As discussed last year my buddy found a perfect example of the Alexander's Superior Aerated Waters. For better or worse, he decided to consign the piece to Hecklers. (For better, methinks, although the gentleman from Maple leaf was very pleasant). It's in the current auction should anyone be...
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We've discussed these bottles several times but thought I would again bring it to folks' attention that these are NOT OLD. Can't call it a...
There is definitely a clover shaped scar on some Stoddard made products - the photo you posted may be one but I have seen others that were better defined. Let's ask Mike George to post some pics - I believe he has a Jewett's with the scar we are looking for.
This is similar to my thinking about the molette - a tool used to push up the base so that the entire blowpipe or pontil rod would not stick to the base (resulting in a "tube" pontil scar) but rather a process in which only the outer edges touched the base so that it was easier to remove the...