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| Embossed Eddy and Eddy Bottle Find. |
This bottle was found in shallow water Wednesday. I thought it was a better find than it turned out to be.
Although this seems to be a common bottle, I haven't learned anything yet about Eddy and Eddy of St. Louis and would appreciate any information you might be able to provide.
I'll post it in my Bottle Barn site along with other new and old bottle finds.
On the same walk Wednesday I found I found this square copper nail laying in the sand at low tide. Its only about two inches long.
---I'll post it in my Bottle Barn site along with other new and old bottle finds.
On the same walk Wednesday I found I found this square copper nail laying in the sand at low tide. Its only about two inches long.
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| Square Copper Nail Sight Find. |
Would you think a four-inch-long corroded iron spike would be worth $150? That is the winning bid for one corroded spike of that size from the Atocha that sold in the recent Sedwick auction. I'm surprised the price was that high. Maybe you'll respect your own spike finds more now.
Here is the lot description.
The auction estimate was $80 - $150. I suppose the fact that it was from the Atocha with a Fisher certificate and fully conserved all increased the price.
It isn't difficult to conserve an iron item like that for yourself.
Another item that sold for above the auction estimate and more than I would have expected was the gold bead with the following auction description.
Small round, gold bead from the Atocha (1622). 0.95 gram, 1/2" in diameter. Simple, unadorned bead of what appears to be high-grade gold, the small hole through the middle well made and protruding on both sides, the outside very smooth, undoubtedly part of some large piece of jewelry. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #3910-A-82
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The auction estimate for that less than one gram of gold was $500 to $750, while the winning bid was $1,100. That one surprised me to. It is another Atocha item with Fisher certificate.
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The auction estimate for that less than one gram of gold was $500 to $750, while the winning bid was $1,100. That one surprised me to. It is another Atocha item with Fisher certificate.
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While trying to find information on Eddy and Eddy, I came across this amusing old ad for a product evidently called Rough-on-Rats.
Don't know if you can see it well in the illustration, but the box in the upper left has and creature with its feet in he air and the name of the product over it. Sure is different from today's advertising.
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Lee County is using a 1,500 pound drone to combat mosquitoes, so the next time you see a drone fly over don't think it is checking you out or going to drop a bomb.
Here is an article about various new uses of drones including that of monitoring mosquitoes in Florida
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The surf is only one to two feet today. It will bump up to possibly four feet this weekend.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
The surf is only one to two feet today. It will bump up to possibly four feet this weekend.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
