Colored Medecine

[dogtx]

I dug it myself.
It was like that when it came out of the dirt.
Why cant it just be light amber?
I dont think it had anything to do with sun exposure.
It looks like the used brown glass when they made it.
I have put some glass on the roof to get more purple color.

 

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ORIGINAL: dogtx

I dug it myself.
It was like that when it came out of the dirt.
Why cant it just be light amber?
I dont think it had anything to do with sun exposure.
It looks like the used brown glass when they made it.
I have put some glass on the roof to get more purple color.

It's a very odd shade for light amber, it could have laid on the ground in the sun for 60 years before a tree grew there and pulled it down into the earth. I don't think it makes a difference and I like the shade regardless Doggie...Jim

 

[dogtx]

Different pic.

 

[dogtx]

and one more

 

[dogtx]

Help me out here guys
I have never heard of glass turning brown by the sun.
i have seen purple from the sun.

 

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ORIGINAL: dogtx

Help me out here guys
I have never heard of glass turning brown by the sun.
i have seen purple from the sun.

Glass with Manganese turns purple, glass with selenium turns a straw brown like yours...

That last pic with natural sun makes me think it may have been made this way though now...

 

[dogtx]

Weird, Thanks.
What time period did they use this selenium in glass?

 

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Selenium was used in bottle manufacture following the exhaustion of manganese stores (1918- maybe 1919?) until about 1930. Selenite (the common source of selenium) is a frequently mined mineral in arid regions.

Perfect for the time this company was in business...

 

[dogtx]

Nice research.
and thanks for the info.

 

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It's a passion of mine...you're welcome...Jim