Huge bottle top

[PlaneDiggerCam]

How old is this top? Does it go to a demijohn?

Thanks,
PlaneDiggerCam

 

[nhpharm]

Demijohn for sure. Looks like an early one...1850’s perhaps, though sometimes these can be a bit deceiving.

 

[slugplate]

I have a demijohn that's similar in color and neck shape, but it has a double collar. But I'd say it's in the range of 1840s-1850s. Did you find any other shards? Possibly a side or a base? It could be a three-piece mold or pontilled which would also be great identifies.

 

[Harry Pristis]

I agree, 1850 or so.

 

[PlaneDiggerCam]

Unfortunately this was the only piece I found of it. I usually bring home old olive green tops like this if they are not chipped. I love the crude look of them. Thanks for the insight everyone!

 

[slugplate]

Unfortunately this was the only piece I found of it. I usually bring home old olive green tops like this if they are not chipped. I love the crude look of them. Thanks for the insight everyone!

It's rather crude and I was excited to find out if was BIM or hand blown. One thing is for sure, that was a LARGE demijohn!

 

[PlaneDiggerCam]

It's rather crude and I was excited to find out if was BIM or hand blown. One thing is for sure, that was a LARGE demijohn!

I would think it was hand blown, I don't see any evidence of it being BIM. There is even a glob of extra glass on the inside from a drip during its blowing process.

 

[slugplate]

I would think it was hand blown, I don't see any evidence of it being BIM. There is even a glob of extra glass on the inside from a drip during its blowing process.

Very cool... free blown has me leaning a bit more toward the 1840s. The pic is of an 1840s free blown, one gallon, demijohn that I "think" may be what you have a piece of.