tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post8507388556441433514..comments2024-02-11T15:10:08.556-08:00Comments on Dumpdiggers: Acquiring Antique Bottles From Excavators in Downtown Toronto Construction Sites - May 2011robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-35165675579475595322017-08-29T09:53:18.062-07:002017-08-29T09:53:18.062-07:00Hey, we are doing an excavation (Dupont area - Tor...Hey, we are doing an excavation (Dupont area - Toronto) and so far we have 6 boxes full of antique bottles. Write me at this email if you are interested amanaconstructions@gmail.com thanks Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702042733408614402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-62126083541102350832014-07-20T10:31:58.229-07:002014-07-20T10:31:58.229-07:00I am willing to purchase any artifacts found. They...I am willing to purchase any artifacts found. They will be treasured as a piece of History and will not be resold! rshanks@ecomindedinnovations.com<br />Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-90521697121420133442014-03-27T03:40:53.802-07:002014-03-27T03:40:53.802-07:00To me all the bottles are valuable because they ar...To me all the bottles are valuable because they are old and historical. They tell a story about life then. I'm a fool, but I would have bought them all to preserve them. Lolfusciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060207580434484421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-50772174301213736762013-08-10T15:54:53.436-07:002013-08-10T15:54:53.436-07:00I operate same type of boring machine and have fou...I operate same type of boring machine and have found many bottles downtown Toronto. Can't seem to part with them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-13129708789437807212011-08-25T23:07:40.045-07:002011-08-25T23:07:40.045-07:00I know all the diggers personally and was involved...I know all the diggers personally and was involved in all the big digs back in the 80`s. Not only was there commradery amonst us, there was also a true love for the artifacts being uncovered. Only a fool would not take into consideration the financial aspect of the hobby. Selling for top dollar is what it is all about. When you want to buy a thousand dollar bottle you gotta wring out every cent of those 50 dollar hackers. I`ve dug thousands of early Toronto bottles and have had pretty much all the rare ones grace my shelf at one time or another. When it gets to the point of having a fortune tied up in the stuff it is time to move some along. Only the best and rarest examples will appreciate in value, if your lucky enough to dig them you don`t care about the price tag, if you have to sell a pile of mediocre stuff to pull together the asking price then yes.....you will want top dollar for what your selling. Greed has no place in the hobby, most diggers work in teams and fairly distribute the days finds between themselves regardless of who had the lucky shovel that day. If it is decided the wares are to be sold, only an idiot would let a $1000 piece go for a hundred bucks......SSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-68943130147533479732011-07-10T04:10:40.083-07:002011-07-10T04:10:40.083-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven R. McPheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581105955495980890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-59248239000162621272011-07-09T09:19:10.498-07:002011-07-09T09:19:10.498-07:00I am a construction worker working in Toronto in t...I am a construction worker working in Toronto in the last two years i have found over forty antique bottles. I have sold none i have them on display in my living room some are from the late 1800's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-27389172798836961472011-06-09T20:24:24.773-07:002011-06-09T20:24:24.773-07:00Actually, this bit from a blog about mudlarking in...Actually, this bit from a blog about mudlarking in the UK sums up my feelings about many Toronto-area diggers, including the ones Rob enjoys to suggest are "special" (I suspect he's just being sardonic ... whatever it takes to build a writing career, I suppose):<br /><br />The contemporary mudlarks, equipped with metal detectors, spades and rubber waders, are a tight-lipped bunch. Yesterday, I tried to engage several in conversation without much success. They are not genial, academic or enthusiastic collector types but hard-bitten, secretive grumps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-35865452574273071112011-06-05T21:55:48.545-07:002011-06-05T21:55:48.545-07:00I am, in fact, a collector. And that's great y...I am, in fact, a collector. And that's great you don't care about money. You're a minority. Trying "sharing" a digging spot with some of Toronto's well-known "collectors" and you won't see their love of history shining through. If you want to see a more balanced and informed view of the hobby, visit the UK collecting site:<br />http://www.bottledigging.org.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-19341897017032139332011-06-02T07:09:43.718-07:002011-06-02T07:09:43.718-07:00To the person talking about greed and money - you ...To the person talking about greed and money - you must not be a collector. I don't know of any bottle collector who's motivation is money or greed. Collectors want to collect, so anything they do is motivated by that - the drive is to acquire that next tough or rare bottle and if we can find creative ways to do it all the better. I've been collecting for 7 years or so and if money was my prime motivator I'd have quit long ago. 99.999% of what you find is worthless monetarily, but the history and the beauty of the bottles makes it all worthwhile. I've sold basically nothing and what I have sold didn't bring much money. On the other hand I've spent a fair bit in time, money and sweat to build a small but interesting collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-77175732753117763232011-05-31T07:27:44.384-07:002011-05-31T07:27:44.384-07:00Rob,
Do you know why the city decided to put the K...Rob,<br />Do you know why the city decided to put the Keating Channel back in 1941? Does it have a purpose?kirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203504048090269826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-13161678244761948852011-05-29T20:11:23.068-07:002011-05-29T20:11:23.068-07:00It strikes me that many of your posts are about bo...It strikes me that many of your posts are about bottle collecting and money -- the bottle show a case in point. Does anyone actually collect for the sheer pleasure of it, or is it always greed that motivates? Your articles sugar coat the hobby. Were you to be somewhat less obliging toward the diggers you seem to enjoy placing on a pedestal, you would give your readers a more accurate and honest picture of hobby. Your words often suggest that the diggers you know are great iconoclasts -- which is another way of saying downright competitive and ready to do just about anything to get the better of the other fellow. I do think there are a few enthusiasts who do it for the sake of discovery and pure enjoyment, but they’re a minority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-4415085076301048722011-05-28T11:45:38.391-07:002011-05-28T11:45:38.391-07:00Very interesting and entertaining article Rob. Be...Very interesting and entertaining article Rob. Best one yet.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204349102439521436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-49424938717704419662011-05-27T08:11:55.186-07:002011-05-27T08:11:55.186-07:00What a fascinating article! I live in the Beach, n...What a fascinating article! I live in the Beach, not too far from this site, and am intrigued by both the history and the finds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com