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Show y : . j . V . itr ' Jt ' . All I s f y ? - t h 1 " I ? 111 . I t "y.-NtM-,. ...ml jt . I .-. "1 - - ' ' ' ''-- w . , v, , , ' f ' " Part of an antique bottle collection being be-ing exhibited . at the. Moab Museum this month .by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman includes this Jenny Lind bot-'tle, bot-'tle, left,, more, than 100 years old. The 'collection also, has bottles of all shapes and sizes as well as in different colors. Poison bottles, the small one on the right, were made triangular in . shape so that they could be easily distinguished distinguish-ed in the dark., ' . Great Weather for Bottle Collecting, Getting Out in Canyonlands Country As the weather begins to cool, .weekend exploring in Canyonlands ': Countr again begins , to draw residents out of doors. Summertime in this this, area is beautiful, but hot. . Fall and spring present some : of . the beat times ' to explore the country surrounding surroun-ding Moab valley. , - . Bottle collecting is a nobby which can ' elicit enjoyment from even' the most amateur collector. It requires almost no special ' skills, a keen eye, a shovel,' and some interest should suffice for an interesting interest-ing day of hunting. .'One of the First things to keep in mind in collecting bottles is that early American Ameri-can settlers were not refuse collectors. In many cases, you just tossed everything out the back door. If you were especially neat, you might have a pile somewhere farther back from the place ' you lived. These family "dumps" are good places t start '. your hunt for bottles. Behind the ruins of any old cabin, house corral, er other building may prove to be a good place to start. Remember, Remem-ber, however, that digging near any Indian ruins is prohibited pro-hibited by the Antiquities Act and any removal of objects, however small, from National Nat-ional Park Service land is also not allowed. (Remember, too, that if a dig is planned on private property, the owner own-er might feel a little picked on if you fail to get permission permis-sion in advance). Bureau of Land Manege: ment officials, as well as National Forest . Service officials of-ficials do not become, too upset when digging occurs on these public lands, however, how-ever, they do request that you fill the holes you dig and they ask that you do not leave any litter. , Tin cans often provide a clue to a place where refuse has been dumped, when you see some of. these the old ones had a lead spot the size of a dime on both the top and bottom of the can start looking. In addition to . finding pieces of old glass, which is much easier to locate lo-cate than complete bottles, you will find other bits from America's past such as handmade hand-made tools, cups, horseshoes and other bits of history. Old handblown bottles may be distinguished by the large number of bubbles found in the glass. They come in a variety of sizes and shapes and .originally contained ' everything ev-erything from cooking ingredients in-gredients to Dr. Hostetter's stomach bitters. The display at the Moab Museum this month is a collection col-lection of old bottles belonging belong-ing to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman. They show what can be accomplished with a little searching and a lot of enjoyment. Some of the bot- ties are over a hundred years old. The Jenny Lind, perhaps per-haps the oldest of the collection collec-tion was found in a junk store in New Orleans. Others of the collection, including the Chinese- bottles were found in Wyoming, Colorado and some in , the area surrounding sur-rounding Moab. Some of the places in this area which produce the best finds, Mrs. Norman stated, are those areas which were used by crews which worked on the railroads in the late 1800's. Books on collection of bottles bot-tles are available in several stores in town as well as at the museum itself, for those who wish to pursue this delightful de-lightful hobby further. |