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What is this beautiful glass piece?

Today while out on a bottle adventure I found something unexpected. Whatever it is I know it has to be good. It was in an area with bottles in the 1900-1950 range, if that helps. Diameter is 2 3/4" at the widest point. To me it looks like a light lens for a vintage car but I could be wrong. What...
- WesternPA-collector
- Thread
- Oct 10, 2019
- clear glass lens vintage
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Digging and Finding
Cobalt Blue Unknown Bottle

I was wondering what type of contents this bottle would have in it. Or what glass maker it is. I've only ever found one of them. All it has on the bottom is a number 6, which could literally mean anything.
- WesternPA-collector
- Thread
- Jun 9, 2019
- blue bottle cobalt glass vintage
- Replies: 3
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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1700-1740 English Black Glass Onion bottle on Ebay 300 years old!

Vintage onion bottle on Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/143087443066 She's a beauty.
- itfiggures
- Thread
- Jan 13, 2019
- black glass onion
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Current Auctions and Sales
Glass Slag/Cullet Rocks

I was wondering if anyone collects or looks for glass slag/cullet rocks, which are the remnants of glass that hardened inside furnaces and are often found near old glass factories. Rounded pieces of glass resembling river rocks can also be found in waterways if you look very carefully. Here is...
- WesternPA-collector
- Thread
- Jun 12, 2018
- cullet glass rock slag yellow
- Replies: 2
- Forum: General Chat
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For Sale: antique blue slag glass

Hello, my name is Jacob. I have a good amount of quality (blue) slag glass from the heart of iron mining in the Great Lakes region. The furnace in which my material comes from dates back to 1857. To be specific, The Jackson mine (Negaunee, MI) was the first iron mine in the Great Lakes region...
- U.P.SlagDistributor
- Thread
- Sep 19, 2017
- antique glass jewelry sale slag
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Bottles for Sale or Trade (WTS, WTT)
Arizona insulators

Here in Arizona no one really collects. Here's a few someone gave me. I melt them to make lighting fixtures.
- Tombstone Brick
- Thread
- Jun 4, 2016
- glass insulator
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Insulators
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Unusual glass jar lid with patent dates

Can anyone tell me anything about this lid? It is glass, rises up in the middle, and has no threads. Doesn't appear to be one of the flat lids you use with a ring either. Definitely not the ceramic insert in a zinc lid. I'll try to attach some pics. In the middle, where it's raised, there...
- JForshey
- Thread
- Jan 30, 2016
- dates glass jar lid patent
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Jars General discussion