GPR (Gump Pure Rye) old bottle and Bivalve are gone !

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

Hi There,

  

  I have a few collecting vices (?) but bottles and bivalves are sadly not on that list.  Up for grabs is a GPR bottle, which has lost some of its purple color and was made in a mold.  Soon after the turn of the century 1920's - ish ?  No breaks. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.  I didn't say that I haven't owned several bottles in the past har har ...

 

 

  The bivalve is something I'm assuming is fairly common and possibly still an extant species but it is both halves.  I see these occasionally so if you want more just give me a PM and I'll keep an eye out.

 

 

  Both of these were found either in the Savannah river mud or washing out from dredged material.  Pliocene - Pleistocene

 

 

Nothing in return just a wave and a smile. 

 

Cheers,

Brett

[caldigger]

Mr. Bivalve himself might be interested.

@Max-fossils

[snolly50]

I would very much like to add that bottle to my old Mason jar grouping.

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

14 minutes ago, snolly50 said:

I would very much like to add that bottle to my old Mason jar grouping.

Done ! ..... It should look great in that company.

 

B

[fossilnut]

I would be interested in the bivalve if its still available. Very kind offer. That is a beautiful bottle. Great finds.

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

2 hours ago, fossilnut said:

I would be interested in the bivalve if its still available. Very kind offer. That is a beautiful bottle. Great finds.

Sure .. it is still available.  Give me a shout via PM message and send me your address for shipping.

 

Cheers,

Brett

[Max-fossils]

As Doren said, I do indeed love bivalves! But it seems like fossilnut jumped on the offer before I did...

Thanks @caldigger for tagging me anyways!

[fossilnut]

@Max-fossilsSorry about that. Just know that it will be used not for me personally but in a display/talk "Bivalves and Brachiopiods" and donated to the Maryland Natural History Society. Best wishes in your collecting.

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

5 hours ago, Max-fossils said:

As Doren said, I do indeed love bivalves! But it seems like fossilnut jumped on the offer before I did...

Thanks @caldigger for tagging me anyways!

 

  Hi Max .. no worries, I was telling Tom that this was not the first time I've seen these bivalves washing out of the dredge 'cliffs'. Next time I spot another I won't pass it by .. I'll pick it up and send it over.

 

Cheers,

Brett

[Max-fossils]

29 minutes ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

 

  Hi Max .. no worries, I was telling Tom that this was not the first time I've seen these bivalves washing out of the dredge 'cliffs'. Next time I spot another I won't pass it by .. I'll pick it up and send it over.

 

Cheers,

Brett

Ah well that’s great, and very sweet of you! Thanks in advance!

I really don’t care what size the shell is, a small one will make me just as happy. So feel free to to choose a smaller one for me, that way the (international) shipping will be a little less. Let me know when you plan on sending one! 

Thanks again,

 

Max

[Max-fossils]

4 hours ago, fossilnut said:

@Max-fossilsSorry about that. Just know that it will be used not for me personally but in a display/talk "Bivalves and Brachiopiods" and donated to the Maryland Natural History Society. Best wishes in your collecting.

Haha no need to be sorry, whoever jumps on the offer first is the rightful claimer! 

 

And it’s also great to know that the shell is going to a greater cause than just a private collection (which would’ve been the case with me )!