As a complete newbie, my comments should be taken with a pillar of salt. That being said:
Try looking down - topographically, where refuse might have tumbled towards water or large/very old trees.
If you have a metal detector, remember that beeps may indicate other goodies.
Widen...
Steve,
Thanks for your reply. I was not the one who spoke to you on the phone, but there aren't many of us on the hill. As for the Greenspring Valley book, there is an older one that we lent out years ago and never got back. I think I'll try to find another.
I've tried to upload some...
Cobalt bottles, I am interested where you might have found Chattolanee bottle(s). I know they were exported into Baltimore and along the railroad lines. Stock, the owner, advertised them as far as Europe, but I've only heard tell of them as far as Pennsylvaina, and the western Maryland...
Rhona, thanks! I actually live 15 minutes from where the Balto bottle show will be held, and will definitely be there. I appreciate your response, as I've felt lonely in my endeavor. I am so in love with my site that I have trouble not going out and digging by moonlight! It all began with a...
I know my lack of camera makes this undesirable, but can anyone help me IDing a 12 inch crock/stoneware marked Appolinaris-Brunnen in a circle design, below which appears Georg Kreuzberg, Ahrweiller,Rheinpreussen. On the back is a hand inscribed number and symbol. Any help is appreciated. My...
Almost a year ago, I found that my home is located on the site of a defunct hotel (operating from 1880's through 1920's) in Maryland, which touted the healthy mineral water derived from the numerous natural springs on the property, until it burned down. We on Chattolanee Hill still get our...