The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Repair Mark

[cyberdigger]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

Slightly different view.. it would have been a perfect half-leaf shape had it happened elsewhere on the bottle.. []

 

[surfaceone]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

Amazing, Charlie,

Beautiful fin, flap, or pinch! Was this a dug bottle? Hard to believe this wonderful imperfection survived. Thanks for showing it.

 

[cyberdigger]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

I dug it in 1996 [] extreme far left is a park along the water, with a long bulkhead.. if you follow that bulkhead line, my sweet spot was the next 100-120 linear feet just outside the pic.. I don't want to give away my location to just anyone, of course..

 

[westernbittersnut]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

surfaceone,
You should see some of early glass from the western glasshouses during the middle 1860's, an article in my book from the Pacific Glass Works tells how their reputation was affected from the poorly blown bottles that were leaving the factory. After their 1st year in business, they placed an advertisement in 1864 requesting "GOOD BOTTLE GLASS BLOWERS WANTED!"

 

[Steve/sewell]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

Hey Chuck dont get mad at me for figuring out your spot.It will only make you go back and finish it although it looks tough to dig nowadays because it looks too developed and someone would call the cops if they saw you digging.TRAUTMANS CREEK LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE THE PLACE.

 

[GuntherHess]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

"GOOD BOTTLE GLASS BLOWERS WANTED!"

that's funny. Must have made their existing blowers question their job security.

 

[sandchip]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

ORIGINAL: cyberdigger

Here's something to ponder.. it's a TOC half-pint strapside flask with a flap that survived the whole process, though it got folded over on the top half by the lip tooling, presumably..

Beautiful example!

 

[westernbittersnut]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

Shortly after that advertisement was placed for 1 week in the S.F. paper; another S.F. paper reported in an article that P.G.W. had sent back east for twenty of the best glassblowers that could be had.

 

[cyberdigger]

RE: The Half-Leaf Mold Cavity Pinch Mark

Yes Steve, you found it! Exactly where your outer red circle crosses over water was the sweet spot. I had to time my digging with the low tide.. how I learned to HATE the return of high water!! []