deepbluedigger
Well-Known Member
This thread is going in an interesting direction.
I've got a couple of small, early, embossed flint glass pontils that I'm 90% sure are American made even though they look English (a Turlingtons and a Rowlands) and a couple that I'm 99.9% sure are American (including a Byam's Opodeldoc).
For a couple of years I've been trying to track down excavation reports of any pre-1840 US glasshouses that might back that up but without success so far. I'm in the very early stages of research for a book on UK pontils. It would be good to make some progress on this US vs British question for pre-1840 stuff as it's a recurring problem. Any help that anyone here can give would be appreciated (and properly acknowledged).
Jerry
I've got a couple of small, early, embossed flint glass pontils that I'm 90% sure are American made even though they look English (a Turlingtons and a Rowlands) and a couple that I'm 99.9% sure are American (including a Byam's Opodeldoc).
For a couple of years I've been trying to track down excavation reports of any pre-1840 US glasshouses that might back that up but without success so far. I'm in the very early stages of research for a book on UK pontils. It would be good to make some progress on this US vs British question for pre-1840 stuff as it's a recurring problem. Any help that anyone here can give would be appreciated (and properly acknowledged).
Jerry