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RE: Wicker cover bottle? - 12/3/2006 4:29:16 PM    capsoda Posts: 7865 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: online Most American wicker was done with local reeds or willow. The bottoms would also probably be of willow or some other soft wood. Wooden bases were more common on American bottles too. Cuban and Centrail and South Americans used mostly cane and in Europe bamboo and reeds were more popular. Don't be taken in by Rattan covered bottles. Rattan is almost strickly used for furniture and would be far to expensive for use on bottles. Keep in mind that almost any plant that can be stripped can be used to do wicker. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 41

RE: Wicker cover bottle? - 12/3/2006 4:38:00 PM    swizzle   Posts: 1325 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Nice to know. I'm going to try to wash the demi out a bit. I'm gonna drop in some ammonia to try to get rid of the mouse and the a piece of wire and a soft cloth wrapped around a dowel should reach the base so I can try to get another, better pic. Monsonant meantions that it looks like a graphite pontil so I'll try to prove or disprove it one way or another. It would be awesome if it was pontiled but I don't think it is, but again I'm no pontil expert. Unless its broken, open, tubular or has a residue on the base that resembles rust or a perment type staining then I'm lost. Swizzle (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 42

RE: Wicker cover bottle? - 12/3/2006 10:51:47 PM    KentOhio   Posts: 730 Joined: 9/13/2004 Status: offline I've always thought that wicker-covering was done by women and children in a special department of the glass factory. (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 43

RE: Wicker cover bottle? - 12/10/2006 3:08:08 PM    swizzle   Posts: 1325 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Here's the best pic I could get of the base. I tried peeking in between the wicker and couldn't find a seam on it. Sorry I couldn't get a better pic. Swizzle Attachment (1) (in reply to KentOhio) Post #: 44

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