Comments on: Cold Mold Ripple in Glass Bottles http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/08/cold-mold-ripple-in-glass-bottles/ Information about rare and collectible glass bottles from a member of the glass bottle mold manufacturing industry. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:32:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cindy http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/08/cold-mold-ripple-in-glass-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Cindy Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:13:19 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=243#comment-150 I want to send you photo I one that I found in the attic of a old house I purchased? will you help? I want to send you photo I one that I found in the attic of a old house I purchased? will you help?

]]> By: Warren Friedrich http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/08/cold-mold-ripple-in-glass-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Warren Friedrich Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:57:36 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=243#comment-113 Red, I have been working on my book about the early California glass works. I have finished this section of the book, and I am now writing about the western glass that was produced at these glass works. Particularly when they were marketed, how long they were produced and by which glass company most likely. It is a fascinating subject, and should be the most comprehensive and factual recordation of how these glass works operated at the time, as well as the type of bottles produced. I was able to photograph some early glass blowing tools at an eastern collectors home, and now have a better understanding of the tool (tongs) used to pick up the finished bottle and take it to the annealing oven. I can see clearly how these tongs left the mark on the semi-soft glass surface I inquired about in my earlier posting. Also in my research, I was able to better understand why these bottles have their peculiar anomalies after reading first hand accounts at the time by newspapers who were at these glass works describing the bottle making process, as they watched the glass blowers in action. My glass research begins with the first glass works in California in 1859 and ends with the two most successful companies merging in 1876. The decade of the 1860's is the most interesting for us California glass collectors, with the most imaginative mould designs and beautiful array of colors produced. Red,
I have been working on my book about the early California glass works. I have finished this section of the book, and I am now writing about the western glass that was produced at these glass works. Particularly when they were marketed, how long they were produced and by which glass company most likely. It is a fascinating subject, and should be the most comprehensive and factual recordation of how these glass works operated at the time, as well as the type of bottles produced.
I was able to photograph some early glass blowing tools at an eastern collectors home, and now have a better understanding of the tool (tongs) used to pick up the finished bottle and take it to the annealing oven. I can see clearly how these tongs left the mark on the semi-soft glass surface I inquired about in my earlier posting.
Also in my research, I was able to better understand why these bottles have their peculiar anomalies after reading first hand accounts at the time by newspapers who were at these glass works describing the bottle making process, as they watched the glass blowers in action.
My glass research begins with the first glass works in California in 1859 and ends with the two most successful companies merging in 1876. The decade of the 1860′s is the most interesting for us California glass collectors, with the most imaginative mould designs and beautiful array of colors produced.

]]> By: Jeromy Worley http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/08/cold-mold-ripple-in-glass-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Jeromy Worley Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:50:48 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=243#comment-105 I recently found a small glass bottle in Utah. It seems to be some kind of a injectible medicine bottle. The cork/rubber is still in place, and is still full of liquid. There are a few symbols on the bottom of the bottle. The first line is 7 Symbol* 6 The second line is 1845. The symbol looks similar to a skull, it has two eyes a mouth, but it seems to have a triangular ear on each side of the head. It looks similar to this <0> Any help on where I can go to find out what this bottle is, and what is in it I would really appreciate.. Thanks, Jeromy I recently found a small glass bottle in Utah. It seems to be some kind of a injectible medicine bottle. The cork/rubber is still in place, and is still full of liquid. There are a few symbols on the bottom of the bottle. The first line is 7 Symbol* 6 The second line is 1845. The symbol looks similar to a skull, it has two eyes a mouth, but it seems to have a triangular ear on each side of the head. It looks similar to this <0> Any help on where I can go to find out what this bottle is, and what is in it I would really appreciate..
Thanks,

Jeromy

]]> By: Warren Friedrich http://www.bottlemysteries.com/2008/08/cold-mold-ripple-in-glass-bottles/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Warren Friedrich Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:06:02 +0000 http://www.bottlemysteries.com/?p=243#comment-30 Red, I stumbled across your website by accident yesterday, boy was I happy I did! I am a western bitters collector from California. I have been researching the early California glass works, in preparation of writing a book about them. I have been researching the history behind some of the more valuable western bitters bottles, such as Cassin's Grape Brandy Bitters and Lacour's Sarsaparaphere Bitters, etc. I found your article on cold ripple effect very informative, and it answered a puzzling question for me. I often wondered why some bottles have a much thicker glass wall near the bottom third of the bottle example, while others were more uniform in thickness from top to bottom, your explanation of this was very useful to me. I saw in your content section the subject of glass makers tool marks and shear marks, I would be very interested to read more on these subjects. I have 3 different bitters examples that have a unique mark left on the neck portion of the bottles near the beginning of the sloping of the shoulder and I personally believe that this was caused by tool (possibly puncellas) that picked up the finished bottle while still warm and moved it to the annealing ovens. This particular mark is seen on same examples of some bottles and not on others. I hope to talk with you or read more on this subject. Thanks, Warren Friedrich Red,
I stumbled across your website by accident yesterday, boy was I happy I did! I am a western bitters collector from California. I have been researching the early California glass works, in preparation of writing a book about them. I have been researching the history behind some of the more valuable western bitters bottles, such as Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters and Lacour’s Sarsaparaphere Bitters, etc.
I found your article on cold ripple effect very informative, and it answered a puzzling question for me. I often wondered why some bottles have a much thicker glass wall near the bottom third of the bottle example, while others were more uniform in thickness from top to bottom, your explanation of this was very useful to me.
I saw in your content section the subject of glass makers tool marks and shear marks, I would be very interested to read more on these subjects. I have 3 different bitters examples that have a unique mark left on the neck portion of the bottles near the beginning of the sloping of the shoulder and I personally believe that this was caused by tool (possibly puncellas) that picked up the finished bottle while still warm and moved it to the annealing ovens. This particular mark is seen on same examples of some bottles and not on others.
I hope to talk with you or read more on this subject. Thanks, Warren Friedrich

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