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Need help ID'ing this object - 12/3/2004 11:15:57 AM    damion   Posts: 2 Joined: 12/3/2004 Status: offline I'm not a big collector of artifacts, but am very interested in history of the late 1800 to early 1900's I was on a recent hunting trip to a remote area of the north central mountains of PA. and found what appeared to be the remains of a wooden barrel. all that was left was the metal bands. Under the area where the barrel was I discovered a bottle, which appears to be pre1900, I found this item(picture below)It seems to be made of white glass and is 1 1/4" tall. The bottom is approx. 1" in diameter and the top about 3/8", about 1/4" from the top is a groove. It also has a diamond shaped hole through the center. Any help with ID'ing this would be greatly appriatated!!!!!!!! Thanks Rick Picture cropped and reduced in size - please see Help - Using the Forum ---> Uploading a Picture - Admin Attachment (1) < Message edited by Admin -- 12/4/2004 6:34:51 AM > Post #: 1

RE: Need help ID'ing this object - 12/3/2004 11:25:01 AM    diggerjeff Posts: 555 Joined: 7/4/2004 From: central illinois Status: offline it is a stopper for a beer type bottle. it is called a lightning type stopper, i believe. _____________________________ diggerjeff I DIG, THEREFORE I AM. (in reply to damion) Post #: 2

RE: Need help ID'ing this object - 12/3/2004 5:32:49 PM    damion   Posts: 2 Joined: 12/3/2004 Status: offline Thanks for the info, I would never have guessed that it was a stopper. Being so hard how did seal a carbonated drink. In the spring I think I'll return to the spot with some hand tools, and see what else may be around. Thanks again, Rick < Message edited by damion -- 12/3/2004 5:38:21 PM > (in reply to damion) Post #: 3

RE: Need help ID'ing this object - 12/3/2004 7:48:39 PM    Sam_MaineBottles Posts: 384 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Mid-coast Maine Status: offline Hi Damion- Welcome to the Forum! Your object is a porcelain bottle stopper. Near the narrow end a small rubber gasket was fitted on the indented ring on the stopper and was then secured to the bottle with a bale or lightning type closure. The picture below is of a stoneware bottle circa 1880s-90s that used such a stopper. Sometimes the stoppers would have the bottler's name on them. -Sam Attachment (1) (in reply to damion) Post #: 4

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