Hand Blown Bottles
The history of glass making is covered in lots of books. This is not to try to rewrite history. My object is to help the bottle enthusiast understand some of the skills that Early Bottle Makers have...
View ArticleSnuff Bottle Dot Marks Mystery
Through the years of bottle collecting I have never bought a snuff bottle. I have looked at them, fondled them, but never got the bug to buy one. Now I have done it. I have heard and read in eBay...
View ArticleKey Lock on a Shoulder Seam Bottle Mark Mystery
A while back I tried to buy a bottle that had a mold mark on it that I didn’t recognize. The mark was on the shoulder mold seam line, 90 degrees from the shoulder mold parting line seams. So it became...
View ArticleChilling the Cavity of Cast Iron Bottle Molds
Who, Why, and When I got a job at the Thatcher Glass Co. in Elmira N.Y. to work in their Central Mold Division as an Applications Engineer and management assistant. After being there for about a year,...
View ArticleCold Mold Ripple in Glass Bottles
It has always seemed strange to me that people started calling a *Cold Mold Ripple* something different than what it really is. Bottle collectors and sellers use the terms *Whittled *and *Hammered* to...
View ArticleAn Old Demijohn Container with bottle mysteries!
I have gotten another old wooden molded demijohn in my collection. As an OLD bottle it is a carrier of many bottle mysteries. They include the following points and if anyone has any clues that will...
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