Round bottom

[rwmarler]

What were these round bottom bottles used for? They're harder than hell to display.

 

[TheDiggerBoy91]

Chianti Wine from italy. I had one at one time. They originally had a wicker base.[]

 

[wootten]

Well-if you go to a real restaurant (that prides itself on real food) ha
they may want to display it for you-even pay you! good luck wendy

 

[kumtow]

Still in use today[]

 

[oldshoe4u]

Didn't they also use bottles like these on ships as well, hung in a mesh net? I thought I heard of them somewhere being called ships bottles and pretty popular on the St. Lawrence river finds.