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Dear HISTARCHers,
Robert C. Leavitt wrote:
>I've heard, but been unable to trace down, reports that current
>construction in San Francisco in the past few months has uncovered a
bottle
>recyclers yard.
Hmmm. I haven't heard about that one, which is surprizing since SF is just
down the road from here.
But for what it's worth (about 50 cents to a recycler) about 10 years ago
we excavated the refuse
of a junk dealer who seems to have specialized in bottles, and got a good
haul o' artifacts (plus some interesting insights
into the eating habits of a mid/late 19th-century Reform Jew). We have a
few copies of the report kicking
about so if anyone's interested by all means contact me off-list.
And to everyone who couldn't afford the WAC in Cape Town... see you in
exotic Salt Lake City!
Adrian Praetzellis
Sonoma State University
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