2018-04-23 15:12
Toronto Bottle Show & Sale hosted by the Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club was held at the Pickering Recreation Complex again, and once again this year the show was really well attende… Read More
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A low tech treasure hunter uses vintage maps and steel probes to find and excavate antiques and collectibles in forgotten heritage sites.
2018-01-26 08:28
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2017-02-23 12:45
Basement waterproofers who dig trenches around old homes in historic regions of Toronto very often find valuable antique bottles and early Canadian pottery - that's not a new story. Ri… Read More
2017-01-25 18:50
The St Lawrence neighbourhood is getting a 'Residential Rebirth' as per Toronto Waterfront Magazine, and that means excavators will soon be cracking through the asphalt and digging deep hole… Read More
2016-12-02 17:33
Let's marvel at the new trend toward making and maintaining office lobby museums. When culturally clever merchants keep curious collectibles in their office lobbies a… Read More
2016-10-04 15:42
On Saturday night, Oct 1st 2016, Dumpdiggers attended an historic sporting event at the Super Wonder Gallery in Toronto. In this wide open art gallery near Bloor and Ossington, I watched Ho… Read More
2016-07-08 23:28
Dumpdiggers often find old golf balls, wooden golf course tees and other golf related items that were disposed of decades ago. Wood and metal clubs, hats, bags, pennants and jackets don't su… Read More
2016-05-15 20:44
When I saw Ace of Spades post this image of a James Ryder Ginger Beer bottle from Guelph on Flickr, I knew there had to be a backstory, and so I asked him for more narrative in the comments… Read More
2016-04-19 00:48
The 22st annual Toronto Bottle Show and Sale by the Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club was held again this year at the Pickering Recreation Complex and again this year the bottle show was r… Read More
2016-01-29 13:33
So I bought some antique glass bottles... I paid $60 cash for three nice pieces of glass.The transaction occurred at twelve noon on Tuesday 26th January 2016 in the Cherry Beach parking area… Read More
2015-12-26 14:37
This is the Ontario Farmer's Gasoline Tax Exemption Book that was issued to my grandfather in 1944 so he could farm his land and feed the troops. The pages are filled with duplicates of the… Read More
2015-09-12 01:40
Play Antique Hunter at Glenerin Inn with me...If I showed you five different antiques, could you pinpoint which one is most valuable?This idea could be a web show? Or maybe a slick piece of… Read More
2015-09-12 01:40
Play Antique Hunter at Glenerin Inn with me...If I showed you five different antiques, could you pinpoint which one is most valuable?This idea could be a web show? Or maybe a slick piece of… Read More
2015-07-12 20:58
http://www.ebay.com/itm/James-Walsh-Co-124-Berkeley-St-Toronto-Ca-Hamilton-Torpedo-Soda-Water-Bottle-/201383978288?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:ITAbove is a link to Abel's antique bottle sale on eBa… Read More
2015-07-03 22:39
Thursday 23rd of June 2015, Dumpdiggers watched Eric Davy Funerary Glass Artist make a custom glass funeral urn in the glassblowers' studio at the base of the Mississauga Living Arts Center… Read More
2015-04-21 06:00
This 21st annual Toronto Bottle Show and Sale is a monumental undertaking by the Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club and was held this year at the Pickering Recreation Complex located at 186… Read More
2015-03-20 23:17
The excavation site of the Forward and Newton condominiums, on the S.E. corner of Bathurst and Fort York Blvd. in downtown Toronto, has exposed the site of what was once the Through Freight… Read More
2015-03-18 16:39
Raccoon fur is back in fashion... in China. So it behooves Dumpdiggers and antiques pickers to keep a sharp eye out for good quality coats in Canadian thrift stores to sell for more mo… Read More
2014-12-13 00:05
CEO Shaun Navazesh keeps ancient bread making relics on display at Shasha Bread Company headquarters in Etobicoke Ontario. Photo: Shasha Shaun NavazeshIn December 2014 Shasha Shaun Na… Read More
2014-11-21 14:53
Colt Paper started back in 1935 when Sidney Colt realized that there was a need for boxes in Toronto. He began buying and selling used boxes, doing business under the name S. Colt &&hell…Read More
2014-09-30 18:49
The old Town of Markham Ontario has lots of history and contains many venerated historians, not the least of which is Carl Parsons, seen here at the 2012 Toronto bottle show with a great big… Read More
2014-08-14 13:32
On the August 2014 long weekend, myself and a couple other incorrigible dumpdiggers trekked north to Alliston Bed and Breakfast, Stevenson Farms, 5923 King Street North (County Rd. 15) Allis… Read More
2014-03-08 12:22
The Maid of the Mist tour boat license has changed hands. The original Maid of the Mist tours, the boat that takes tourists through the mists at the base of the largest waterfalls in the wor… Read More
2013-11-29 20:29
Last weekend we traveled to buy knitting supplies and write a blog review of the Spinrite Factory Outlet Store in Listowel Ontario, and as we drove along those long flat roads bisecting sno… Read More
2013-09-25 14:22
The nether regions just two feet under the cobblestones of the Distillery District have been uncovered and explored by contractors off and on for the last hundred years, but there's always l… Read More
2013-06-16 16:54
Tearing down an old barn in a small town outside of Oshawa Ontario yields a treasure trove of timeless trinkets.This picture brought to you by basement flooring for a warm and dry bottom lay… Read More
Toronto Bottle Collectors Club Meeting, March 2013 Celebrated Animal Themes On Bottles And Stoneware
2013-03-18 22:44
And the animals came out that night...Brian Johnston holds a gorgeous salt glazed stoneware six gallon crock with pretty hand drawn bird figural pattern and distinctive cobalt blue slip tai… Read More
2013-03-18 18:43
When downtown Toronto was growing up in the late 1800s, the engineers buried all the little creeks and streams that used to course across the land. They just filled them in with whatev… Read More
2013-03-01 00:18
Fifty vintage whisky bottles show some of the alcohol products that were made in the Distillery District compound and distributed all over the world. At the back of Pure Spirits seafoo… Read More
2013-02-20 02:46
Congratulations Greg Toney otherwise known as SCdigger, Saving History is a good show that is getting more professional and more exciting to watch every episode. I have known the YouTu… Read More
2013-02-08 22:36
Scribner Auction is proud to host the 2nd Annual February Long Wknd MULTI-CONSIGNOR ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE AUCTIONSaturday Feb 16, 2013, 10am start. Attendees can expect to see some… Read More
2013-01-22 15:08
Gadabout Vintage at 1300 Queen St E is owned and operated by Victoria Dinnick, who gave Dumpdiggers a walking tour of her famous antiques store on 19th January 2013. Inside this front cabine… Read More
2012-10-18 12:33
I spent almost three quarters of an hour with the Ace of Spades last week, and his new digging buddy Trails (right), taking pictures and talking shop. It was agreed we would all meet again… Read More
2012-10-17 16:14
Behold, Dumpdiggers Fashion Accessories. Below is a link to a Men's necktie on Zazzle.com that shows a vintage map of Toronto circa 1901; the map shows the Toronto lake shore and the d… Read More
2012-09-30 12:45
by guest author, Michael BernzweigDumpdigging is all about finding “diamonds in the rough.” As the saying goes… when diamonds are extracted from mines, they don't look ver… Read More
2012-09-18 22:06
Rob CampbellThe 19th annual 2012 Toronto Bottle & Antique Show and Sale was Sunday April 22nd at the Oriole Community Centre at 2975 Don Mills Rd in Toronto Ontario. There were ove… Read More
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