Outhouse diggers: Looking for gold(en bottles) in Butte
My friend James Campiglia sent me some nice bottle PR he’s getting up in Montana. Keep me posted and good luck! An email and link is noted below:Hello Ferd,Look at this nice bit of publicity we got....
View ArticlePost Office against Diggers? Hmmmm
Incoming email from James Campaglia. See Outhouse PatrolOn Friday Aug 24th, a friend and I went to the state run historical society (McFarland Curatorial Center) in Virginia City, Montana to see what...
View ArticleLooking at some of the Bitters Bottles on the steamboat Bertrand – Part 1
James Campiglia, in a series of recent emails, embedded the following statement within one portion of his commentary which inspired this post:“Also found a picture of a shard you may want to post....
View ArticleLooking at some of the Bitters Bottles on the steamboat Bertrand – Part 2
Objects from the riverboat Bertrand are kept in a temperature- and humidity-controlled enviorment behind plexiglass. – DeSoto National Wildlife RefugeLooking at some of the Bitters Bottles on the...
View ArticleLatest news from Outhouse Patrol up in Montana
“We awoke to a very cold early October rainy morning after trying to sleep through high winds whistling through the broken out windows and creaking old door.”Always nice to hear from my friend James...
View ArticleLog Cabin Series – Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters
Log Cabin Series – Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters22 December 2012 (R•052714)From The Bertrand Bottles – A Study of 19th-Century Glass and Ceramic Containers by Ronald R. Switzer. Published by the National...
View ArticleCleaning my Montana Hutches and Blobs
Montana Bottle NewsThe latest from my pal James Campiglia up in Montana. Just a reminder, anyone can send me pictures and news of your collection or your bottle adventures. Let’s open the hobby up as...
View ArticleMontana Territory – Deer Lodge County 1867-1879
MONTANA TERRITORYDEER LODGE COUNTY 1867-1879Original Research of OuthousePatrol.comby Reginald Shoeman27 November 2013I have attached a preface to my article on the Deer Lodge Montana Territory gold...
View ArticleThe rest of the story of Lorenzo D. Youngblood and his Tonic Bitters
The rest of the story of Lorenzo D. Youngblood and his Tonic Bittersby James Viguerie17 February 2014I am looking into four patents on Texas bitters. They were patented by Texans living in the...
View ArticleBottle News from the Big Sky Country
Bottle News from the Big Sky Country30 November 2014Always like to hear from James Campiglia up in Bozeman, Montana aka Big Sky Country. He and his digging buddies with Outhouse Patrol have it covered...
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