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    Posted 8 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    Having followed a dry creek-bed one early summer, I came across a single bottle and began looking for more in the area.
    Crawling out of the thorny vines and branches, I found myself in a small opening under the trees within which bottles were scattered about.
    Sadly most were 1960s on, but I found a number of mounds that were household dumps from the '40s to '60s.
    So, over a period of days, I dug.
    Under extremely low branches and using one of three hand-trowels (one broke!) from my pack, I ignored mosquitoes robbing me of my life-force and dug up the main body of this lighter, among other things.
    At first I thought it was some mini sign for something. It was damaged, so I repaired that (photos won't show it,) and the next day I dug what I realised was the top to it. (Yay me. LOL.)
    I know that the building still stands, now a paint-shop.

    I'm guessing late 1950s but dunno, and think that it was given to employees.
    It has debossed in the metal, Wellington Balboa and Japan.

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    1. AzTom AzTom, 8 years ago
      It's a 55-57 Chevy truck if that helps.
    2. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      Wow, you could date it from the artist's rendition of a truck? Amazing. Thanks. :)

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