Purple Bottle

[markroutt]

I purchased this purple glass bottle last night with a collection of others at an auction and was wondering if anyone could identify it for me. I am new to bottle collecting so any help is appreciated. It measures 6 1/2 inches tall. The words PAT'D APRIL 21st 1896 are located on the bottom. Thank you.

 

[markroutt]

Here is an image of the bottom:

 

[JOETHECROW]

Cool looking bottle,...It may have been exposed to atificial UV light source to accelerate the purpling of the glass. Bottles blown with Maganese in the glas batch will turn light purple after years in the sun.

 

[markroutt]

Thank you Joe I did not know that about the purple glass. I do have lots to learn.

 

[markroutt]

Does the purple color make the bottle more or less desirable or collectible?

 

[RED Matthews]

Hello markroutt; I have some reading material regarding newbie bottle collectors that I can send to you. I also invite you to my homepage because this will tell you a little bit about my 75 years in the glass collecting, manufacturing, and mold making business. I have been to many parts of the world going through every glass factory I could get to. It a hobby you can learn about. RED Matthews

 

[markroutt]

Thank you RED I would love to read more. Please feel free to send whatever you have.

 

[JOETHECROW]

ORIGINAL: markroutt

Does the purple color make the bottle more or less desirable or collectible?

Normally it would make it less desireable (to me) , but it's a matter of personal taste. I don't usually like it, (artificially irridated bottles) but in this case I think It looks good on that particular bottle. A plain bottle like that is okay, but a more rare or desireable or historic bottle that someone did that too, I would say it would devalue it. That bottle would look real nice in a window with some other colored glass.

 

[markroutt]

Thank you Joe!

 

[David Fertig]

That one's a tough call. I've picked bottles out of dumps that have turned at least this dark or darker. Usually you can tell the difference af a nuked bottle because the color is just a little "off" but that "sense" only comes with handling many bottles.

Either way it has little monetary value - a couple bucks - but as has been said, it would certainly look good in the sun. And with a few other different colors and shapes could make a very nice display.