Featured Antique bottle .... or reproduction?

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by verybrad, Dec 7, 2023.

  1. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Picked up this bottle for a couple bucks at the thrift store the other day. I am thinking it is a reproduction but thought I should run it by here to see what others thought. Here are the particulars:
    - About 8 1/2" tall x 5 1/2" diameter
    - Hand blown, onion shape
    - Indent bottom, with no pontil mark
    - Fairly thin glass
    - Hand blown imperfections in the glass... bubbles, striations, differences in thickness
    - Top has some finishing... Sort of a double ring but really doesn't look applied
    - Significant wear to the bottom but little scratching or wear to the sides
    - Green-grey color tint to the glass

    Even if a reproduction, any idea of the bottle type? Wine bottle?

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  2. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Is it UV reactive, Brad?
     
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  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Maybe vinegar?
     
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  4. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

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    I don't know. I don't think I have a UV light around here. Does not seem like it would be.
     
  5. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Is that a screw top ? The shape looks right,but the color and thickness dont to me. But then again I was into bottles when I was like 15,many moons ago now so my memory may be faulty.Id guess liquor bottle too.
     
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  6. coreya

    coreya Well-Known Member

    wine missing its reed covering
     
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  7. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    You're right, it isn't a fiasco minus straw. Fiascos are more pear shaped, and they don't have the indentation in the base.
     
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  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    "You're right." My favorite words in the English language.

    Debora
     
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  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :joyful:
     
  12. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Another new word!
    Which leads me to wonder how fiasco became a description for a screwed up situation...snafu in American GI slang, an' fubar.
     
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  13. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Not a screw top. The two bands at the neck taper off a bit on the other side. Will try to get another pic for you. In a closer look, they could be applied but don't have the clunky look of most applied rims on old bottles. Have not found any other bottles with a finished top quite like this.
     
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  14. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Here is a better pic of the top, showing the opposite side. The top ring is pretty consistent all the way around. The lower ring gets a bit messy on this side and tapers off. I am 50/50 as to whether these are applied or not. Could very well be that they are just tooled in to the molten glass. There really is no discernible seam where they join the neck.

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    verybrad Well-Known Member

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