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    What have they done to you Johnston?!

    Illiteracy and over worked engraver. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    What have they done to you Johnston?!

    Quality control was almost nonexistent. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    What have they done to you Johnston?!

    I just acquired this D. Jhonston blob from Atlantic City, N.J. It is supposed to be Johnston. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Jelly jar

    They had a number of slight improvements on the lid. Not sure how many #’s there were. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Bottle repairs.

    Thanks. Chips can be hit or miss. You have to de-gloss the chip or you’ll see it. This one came out pretty good. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Bottle repairs.

    Opticon ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Editing my post

    It is there when I first create a post. After sometime the edit option disappears. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Bottle repairs.

    That’s cobalt medicine is NY Digger Steve’s bottle. I’ve done a couple repairs for him. It had a bit of damage. He wanted it to just look good from the front in a window. Cobalt wasn’t as hard to blend as I thought. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Bottle repairs.

    Thanks Buddy. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Bottle repairs.

    The powder on the rubber bands keeps curing epoxy from sticking and keeps a constant pressure on the repair. It’s more a method I utilized when I used to use industrial strength epoxy. Depending on the way it was mixed and the heat it sometimes expanded instead of contracting. It’s a weird...
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    Bottle repairs.

    Sometimes I can’t find the repair myself. Cracks are the worst. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Bottle repairs.

    Opticon spiked with cobalt resin pigment. (Alcohol dye) ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Bottle repairs.

    Here are a couple of bottles I repaired. ROBBYBOBBY64.
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    Wm. T. Allen Paterson 3 backward N’s

    No, there are 3 different variations of Wm. T. Allen that have 3 backward N’s. I wondered if they did it on purpose as a sales gimmick. There are others that are not reversed. This is from Hutchbook. I have the NJ0415. There is the NJ0414.5 & NJ0415.5.
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    Editing my post

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