Found a 1920s soda bottle while digging up a bush in my backyard last weekend

I was planting a rhododendron near the fence in my backyard in Portland and my shovel hit glass. Dug it out carefully and it was a whole soda bottle from a local bottling company that shut down in 1932. The embossing is still readable and the stopper is intact. Made me wonder how many old things are just sitting a foot under our lawns. Anyone else found random stuff in their yard like this?

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andrew85422d ago

Read an article last year about how old bottles like that can be worth money to collectors, especially ones with local history tied to them. Might be worth getting it appraised before you clean it up too much.

harper_wright22d ago

Oh wow, that's a solid find. Did you try looking up the bottling company to see if the bottle design matches any old photos or ads from that era? I'm curious if the embossing says a specific flavor or if it's just the company name. The intact stopper is the real kicker, most old ones I've seen are busted or missing.