My first Pontil

[RED Matthews]

My daughter Connie has brought a half a dozen boxes from one of her storage garages - that she is trying to give up because of the rent costs. So I have been digging through them and making write ups of assigned numbers tagged on the bottles she will have to sell when I have gone to the subsoil box - to look for grass roots. Some of them fare old dug med bottles that I got from neigoring farm homes up in New York. One is a rectangular clear glass that measures 5-3/4" high with a 2-1/4" neck. One panel is embossed with "/ H I T " One of the wide panels is embossed with: "/ ELMIRA, N. Y. The glass is so clean and neat one would think it was made yesterday. The 1/4" finish was applied and tooled down another 1/4" on the neck. The bottom gives no clues of who made it and tere is no sign of empontilling marking.'All I can do is guess at a value and appreciate it's beauty. RED Matthews

 

[AlleganyDigger]

Congrats, nice one: I too have an addiction to demi's. This big 3-piece mold john is my favorite bottle I have ever owned. Though no where near the most valuable. [attachment=cc.JPG][attachment=kk.JPG]

 

[RED Matthews]

That is a beauty. I like to see those large diameter pontil push-up bottoms.Thanks for getting back to me. RED M.

 

[RED Matthews]

Hi again, I just re-read this post, and noticed that you said it was a three piece mold. I have to ask, Is the lass rougher looking with variable glass thickness in the bottom section of the demi? RED Matthews <bottlemysteries@yahoo.com>

 

[AlleganyDigger]

I don't think so Red. Kinda looks like the mold might have been 3 hammered metal plates. Not sure.BTW, will you be in Roch NY on April 19th for GVBC show? I could bring it.

 

[sandchip]

That thing is a beauty.