Tag Archives: Blown Glass

Valuable Collectible Antique Glass Comes In All Shapessizes And Colors

… occurrence, it does happen when you stumble onto a piece of collectible antique glass.During the making of collectible antique glass bottles, a handle may be applied by pressing the molten glass shaped like the handle onto the jar once it started to … Continue reading

how small were antique leech tubes?

lindasuegray posted: Me and my husband have been bottle digging here in Jensen beach, FL. today I found a small blown glass item, I thought it was some type of syringe, but I couldnt find any online that looked like it. it looks like it could be a leech tube, but its opening at the … Continue reading

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