aqua bottle & marbles

[Trying not to break it]

hi everyone, found this bottle last week. it is 4 5/8" tall, 1 3/4" across base. the glass is very thick with lots of bubbles. the seam goes up on the lip half way, but does not go all the way over it. the color is a dark aqua, not sure it will show in pic. any ideal as to age would be appreciated. i think the blue and red marble is pretty. the white/clear marble i believe has a pontil mark. any information is welcome, thanks for looking, rhona

 

[Trying not to break it]

base

 

[capsoda]

Hey Rhona, Thats a nice bottle. It looks lik a food or product bottle. It has a nice roled finish{lip} and that is a pontil.[] I'd say 1860s 0r earlier. Very nice.[]

 

[cowseatmaize]

It does look like a pontil but the lip confuses me. When you say the seam goes half way up the lip it sounds like a blow back or suction mold (or are they the same, I don't recall). One of the machine types anyway. Where it stops does it also go around the lip?

 

[BottleArchaeologist]

Rhona,

The bottom of this bottle doesn't have a pontil mark. From the looks of the seam on the lip it looks as though it will go half way up the lip thn continue the circumference of the lip. This is an early machine made. Sometimes this is called Semi-ABM. I believe this dates from around 1903-1910.

It is a very pretty bottle and I love it's crudeness. Thanks for sharing. Oh almost forgot this appears to be a shoe polish bottle. I am pretty sure that is what it is.

BA

 

[capsoda]

Hi Rhona, Sorry about the mistake.[&:] I looked at both your bottles and they are both nice. BA is right. For me it was a hard day, two bottles, two beers and very late.[sm=lol.gif]

 

[BottleArchaeologist]

Yo Cap,

We ALL have those days. That's what mkes this forum great. Somene will ALWAYS have someone's back. )

BA

 

[capsoda]

Thanks BA.[]

 

[Mainely Broken]

Ok Rhona, I'm with you.. looks like a pontil.. but guys..if it is not then why the pontil mark? I also am confused on EXACTLY what a pontil mark looks like. I have a dug cruet that has pontil like mark on the bottom but seems odd a cruet would be pontiled. Help us out here guys....begining to be dazed & confused...

Mainely confused???
Vicky

 

[Mainely Broken]

another..sorry it's cleaned the best I can with brushes...