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Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 10:56:10 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4903 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online I always keep an eye out for cheap wicker covered demijohns. Like Gump said , you never know what you will get. Here is a recent one for $9 ... its a dark blue green aqua, not quite teal... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg Post #: 1

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 10:57:30 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4903 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online In brighter light to show its very whittled ... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 2

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 8:20:55 PM    tigue710 Posts: 1646 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline I love wicker surprises... be cautious though as there can be hidden damage... _____________________________ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 3

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 8:35:04 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline Make sure it's real wicker with age. Don't bother with the rush weave for the most part. You don't want a ciati from the 1970's. Tough call sometimes to newcomers. _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 4

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 8:49:31 PM    privvydigger   Posts: 450 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline I got one for 5 bucks turns out that its iron pontil, whittled and crude. Can't wait to see it cleaned up! enjoy privvydigger Attachment (1) _____________________________ gtr'dug (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 5

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 8:50:04 PM    privvydigger   Posts: 450 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline pontil Attachment (1) _____________________________ gtr'dug (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 6

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 8:51:05 PM    privvydigger   Posts: 450 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline Was that one spun? _____________________________ gtr'dug (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 7

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 10:11:57 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4903 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online Was what spun? Mine is a two part mold blown. Yours looks like it might have a sand pontil. Sand and glass chip pontil marks are pretty common on large demijohns. Its a bit hard to tell from the photo till its cleaned up some. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 8

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 10:16:36 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4903 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online quote: Make sure it's real wicker with age. Yes you see a lot of more modern ones that held Porto Rican rum and other such imports. You can normally tell the older ones by the applied lips. So far I have only had one out of about 25 with damage under the wicker. It worked pretty well as protection. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 9

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 11:30:13 PM    privvydigger   Posts: 450 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline I was inquiring about the cleaning process.....was it spun in a bottle spinner?  Or just hand cleaned? Mine has glue on it but it comes off just a bit a elbow grease. Sand pontil? thx _____________________________ gtr'dug (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 10

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/9/2008 11:40:01 PM    glass man Posts: 1283 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline LOVE THE WHITTLE! I bought one a few years ago and was torn to take the wicker off,but the top was a beautiful blue green. I took the wicker off and it was a gorgeous blue green gallon demijohn with a deep sharp pontil!LOTS OF WHITTLE AND LOTS OF BUBBLES! _____________________________ LOVE is in the water LOVE is in the air Show me where to go Tell me will love be there Teach me how to speak Teach me how to share Teach me where to go WILL LOVE BE THERE? OH,HEAVEN LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE DOWN! "COLLECTIVE SOUL" (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 11

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/10/2008 8:47:03 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4903 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online quote: I was inquiring about the cleaning process.....was it spun in a bottle spinner? Or just hand cleaned? Mine has glue on it but it comes off just a bit a elbow grease. Sand pontil? No, it wasnt tumbled. Just washed with soap and water. The nice thing about wicker bottles is they were never buried so they almost allways clean up easy. sand pontil has a rough sandpaper like residue as opposed to an iron oxide residue (usually reddish or dark grey). Crushed up glass chips were also used as a release agent. http://www.sha.org/bottle/glassmaking.htm#Empontilling < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 7/10/2008 8:50:52 AM > _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 12

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/11/2008 12:13:36 AM    Flaschenjager Posts: 1130 Joined: 12/21/2002 From: Central Virginia - USA Status: offline Hey all - Nice thread. Here's one I just picked up on the way back from our beach week, before the fourth. It was covered in pretty decent, but nasty dirty wicker with one handle. I cut it off and exposed this demi, polluted with tons of bubbles. The picture shows some, but this bottle is stunning in person. The top looked emerald when I bought it and couldn't tell if it had a scarred base, but it does. Attachment (1) _____________________________ 'Meech' Our websites: http://members.aol.com/meechuta/bottles.html Member of FOHBC - RABCA - APBCA Editor of 'The Digger' in full color! Please support the forums with a donation or purchase! (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 13

RE: Things in wicker... - 7/11/2008 12:16:55 AM    Flaschenjager Posts: 1130 Joined: 12/21/2002 From: Central Virginia - USA Status: offline Not a bad demi - I told the cashier that I didn't want the catails and reeds that were coming out of it.     The sharply scarred base. Attachment (1) _____________________________ 'Meech' Our websites: http://members.aol.com/meechuta/bottles.html Member of FOHBC - RABCA - APBCA Editor of 'The Digger' in full color! Please support the forums with a donation or purchase! (in reply to Flaschenjager) Post #: 14

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