A relative found this about 40 feet underwater near a coral reef in the Bahamas in the 1970s. Does anyone have any insight as to the age of it or any other interesting details? Thanks in advance for any help!
Harry Pristis hasn't been on here since January unfortunately. He's the resident black glass expert. He used to have post charts showing the evolution of black glass form. That appears to me to be a mallet of some sort. My guess based on the form of the lip is early 1800s. Probably British, maybe American. A very decent bottle either way.
Couldn't find the reference in a quick Google search.
Jim G
Harry seems to be posting on treasurenet.com. For some reason I can't copy the link but if you search ( Who collects black glass?) , it should come up.Harry Pristis hasn't been on here since January unfortunately. He's the resident black glass expert. He used to have post charts showing the evolution of black glass form. That appears to me to be a mallet of some sort. My guess based on the form of the lip is early 1800s. Probably British, maybe American. A very decent bottle either way.
Couldn't find the reference in a quick Google search.
Jim G
Looks like Harry and Sandchip are both posting over there these days.lHarry seems to be posting on treasurenet.com. For some reason I can't copy the link but if you search ( Who collects black glass?) , it should come up.
Might be able to match up that bottle with a similar one on Harry's posts.
Roy
I've got a similar one that was dived in Bermuda and given to a dive shop owner to showcase - he gifted it to me when he sold his business. Gotta love that black glass!A relative found this about 40 feet underwater near a coral reef in the Bahamas in the 1970s. Does anyone have any insight as to the age of it or any other interesting details? Thanks in advance for any help!View attachment 249933