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Genghis Cant wrote: »

Found this in the garden today. Anyone have any ideas? It was corked at some stage and there appears to be a logo or insignia on both sides that looks teardrop shaped.

I'm curious as to what it was used for too.
You could ask over here and someone may know - https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=394

ganmo wrote: »

I once found an old Fanta glass bottle think it was about a litre. Embossed on it was 'please return to us' I was very tempted to send it to coke but it ended up in the recycling

When we were in National School our favourite pocket money wheeze was to gather up 3 or 4 Fanta or 7Up bottles from the local pub alleyway, and bring them around to the shop next door for the refund!

Nekarsulm wrote: »

When we were in National School our favourite pocket money wheeze was to gather up 3 or 4 Fanta or 7Up bottles from the local pub alleyway, and bring them around to the shop next door for the refund!

Oh how I remember those days, Fanta, 7UP, and TK bottles were highly sought after. Awful pity that beverage companies switched to plastic bottles as micro plastics in our Oceans and Marine species wouldn't be such an issue. I heard on the radio that Germany (I think) still have a glass bottle bounty.

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Found this in the garden today. Anyone have any ideas? It was corked at some stage and there appears to be a logo or insignia on both sides that looks teardrop shaped.

snuff bottle maybe

https://www.google.ie/search?q=jade+snuff+bottle+qing+dynasty&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&tbs=simg:CAESlgEJbvgas0D6xV4aigELEKjU2AQaBAgVCAQMCxCwjKcIGmEKXwgDEich2RbdFtcWggbpC-gL2wOPBPQKkSKbIMso_1izWIZQijSLrNI4ikiIaMFwiuc_1_1d6G5yggxbZIdU7aBKNZS5Ax7J7K1bjwpmoek1iSK6TcPQAyi3_1pUc88fEiAEDAsQjq7-CBoKCggIARIElsjksgw&fir=Rw9IoW0FXls98M%253A%252Cy5qhXual9D95XM%252C_&usg=__1Vmq8G8yTT4G5vjD8lHEIQW1lWE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV4OzmiOrYAhUlLcAKHQj5C7QQ9QEITzAN#imgrc=Rw9IoW0FXls98M:

You won't believe this!

https://goo.gl/images/HiQ2np

I'd say it fits especially with the teardrop.

Either that or a perfume bottle.
But money's on for holding ashes.

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Note the dimentions though.
'1 1/16"(h) x 1"(w) - please note that size may vary slightly, as these are hand-made.'

45mm across by 70mm long ( Inc spout!) is the one here.
I've no idea what it is. But strangely enough it won't stand up unaided cos the end of the heart is pointed.

orm0nd wrote: »

When I saw it first my immediate thoughts were perfume but thought it looked too big

Hopefully someone over in Collectables And Antiques will put us out of our misery.
If I find out I'll post here :-)

Odelay wrote: »

Heard a good one on the telly earlier, "sheep are easier to loose than biros".

Too true, spent from early morning on saturday to the afternoon walking the mountain looking for buried sheep. Found five in one drift that had managed to form a lovely little circle around them but they were in about three feet of show and couldn't climb out, even though there was another foot of snow below them. the dogs scented out another two fully buried with a small air hole above them and i had to carry them off the mountain. I was completely knackered when i made it back home, my calves were on fire from trudging through three feet of snow, i'm missing about six or seven at a rough count so won't get back to the mountain until wednesday, until a lot of the snow has melted. The joys of PT farming, unfortunately one of them was dead by sunday morning despite giving her life-aids and glucose.
Then I had a guy here laying kerbs and i had to screed concrete for him the rest of saturday afternoon.

Cripes Moo, was at the rugby match in Thomond Park yesterday. what happened that your doing this to him?

Be careful on the de-balling. I know someone who lost a few. They were on slats. Keep them very clean.

Well my week is up tomorrow morning so back to Ireland. There's only a few to do as they missed being banded at birth and they'll be on straw after. Owners sister is a vet so I'm sure they'll be well minded!

orm0nd wrote: »

Terrible news locally yesterday. Teenage boy killed in farm accident. Whole community is numbed

Awful to hear. I was supposed to meet a man today but he got called away to support the school.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Mooooooo. Was at feet this morning, shoes being put on with glue and heat gun and using an angle grinder :eek:
Just injecting whole herd now for worms/fluke and then vet arriving for pidr work, dehorning and de-balling!
4.30 am milking start still seems a bit early!!!!!

That's a better education right there than any course or degree.

Why the 4.30 start?
Long milking time, early milk collection, milking 3 times/day, tradition or none of the above.

Say my name wrote: »

That's a better education right there than any course or degree.

Why the 4.30 start?
Long milking time, early milk collection, milking 3 times/day, tradition or none of the above.

Just try to have a 12 hour split with them. Dehorned about 30 today with the giant snips, fecking fun trying to split them from pens and then the heifers got mixed with the bullocks so was running around lifting tails to check

Guys bit of a weird one. I'm sitting down with my dad this evening to get a full understanding where water pipes are, water connections , electric wires etc are buried and all small things you don't know you don't know until something goes wrong!! I'm going through the water first. Any one think of any other questions I should be asking? Some of our land I've walked once in the past 20 years as it's been rented. I've walked all the boundaries so clear on that anyway!! Just if he's not here and something goes wrong itl stop me panicking!!