Zanesville Globular Swirl Flasks

[KBbottles]

Does anybody on here have info on the history of these types of bottles and the varieties they come in? I am new to these types of flasks, but have been very drawn to them lately for their aesthetic beauty. From what I gather, these come from Ohio and are dated 1820-30s era? Are there any out there for starters that are somewhat affordable <$500.

Thanks everyone for your time. This site continues to be a daily source of knowledge and enjoyment.

Best,

-Kenny

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Kenny,

Good luck in your new direction of collecting.

The Zanesville, Ravenna, Mantua, Kent, and even Pittsburgh works, all produced such glass. I'm sure I missed some others. Hopefully some of the members, more well versed than I, will come along and contribute.

Watching the Auction catalogs should give you the pricing picture. Cowan's, and Glass Works, and American Glass Gallery, are but three.

I can point you to some articles: Franklin Glass Works.

19th Century Glass in Northeastern Ohio

Harry Hall White

Louisville Glass factories

But the best scholarship is gonna require that you hit the books.

"RAVENNA GLASS WORKS: (1857(51)-1880)
this glassmaking factory may have begun as early as 1851, the company
purchased three pieces of land that comprised more than four acres. The
location was in the township of Franklin Ohio, now (Kent). Because of
lawsuits the factory was sold to many owners between 1860-1863 John and
George Forder, George Massenger and then incorporated in the late 1860's by
F.W.Coffin, George Robinson, D.C. Coolman, H.H. Stevens and J.B. Horton. and
then purchased by the Diamond Glass Works. The company at this time
produced bottles, window glass and made the double-stength windows for
the Ohio building in the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876.
According to Van Rensselaer the sand used was taken from Sandy Lake (3
miles SE of Ravenna and hauled by wagons), only a few flasks were marked
by this glass company: american eagle-ancor, traveler's companion, plain
"Ravenna/Glass/Works":attributed bottles: jenny lind, pike's peak,
hunter-pikes' peak with embossing "E.Kauffeld". A worker within the
factory was quoted for remembering packing:washington-taylor pint's,
calabash bottles with crossed pitchfork and rake, sheaf of rye and jenny
lind, union flasks and others! This company may have started as the Seth
Day Glass Company." From.

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