Some southwest finds

#1

My brother and I spent a few days in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. Too much snow in the mountains for pit digging so we looked for some surface dumps that may have color. We found a large dump of mostly oil cans, there were a few beers but they were few and far between. One pile was all irtp Mitchell’s, A/1 oi’s, and Koenig brau cones. Infortunately the beers were dominated by infamously dreaded two sided Coors. One mystery low pro turned out to be another Apache. At least we found some color.

#2

Killer color at that. Nice instant oil collection. That Hortons is cool. Has it been dug out west before?

#3

Nice nice nice Jay. Better cans than what I found in Arizona back in November. Sweet finds bud

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#4

That Apache is awesome. You don't find those every day. What city is the Hamm's from?

- Mike

#5

Very nice.

#6

Thanks, unfortunately most cans were sunburnt beyond soaking. The hamms were all from St. Paul. No Texas or California cans. This was mostly a shop dump. Tons of oil cans. I think Horton’s has been found out here before by others. I found a few on old 66 near Albuquerque before.

#7

Mmm...65 year old motor oil still half a can. Well it’s actually millions of years old. Anyone down for a shot??

#8

Talk about iron guts club

#9

Nice find! I have always thought that if I didn't collect beer cans I would collect oil cans. Oil cans are interesting but I don't have room for them!

#10

Jay, nice petroliana cans plus a breweriana holy grail !

#11

Just checked the last of the mystery cones...two more Apaches.

#12

Why is it that Apaches only end up baked colorless in the desert, while thousands of Acmes and Budweiser's were encapsulated in Adobe walls in all their color and glory?

- Mike

#13

Longhorn Mike wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:14 am Why is it that Apaches only end up baked colorless in the desert, while thousands of Acmes and Budweiser's were encapsulated in Adobe walls in all their color and glory?

- Mike

Probably because the Apaches didn't stack well.

ABC

#14

StL ABC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:11 am
Longhorn Mike wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:14 am Why is it that Apaches only end up baked colorless in the desert, while thousands of Acmes and Budweiser's were encapsulated in Adobe walls in all their color and glory?

- Mike
Probably because the Apaches didn't stack well.

ABC

Sorry....I couldn't resist.

ABC

#15

Jay wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:31 am Just checked the last of the mystery cones...two more Apaches.

Congrats

post a picture of those 2 or all 3 together. LEON.

#16

Leon, I’ll post one this afternoon.

Jay

#17

ok, waiting.

#18

Sorry, I had a busy afternoon. Here they are...

#19

That's OK, I understand. Were they total Mystery's when you found them? if so they cleaned up good enough to be readable. Nice score.

LEON.

#20

As many of these that have been dumped (Apaches) over the years, you would think there would be a least a few dumpers with some color (buried and protected from the sun). They are always sun baked and "ghost" cans like those above.

Has anyone ever seen a dumper with color?

#21

These were found in a high desert Mesa in Arizona with no color or indication at all. No cover and cattle had been stepping on them for 70 years. I have another year here. Maybe I can find one with better color...

#22

Jay wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:36 pm These were found in a high desert Mesa in Arizona with no color or indication at all. No cover and cattle had been stepping on them for 70 years. I have another year here. Maybe I can find one with better color...

We're counting on you Jay. Find enough for everybody!

#23

Conehead wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:56 pm
Jay wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:36 pm These were found in a high desert Mesa in Arizona with no color or indication at all. No cover and cattle had been stepping on them for 70 years. I have another year here. Maybe I can find one with better color...
We're counting on you Jay. Find enough for everybody!

There was that big find of like 70 dumpers in Arizona about 10 years ago wasn't there. Maybe Jay can do the same, only this time they'll be buried 2 or 3 feet & in grade 2 condition

#24

Nice finds! Where was the Horton's originally from? The only thing I could find on the 'net was that it was a New York brewery. ???

#25

piperjj wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:50 amWhere was the Horton's originally from?

As per USBC 1 it is from Metropolis Brewing and could be from either Trenton NJ or New York, NY.

#26

piperjj wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:50 amWhere was the Horton's originally from?

As per USBC 1 it is from Metropolis Brewing and could be from either Trenton NJ or New York, NY.

#27

Horton's are found from time to time in the northern part of the state usually with Pilser's can

Awesome finds on the APaches

Jay make sure you plan to come up for the Roadrunner show next month

Dan

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