RED Matthews
Well-Known Member
Hi Sandchip. I couldn't agree with you more about the ridiculous waste of time and effort trying to apply a patch of glass over a blow-out hole in the bottle. It just wouldn't be possible to have hot flat pieces of glass waiting to be put on a blow-out, especially when it would be impossible to push it into a hot bottle in process.
I wondered if you have read my blog on the homepage http://www.bottlemysteries.com/contents There I have shown a Mineral Water Bottle with the Half-Leaf repair on the body of the bottle and also on the neck of the same bottles. There is just no way this could have been accomplished with flaps of glass on a hot bottle.
I have worked on samples of this type of mark for over five years now and even spent a lot of time with the American Curator of Bottles at the Corning Glass Museu Im and the Museum's Library. I haven't seen the recent Saratoga Mineral Water Bottle we found with two half-leaf markes, one over the other in the large X form. I will be given an opportunity this summer to get my hands on that one and take some pictures of it.
I also have four othere bottles to check out this next summer. I have to agree with you - wouldn't it be great to visit with some one from 1850 that were in the know of things.
Thanks, RED Matthews
I wondered if you have read my blog on the homepage http://www.bottlemysteries.com/contents There I have shown a Mineral Water Bottle with the Half-Leaf repair on the body of the bottle and also on the neck of the same bottles. There is just no way this could have been accomplished with flaps of glass on a hot bottle.
I have worked on samples of this type of mark for over five years now and even spent a lot of time with the American Curator of Bottles at the Corning Glass Museu Im and the Museum's Library. I haven't seen the recent Saratoga Mineral Water Bottle we found with two half-leaf markes, one over the other in the large X form. I will be given an opportunity this summer to get my hands on that one and take some pictures of it.
I also have four othere bottles to check out this next summer. I have to agree with you - wouldn't it be great to visit with some one from 1850 that were in the know of things.
Thanks, RED Matthews