Category Archives: Unknown Bottle Chat
How can I tell if an antique cranberry red blown glass bottle is flashed or red all the way through?
formernooyawker asked: Obviously, I don’t want to SCRATCH at the surface to see if that would reveal clear glass underneath. The pontil is polished, and I would think the polishing would reveal clear glass if it were flashed. However, there is nothing but red. Please tell me if there is a definitive way WITHOUT harming … Continue reading
Snail Lock NO. 133 Antique bottle, with little basket with handle and lock to lock handles and keys?
COOL asked: I have a 2 antique bottles and a little basket for the 2 bottles like a set and it comes with a lock and 2 keys. It is also a music box on the bottle and on the top is where the bottles go. Then on the top where the handles are, you … Continue reading
Ok I have searched every where and I have this antique bottle w/ box says biberon de mon bebe. what is it?
JessiJane asked: the box has a lithograph on yellow paper with red ink. Bottle is glass corked with wood cork w/ glass tube down inside through center….a plastic or rubber tube got hard and broke off, the “nipple” is made of porcelin and broke off from dryrot as well. Pure cotton batting is still inside … Continue reading