Educate Me about Bottle Terms

Bottles R Us · Jul 28, 2011

I have read many other bottle forums, but this is the first one I joined. I have heard some of the terms used for parts or styles of a bottle, but have never actually seen them. Can you post pictures and a bit of info on these types of bottle?
1. Pontil. What exactly is a pontil, and what are open/closed/Iron pontils?
2. Hutch. What does a Hutch look like?
3. Ground Top.
4. ACL. Is that another word for a painted label, or something different?
5. Sealer. Is there a difference between a sealer and a regular jar, or are they the same?
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cyberdigger · Jul 28, 2011

Howdy!
here's a great place to read up on bottle info: CLICK HERE

epackage · Jul 28, 2011

This is a hutchinson style bottle...Jim

epackage · Jul 28, 2011

ACL is indeed a painted label, it stands for Applied Color Label...

epackage · Jul 28, 2011

Tons of great info here from Digger O'Dell, a bottle legend....

http://www.bottlebooks.com/basics.htm

Bottles R Us · Jul 29, 2011

[:-]Thanks for the info!

cowseatmaize · Jul 29, 2011

This is a hutchinson style bottle...Jim

Cool Jim, I like how they misspelled PATTERSON with one T.[

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swizzle · Jul 29, 2011

Jim, why are you liein'? ACL is Applied Color Label and not a painted label. They are both different. If you try to clean a painted label bottle that's been in the ground for a while the label will come right clean off so you can admire all that beautiful slick bottliness. An ACL may fade a bit but can sometimes be brought back and in some cases are as pristine as the day they were made. So there, take this Jim [8D]

Wheelah23 · Jul 29, 2011

ORIGINAL: cowseatmaize

Cool Jim, I like how they misspelled PATTERSON with one T.[][][]

ORIGINAL: swizzle

Jim, why are you liein'? ACL is Applied Color Label and not a painted label. They are both different. If you try to clean a painted label bottle that's been in the ground for a while the label will come right clean off so you can admire all that beautiful slick bottliness. An ACL may fade a bit but can sometimes be brought back and in some cases are as pristine as the day they were made. So there, take this JimÂ [8D]

What you people been smokin'? [

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Paterson is spelled with one "T", the strange thing about Jim's bottle is the backwards "N"s. [

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As for the difference between ACL and painted label, well, there is none. Pyroglaze, ACL, painted label, etc. are all the same process of applying some kind of ink to the surface of a bottle! Different collectors use different terms to denote this kind of bottle. [:-]

swizzle · Jul 29, 2011

The process of applying may be the same but the chemistry in the paint is what makes the difference between a slick and an ACL. I think. [8D]

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