My leisure time was once divided between metal detecting and dump digging. Dating mostly from the Victorian period, these bottles make a fascinating study - the shapes and colours being so diverse. They were usually produced in a two piece mould,The lip, known as an 'applied lip' was attached by hand, after the mouling process. Large numbers of bottles had no lip, they are called 'sheared lip 'types and were cheaper to manufacture. Some had stoppers made of glass, but most used cork as a means of enclosure. |
Bell ink |
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Cobalt ink |
Aqua angled base ink |
Green ink |
Igloo ink |
Cobalt poison |
Aqua medicine |
Copper blue medicine |
Glass Target Ball |
Introduced in the 19th century these objects are the forerunners of clay pidgeons. They were often filled with feathers. This one was extracted from a dump with lots of crushed glass and earthenware. |