I quite often find fragments of that amethyst glass on late 19th century relic hunting sites, but never a whole bottle, let alone a marked one like that.
I believe that older bottles such as this turn color over time often from being left in a window. Sunlight over time can react with the composition of the glass. Usually various shades of purple or amethyst is the end result.
A neat item as are the coins
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<< <i>I believe that older bottles such as this turn color over time often from being left in a window. Sunlight over time can react with the composition of the glass. Usually various shades of purple or amethyst is the end result. >>
Yes, I think that's right. I think I've found some glass that was made with an amethyst color, but the lighter (and more uneven) shades in that bottle indicate that sunlight was probably what turned it that way. I forget what it is in the glass that turns it that color over time. Cobalt? I dunno. (I flunked chemistry in high school.) I guess it's some kind of oxidation process. Pieces of the old "black" glass wine bottles (which are actually a really dark olive green when held to the light) are common finds on the colonial and antebellum sites I've hunted. Sometimes I've seen those oxidized to some really pretty goldish iridescent tones, almost like mother-of-pearl. Even found a whole bottle once.
the connection was HA sells wine bottles etc. so I added Jeremy to the mix - it was more for jest and cool bottle offering - don't think to deeply into it
Heres a beerglass I dug up 20 years ago , which has a nice iridescent mother of pearl patina, caused by acids in the soil. The natural original colour was transparent.
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From beerputten (wastepits) - a big hole, 8-10 yards deep, in the ground in the backyard of 16th - 17th houses , in towns of Leiden, Delft & Rotterdam.
collector of Greek banknotes - most beautifull world banknotes - Greek & Roman ancient coins.
all kinds of stuff were thrown in these beerputten , old worn leather shoes, belts, hats, broken ceramics - plates , pots & pans , broken glass, damaged knives, forks, textile, and by accident: coins, earrings , rings , bracelets.
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I quite often find fragments of that amethyst glass on late 19th century relic hunting sites, but never a whole bottle, let alone a marked one like that.
Not a coin, but pretty neat, nonetheless.
A neat item as are the coins
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
<< <i>I believe that older bottles such as this turn color over time often from being left in a window. Sunlight over time can react with the composition of the glass. Usually various shades of purple or amethyst is the end result. >>
Yes, I think that's right. I think I've found some glass that was made with an amethyst color, but the lighter (and more uneven) shades in that bottle indicate that sunlight was probably what turned it that way. I forget what it is in the glass that turns it that color over time. Cobalt? I dunno. (I flunked chemistry in high school.) I guess it's some kind of oxidation process. Pieces of the old "black" glass wine bottles (which are actually a really dark olive green when held to the light) are common finds on the colonial and antebellum sites I've hunted. Sometimes I've seen those oxidized to some really pretty goldish iridescent tones, almost like mother-of-pearl. Even found a whole bottle once.
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<< <i>don't think to deeply into it
This is often my problem with business-related or money-related matters, and numismatics is both!
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caused by acids in the soil.
The natural original colour was transparent.
And you found ALL of it! Must've taken some work to reassemble, eh?
For a moment I was thinking, "Wow, he must live in Virginia to find a 17th century artifact like that."
Then I remembered where you actually live.
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took me about 2 days to clean and reassemble.
I have a collection of about 100 of these 16/17th Century glasses ; cometbeakers , roemers, birkemaiers, waffelbeakers.
These octa beerglasses (picture) are much harder to reassemble , middle part is very thin glass, still working at it for years.
in towns of Leiden, Delft & Rotterdam.
all kinds of stuff were thrown in these beerputten , old worn leather shoes, belts, hats, broken ceramics - plates , pots & pans , broken glass,
damaged knives, forks, textile, and by accident: coins, earrings , rings , bracelets.
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I knew about the coins, comics, movie memorabilia, and a bunch of other stuff but I never knew they sold glass bottles. Learn somethin every day!
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