Posted 13 years ago
packrat-pl…
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Here is another nice estate sale find from last weekend. This is an Umbrella Ink bottle, most likely from the late 1850‘s-early 60's.
As you can see, it has a very nice rough pontil on the bottom. Here is a little background info.
Pontil mark – A iron rod was often stuck to the base of hand-blown bottles prior to approximately 1860. This allowed an assistant to hold the bottle while a glassblower would attach and finish the lip of the vessel. When the bottle was broken or sheared, a ring or area of rough glass or grey graphite remained.
This particular bottle is in great condition, not a chip or crack, doesn’t look like a dug bottle.
This is not one of the scarcer Umbrellas , those being brown, cobalt and amethyst, however, still a great find for $.50!
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Thank you very much scandinavian_pieces, & BELLIN68
Very nice, Thank you
Your umbrella ink bottle is wonderful.
Yuko
Thank you very much mnglass, Deanteaks and for the kind words Yuko.
Thank you very much for the love miKKoChristmas11 & adkmetalman.