Comments on: Hand Blown Bottles http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/ Information about rare and collectible glass bottles from a member of the glass bottle mold manufacturing industry. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craig http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 Craig Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:16:08 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-3008 Red need a book on bottles that deals w/13gallon chemical industry . My bottle is a1936 13 gal. MCAG STD embossed on the bottom. Is there a collectable market interest, $ value, etc.? Red need a book on bottles that deals w/13gallon chemical industry . My bottle is a1936 13 gal. MCAG STD embossed on the bottom. Is there a collectable market interest, $ value, etc.?

]]> By: Eric Cole http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Eric Cole Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:35:10 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-1221 Red darling the dots on snuffs indicate strength.Vented at shoulder. Red darling the dots on snuffs indicate strength.Vented at shoulder.

]]> By: Rocky http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Rocky Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:51:41 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-288 Hi Red, I read through some of your site. It is very interesting. Thank you. Rocky Hi Red, I read through some of your site. It is very interesting. Thank you. Rocky

]]> By: Sandra Benedetto http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Sandra Benedetto Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:34:59 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-253 Hi! I was excited to find you, while looking for hand blown "Arrowhead' soda bottles. I bought one as a gift for my sister, and can't find any info about it! The glass is very thick- about 1", and it has an arrowhead on the front. It also has a 2 piece (maybe 3) metal- spritzer/soda- top. It is made of the sort of metal that an ice cream scoop would be made out of. I'm wondering if you might be familiar with this sort of bottle? Wish I had a picture to send- darn it! Can you possibly take a shot at it, and tell me anything at all about this sort of bottle! You're the only person yet- that I've found, that sound like you might actually know! I surely will appreciate your Help! Thanks so much for your time. Sandy Hi! I was excited to find you, while looking for hand blown “Arrowhead’ soda bottles. I bought one as a gift for my sister, and can’t find any info about it! The glass is very thick- about 1″, and it has an arrowhead on the front. It also has a 2 piece (maybe 3) metal- spritzer/soda- top. It is made of the sort of metal that an ice cream scoop would be made out of. I’m wondering if you might be familiar with this sort of bottle? Wish I had a picture to send- darn it! Can you possibly take a shot at it, and tell me anything at all about this sort of bottle! You’re the only person yet- that I’ve found, that sound like you might actually know! I surely will appreciate your Help! Thanks so much for your time. Sandy

]]> By: brandon http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-139 brandon Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:09:26 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-139 i have found a pink flask that looks like mother teresa could have been blown in a wood mold or free blown have any infomation on this i have found a pink flask that looks like mother teresa could have been blown in a wood mold or free blown have any infomation on this

]]> By: Red Matthews http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Red Matthews Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:06:10 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-20 Hi Chuck; Well I felt a little bad because I didn't take more time for you and your request for help on the water bottles. First of all, the water jugs that were used on water dispensing machines are usually called carboys. Most of them were made by the Arrowhead Puritus Company in California. Owens Illinois made a lot of them in the St. Louis area. Most of these bottles were made on an ABM. (Automatic Bottle Machine) where there were three forming stations. The formed glass was mechanically transferred from one stage to the next on the machine. Where the first stage made an initial parison from a solid gob of delivered glass of the correct weight. The second stage of the machine made a partially sized parison expansion that would assure the proper thickness of glass distribution in the final blow of the third stage of the machine. The bottle was then transferred to an annealing furnace. This is over simplification but you can get the gist of it. The large hand blown bottles of big capacity were called demijohns. They were made in sizes form about two quarts up to many gallons in size. Most of the large ones were handled and shipped in wooden crates. RED Matthews Hi Chuck; Well I felt a little bad because I didn’t take more time for you and your request for help on the water bottles. First of all, the water jugs that were used on water dispensing machines are usually called carboys. Most of them were made by the Arrowhead Puritus Company in California. Owens Illinois made a lot of them in the St. Louis area. Most of these bottles were made on an ABM. (Automatic Bottle Machine) where there were three forming stations. The formed glass was mechanically transferred from one stage to the next on the machine. Where the first stage made an initial parison from a solid gob of delivered glass of the correct weight. The second stage of the machine made a partially sized parison expansion that would assure the proper thickness of glass distribution in the final blow of the third stage of the machine. The bottle was then transferred to an annealing furnace. This is over simplification but you can get the gist of it.

The large hand blown bottles of big capacity were called demijohns. They were made in sizes form about two quarts up to many gallons in size. Most of the large ones were handled and shipped in wooden crates.
RED Matthews

]]> By: Red Matthews http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Red Matthews Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:25:39 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-12 Hello, Well I can take the fact that I am not always correct in absorbing what I read. In fact I want your responses to clear any issue that needs to be cleared up. Best regards: RED Matthews Hello, Well I can take the fact that I am not always correct in absorbing what I read. In fact I want your responses to clear any issue that needs to be cleared up.
Best regards: RED Matthews

]]> By: Tyler Williams http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/07/hand-blown-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Tyler Williams Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:21:56 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=65#comment-8 It sounds interesting, I'm not so sure if I could agree with you 100% though. It sounds interesting, I’m not so sure if I could agree with you 100% though.

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