cyberdigger
Well-Known Member
Here's a family portrait for you, Bob.. on the right is one of the squats I showed yesterday.. the other two, believe it or not, are from the same exact mold, #376 on the base of both, and every facet of the embossing is identical.. I don't know if this demonstrates that blobs and crowns were made concurrently, or if they switched over from blob to crown during the life of the mold, but it says one or the other..
Here's a close-up of the tall crown.. notice the bulge in the neck, about 3/8 inch from the lip portion, which creates the opinion of mine that the bottle was not designed for this lip treatment, which had to be an exact size to allow the cap to fit correctly.. conjecture, yes, but we who are interested in this TOC stuff need to work this out.. [8|]
Here's a close-up of the tall crown.. notice the bulge in the neck, about 3/8 inch from the lip portion, which creates the opinion of mine that the bottle was not designed for this lip treatment, which had to be an exact size to allow the cap to fit correctly.. conjecture, yes, but we who are interested in this TOC stuff need to work this out.. [8|]