“What can you actually find out about the average person named on an 19th century bottle?” In many cases, the answer is not much, or at least not much besides what a genealogist might find out. I ask you to think about small business owners who you know in your town or neighborhood. How much [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2011
19th century Leeching Cup
Here are pictures of a clear glass leeching cup from the earlier part of the 19th century. It is 2-3/4″ tall and about 2″ in diameter. It’s a hand blown piece with folded rim and a polished pontil.
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Washington Taylor, Father of His Country flasks
The Washington Taylor flask described by McKearin as GI-37 is a fairly common item whether they be the original 19th century bottle or the abundantly reproduced 20th century copy. Determining whether one is a true historical flask or just a replica made by the Clevenger Brothers or other late 20th century manufacturer is not always [...]
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Antique Bottle Forums
Here is my list of all current discussion forums which focus on antique bottles. Allow me to be a bit biased and begin with Historic Glasshouse’s Historic Glasshouse forum Antique-bottles.net Mr. Bottles Forum – http://www.mrbottles.com/FORUM/default.asp Australian Bottle Forum – http://ozbottleforum.com/ Treasure Quest forum – http://www.treasurequestxlt.com/community/index.php?forums/antique-bottle-talk.273/ Fruit Jar Forum – http://www.hoosierjar.com/jartalk/index BottleCollectors Group on Yahoo Groups [...]
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