27, 2017 9:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Florida attic and crawlspace finds
Replies: 6
Views: 1756
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Re: Florida attic and crawlspace finds

hmm - keep an eye out for old chip bags and candy wrappers for me (!) - (and 'old' can be 1980s..1990s..)
by WMassPete
Thu May 11, 2017 12:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big box of dumpers..
Replies: 10
Views: 3213
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Re: Big box of dumpers..

urgh (!!) - I had a case of English Lad Ales as clean- and many that were cleaner ....than the one in that auction - but it all ended up being a debacle (which I can't remember most of exactly what happened any more ...) - of me moving out - some cans getting tossed- me giving some to Don Raymond - ...
by WMassPete
Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:46 am
Forum: Advertise
Topic: Ethiopia, Mauritius Island, France, Spain - something for everyone
Replies: 2
Views: 1469
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Re: Ethiopia, Mauritius Island, France, Spain - something for everyone

looking at your sold listings - have you ever considered doing buy-it-now with best offers - if you are selling things that are likely going to have one bidder (I do a lot of that because I sell really weird crap like old shampoo bottles and mail order catalogs..etc) - if you price it at 20 - and th...
by WMassPete
Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: free brewery signs in Western MA
Replies: 1
Views: 1132
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free brewery signs in Western MA

would be interesting if someone has a very large display - saw it on Craigslist and figured someone here might be interested - I wonder if they had any other interesting items as vintage display pieces inside - Ive never been there - its in Springfield https://westernmass.craigslist.org/zip/60113749...
by WMassPete
Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:36 am
Forum: Bottle Digging
Topic: Cold Winter Dig.
Replies: 11
Views: 6023
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Re: Cold Winter Dig.

yeah - Im still looking for any sort of food/snack related stuff you might see - most of the abandoned houses (more like shacks way out in the woods) are usually empty up here in MA - I use Google earth to find ones where you would never think to look - it has lead to a couple dumps as well....
by WMassPete
Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:16 am
Forum: Bottle Digging
Topic: Cold Winter Dig.
Replies: 11
Views: 6023
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Re: Cold Winter Dig.

take some pictures in the houses - I wonder what you might find underneath as well - hopefully no signs of squatters (those buildings are pretty far gone) - any other weird crap in/under there?
by WMassPete
Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:59 pm
Forum: Advertise
Topic: does anyone collect field and stream, popular science, mechanix ill.
Replies: 1
Views: 1293
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Re: does anyone collect field and stream, popular science, mechanix ill.

find out if your friend has any old things like - fishing/sporting catalogs - outdoor supplies/gear catalog - tool catalogs - those magazines do ok - but - the catalogs sell really good on Ebay - any sort of catalog....Ive sold a lot of old brochures dealing with hunting lodges and outfitters too - ...
by WMassPete
Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any Canadian guys/gals near a Rona Home & Garden?
Replies: 19
Views: 3316
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Re: Any Canadian guys/gals near a Rona Home & Garden?

Id like to see a photo of your collection - I run into a lot of handy-oilers - are you just looking for 3-in-1 oil?
by WMassPete
Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cone top Soup Cans?
Replies: 10
Views: 2321
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Re: Cone top Soup Cans?

it reminds me of those cheap little burners you would use with Sterno - those aren't inverted ribs but holes in the burner so air gets under it...
by WMassPete
Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cone top Soup Cans?
Replies: 10
Views: 2321
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Re: Cone top Soup Cans?

I think that is supposed to be a "burner" on a stove that looks like a soup can ....
by WMassPete
Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:51 pm
Forum: Dumping Trips and Stories
Topic: never went dumping
Replies: 12
Views: 19478
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Re: never went dumping

if you ever feel like coming up to Western Massachusetts - I know some spots
by WMassPete
Fri Dec 16, 2016 7:53 pm
Forum: Advertise
Topic: does anyone collect 6 pk holder side panels??
Replies: 25
Views: 8317
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Re: does anyone collect 6 pk holder side panels??

probably why I don't have a wife...sigh......haha
by WMassPete
Fri Dec 16, 2016 7:22 pm
Forum: Advertise
Topic: does anyone collect 6 pk holder side panels??
Replies: 25
Views: 8317
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Re: does anyone collect 6 pk holder side panels??

well...not bread wrappers particularly - but I do collect old food packaging - and some household products - so hoarder houses tend to catch my attention ..my odd collections are sort of a "mission creep" on my part...- old bottles led to digging beer cans - beer cans led to other cans/tin...

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