AntiqueMeds
Well-Known Member
I was trying to come up with a characterization of iron pontil marked bottles.
In my case iron pontil marked medicines. I have recorded about 250 different iron pontil marked medicines.
Since I have recorded at least 10 x as many open pontil marked medicines, iron pontils were apparently less commonly used or used for a shorter period (or both) on medicines.
A couple things I have noted about iron pontils...
-they were typically used on larger medicines, 7" or larger
-they were typically seen on bottles with applied lips (not flared or rolled)
-they seem most prevalent from the 1850s.
-they seem to have been used at most glass making locations in the USA
my impression is it was a technology which offered an improved method of holding a heavier bottle while a lip was applied. It could be released with less chance of breaking the bottle. It was replaced by another improvement (the snap case) around the civil war fairly quickly.
One question I have is when did use of an iron pontil generally begin? What are the earliest examples of iron pontil bottles that people have (which dates can be verified)
In my case iron pontil marked medicines. I have recorded about 250 different iron pontil marked medicines.
Since I have recorded at least 10 x as many open pontil marked medicines, iron pontils were apparently less commonly used or used for a shorter period (or both) on medicines.
A couple things I have noted about iron pontils...
-they were typically used on larger medicines, 7" or larger
-they were typically seen on bottles with applied lips (not flared or rolled)
-they seem most prevalent from the 1850s.
-they seem to have been used at most glass making locations in the USA
my impression is it was a technology which offered an improved method of holding a heavier bottle while a lip was applied. It could be released with less chance of breaking the bottle. It was replaced by another improvement (the snap case) around the civil war fairly quickly.
One question I have is when did use of an iron pontil generally begin? What are the earliest examples of iron pontil bottles that people have (which dates can be verified)