Plumbata
Well-Known Member
Hey folks, I picked this up for cheap recently, and its appeal keeps growing on me day by day. For those of you who like antique blown glass, as well as the science and chemistry behind it (like me), then you will probably agree that it is a fascinating piece on several levels.
It is a BIM apothecary jar with a ground stopper (it's stuck but whatever), with original label and contents. What makes it so interesting should be quite clear.
The label reads:
How cool is that! An antique bottle which contains its own exact and proportional mix of chemical ingredients. I haven't seen one before, and don't know if it was sold as a souvenir, a teaching aid to technical schools, or if it was part of a display.
It is a BIM apothecary jar with a ground stopper (it's stuck but whatever), with original label and contents. What makes it so interesting should be quite clear.
The label reads:
GLASS BATCH
The ingredients of of which this bottle is made: Sand SiO2,
Soda Ash Na2CO3, lime CaCO3, and sodium nitrate NaNO3.
In addition an oxide of manganese, nickel, or zinc is
commonly used as a color corrective
THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM
How cool is that! An antique bottle which contains its own exact and proportional mix of chemical ingredients. I haven't seen one before, and don't know if it was sold as a souvenir, a teaching aid to technical schools, or if it was part of a display.