Robby Raccoon
Trash Digger
Due to extreme mineralisation upon and leaching from the glass, I wasn't sure that the ring was from a punty rod. I scraped a spot with a thick,sharp needle and it didn't fall away but merely made it more brown, so I assume it is iron residue forming a 'disk pontil'?
Laid on ring ('Champagne' finish) lip, uneven mouth.
What drew me to this plain (but well-constructed in thickness and solidity) bottle was the extreme decomposition of the glass. While I usually hate that on bottles, I wished it were more on this example-- especially the 'Benicia' aspect. The bottle features also many gouges and scratches, almost as if it had been scraped. I wish it were not so, but I suppose it gives it more character.
For what it's worth, the bottle was found in Texas. Original context unknown.
I was hoping that an expert in earlier American and English glass may know more on this piece? I was hoping to know its approximate age, as I assume it is older than most of the wines I've come across.