bottle_head9
Well-Known Member
I just bought a Townsends bottle with an iron pontil.The bottle doesn`t seem to be tumbled, but the iron pontil mark is clear.I was wondering why some iron pontil marks are clear, while some are very black or grey.Also. does a darker pontil mark make a bottle more valuable?.I understand that some cleaned or tumbled bottles would have less residue, but I`m talking about untumbled bottles.I`ll post a couple examples I have.The example on the right is what I`m calling "clear".