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RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 7:45:35 PM    spyder   Posts: 54 Joined: 3/2/2008 Status: offline See that I have sparked a nice debate.  On the stopper theory;  I cleaned the piece up, it was covered in dirt.  So the man appartly dug it from the ground.  It was wrapped in paper from 1969.  What era did they start putting plastic stoppers on the tops of decanters. (in reply to spyder) Post #: 21

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 7:47:00 PM    woody   Posts: 1602 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: online The opening of the bottle looks to big to be a stopper. That and the rolled lip wouldn't fit snugly if it was a stopper. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 22

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 7:59:01 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3401 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: online quote: The opening of the bottle looks to big to be a stopper. That and the rolled lip wouldn't fit snugly if it was a stopper. no doubt it's an ink. probably had a brass hinged top, hence the ring under the lip. my guess would be french _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx_yiuO2ro4&feature=related i see the words in the rain~~~~~ (in reply to woody) Post #: 23

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 8:51:12 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4622 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online They have been using plastic tipped stoppers since the "vintage" era according to people on fleabay. For all I know it could be an ink, keep looking around maybe you will find a complete one somewhere. _____________________________ 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 lobeycat) Post #: 24

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 11:19:51 PM    aridice53   Posts: 148 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline Honest, its a decanter stopper, I have several just like it packed away. I do have this one, just to give you an idea of how the plastic insert works. Attachment (1) (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 25

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 11:21:39 PM    aridice53   Posts: 148 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline I've had this bottle/jar for about 25 years. Attachment (1) (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 26

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 11:25:41 PM    aridice53   Posts: 148 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline On the older decanters, there is no rolled lip, its just straight, so its hard to find them with their plastic. I've got a couple of those that the stopper just rattles around in the top of the bottleneck! Attachment (1) (in reply to aridice53) Post #: 27

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/13/2008 11:40:33 PM    aridice53   Posts: 148 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline Older stopper, missing it cork or rubber or plastic. Attachment (1) (in reply to aridice53) Post #: 28

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/14/2008 8:23:59 AM    woody   Posts: 1602 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: online The flanged part of the stopper, in the middle, seems too big than the original bottle posted. The part that the plastic rests against to prevent it from going into the bottle all the way. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to aridice53) Post #: 29

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/14/2008 8:51:13 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4622 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online Thanks for posting that Aridice, that's the basic idea I was thinking of.  They have been using similar stoppers since at least the 1960s. The early ones I have seen used an opaque plastic or rubber. _____________________________ 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 woody) Post #: 30

RE: Is this a small Ink - 3/14/2008 9:10:10 PM    aridice53   Posts: 148 Joined: 2/20/2008 From: Huntsville, AL Status: offline Yes, Matt, Pre-plastic, it was rubber or cork, and Woody, most decanter tops are hollow, and could easily be mistaken for a small bottle. The picture of the ink that Lobey posted looks a lot like a decanter top, except the mouth is wider. Even earlier decanter tops are usually solid and of the ground glass variety, while others are a glass rod extending from the top and pushed through a cork. Char (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 31

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