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Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:34:11 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline I recently acquired this old colonial bowl.It is a product of the mid to late 1700s.The light apple green yellowy color of the glass is dead on as for being made in an early Southern New Jersey glass works either Wistarburgh in Alloway or the New Jersey Glass Manufactory in Glassboro.The pontil is very rough, pointed and steep in height into the bottom of the bowl very indicative of the early German influenced workmanship seen so often in the early years of our first established glass works.The walls of the bowl are very thin, but it has a very thick folded lip primarily for strength due to heavy use of the bowl. The bowl is three inches tall and five and three quarter inches round at the folded lip and four and a half inches wide at the center portion .There is plenty of good base wear and it rests pretty evenly on any flat surface.There are a few small potstones scattered throughout the glass and there are no chips scratches or other imperfections anywhere else in the glass.There are horizontal swirl lines towards the top of the bowl but I have seen this same feature on other glass from this time period and it can be easily seen to be from the manufacturing process.The bowl was used as a utilitarian type as this design is seen quite often on all early bowls of this nature.If you see these for sale make sure this is good base wear,that they are thin walled and have a very rough pontil.There are copys of these type of bottles floating about our hobby but once you have the feel for what is old it is easy to spot a reproduction. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen Post #: 1

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:34:47 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 2.If you look at the pontil you cans see the Germanic style which is center pointed. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 5/10/2011 7:35:47 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 2

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:36:04 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 3.The swirl lines are visible in this picture. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 5/10/2011 7:37:02 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 3

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:37:17 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 4. A good ring of base wear and a very rough pontil help to differentiate between the originals and their moldern copys of these bowls. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 5/10/2011 7:38:50 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 4

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:39:13 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 5. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 5

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:39:48 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 6.This view is looking down into the bowl. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 5/10/2011 7:40:43 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 6

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:41:00 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 7. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 7

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:41:39 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 8. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 8

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 7:42:00 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline 9.A good view of a few potstones and the swirl marks around the top of the bowl. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 5/10/2011 7:43:15 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 9

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 8:27:57 PM    Wheelah23 Posts: 4300 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: offline Glad to see you're posting regularly again! I always find your posts informative and interesting. How do these beautiful pieces of glass survive 250+ years? Are these things (hats, tumblers, bowls, etc.) often dug from privies, or are they usually found in attics? _____________________________ Looking for bottles from Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and if I like 'em, any other bottles from Essex County NJ! Also Manahawkin NJ! Message me if you want to find them a new home. (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 10

RE: Southern New Jersey made Colonial bowl. - 5/10/2011 9:21:22 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline Connor all of the above to answer your question.Some of them I have purchased at estate sales,a couple were dug,some by myself others by ebayers or Glass auction houses.Quite honestly the best glass I have found and have paid very little comparitivley are found at estate sales and local small hometown auctions.Once you know who the best auction houses are half the battle is won.If you ever feel you want to shift your collection more towards the older glass give me a shout and I will be glad to help you out. _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 11

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