Union bottles

[Korisios]

I found some handblown union bottles on ebay,

they cost each something like 24 dollars or something.

My question is: Is this a good prise (fro the buyer) or are there sheaper ones somewhere??

Edited January 5, 2011 by Korisios

[PLUNDERING PYLOS PARKER]

you can go to Jamestown Glasshouse and pick them up. 24 dollars isnt bad , are they green? also the Castillo De San Marcos Fort ,in St. Augustine Florida, their gift shop has them also, including case bottles too, they are under 20 dollars or so, not including shipping, eastern national gift shop number is 904-824-2615, ask for bruce dayle. they ship all over the United States, the gift shop gets a break (wholesale) from Jamestown Glasshouse, i have about 2 dozen of both styles.

[PLUNDERING PYLOS PARKER]

onion bottles/case bottles

[Quartermaster James]

And you can buy these too: http://www.sansebastianwinery.com/cart/display.php?pid=11209&detail=true&hits_seen=

[Mission]

$20 - $30 seems pretty standard, really.

Hey QMJ, do you know of any decent sources for square-bottomed, corked bottles (other than Jamestown)?

[willie wobble]

OH but Mission have you forgot about this fine shop www.etsy.com/shop/williewobble

Korisios, I'm suprised you havent seen my wrapped bottles posted here on the pub, although all my bottles are wrapped in rope,hemp ,netting , you may also look through my gallery of pictures , Willie Wobble

[PLUNDERING PYLOS PARKER]

not sure where to find square corks

[jendobyns]

$20 - $30 seems pretty standard, really.

Hey QMJ, do you know of any decent sources for square-bottomed, corked bottles (other than Jamestown)?

I'm not QMJ, but do you mean this? http://www.plimoth.com/reproductions/case-bottle.html

That isn't where I got mine, but it's the first I could find online looking for case bottle/bottles

[Quartermaster James]

$20 - $30 seems pretty standard, really.

Hey QMJ, do you know of any decent sources for square-bottomed, corked bottles (other than Jamestown)?

I'm not QMJ, but do you mean this? http://www.plimoth.c...ase-bottle.html

That isn't where I got mine, but it's the first I could find online looking for case bottle/bottles

That's the only consistent source other than Jamestown of which I know.

Several sutlers resell the Jamestown bottles, so I am not counting them as different sources.

Personally, I like the Jamestown bottles best. Best price too.

Otherwise, keep a weather eye out on eBay and thrift stores.

[PLUNDERING PYLOS PARKER]

lookin fer a reliable source fer sailor/sea chests at reasonable prices, but decent work. does anyone know of a trader who possiable makes and ships them?

[Mission]

What I want is small (say holding a cup or less), matching, square-bottomed bottles with mouths for corks. I have some for my medicine chest, but they're all machine-made.

[jendobyns]

What I want is small (say holding a cup or less), matching, square-bottomed bottles with mouths for corks. I have some for my medicine chest, but they're all machine-made.

This gentleman lists both Jamestown and another glasblower as making custom blown glassware. So you might want to contact them and find out if they'll do what you need. Sounds like most of the work is already done, just working out size and price with them.

http://www.livinghistoryshop.com/resources.html

For that matter, it might be worth googling other glassblowers to find out if they'll also do the work, or if a school could hand off the project to a student for a good price.

Mistress Dobyns

Edited January 6, 2011 by jendobyns

[Quartermaster James]

What I want is small (say holding a cup or less), matching, square-bottomed bottles with mouths for corks. I have some for my medicine chest, but they're all machine-made.

Oh! My mistake, I thought you were speaking of case bottles.

So, are you now looking for handmade versions of what you already have?

If not, have you tried Specialty Bottle?

They offer this: http://www.specialty...PROD&ProdID=530

Aye! It's a little bigger than your specs, but...

Also, I've dealt with this company and can personally recommend them.

Now, curiosity being what it is, here are a few things I found on the web, this craft supply shop has some bottles you might like:

http://www.artfire.c...duct_id=2125609

http://www.artfire.c...duct_id=2125596

http://www.artfire.c...duct_id=2125603

http://www.artfire.c...duct_id=2125607

http://www.artfire.c...duct_id=2129464 <=== 6 oz corked square bottle!

[Mission]

My God man! Do you know how long I've been looking for such things? And they come in varying sizes at fairly reasonable prices! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Hope is renewed for my surgeon's chest! Somehow I knew you held the key.

[Quartermaster James]

Happy to be of service.

Y.M.H.S.

QMJ

[PoD]

My God man! Do you know how long I've been looking for such things? And they come in varying sizes at fairly reasonable prices! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Hope is renewed for my surgeon's chest! Somehow I knew you held the key.

I never knew you were after some of these. I've had a load since before we even got talking about the chests. Just building a captains liquor chest with similar bottles in it based on one from 1756.

[Korisios]

Back to toppic...:

When I see pictures of the genuine old bottles they appear black, but the replica's you guys pointed out to me are green and more transparant...

So have the old ones turned black and less transparant after all these years..?

[Quartermaster James]

I've seen bottles of the period in lighter colors, but predominantly of the dark green "black" glass.

Oh! And a manufacturer I forgot to mention previously does also address this: http://westmoorepott...products_id=376

While you're there, check out their Bellarmine jugs.

[Korisios]

Thanks for the link James:

and yes the Bellarmine jugs are cool also...

[Quartermaster James]

Though most of this site addresses bottles of the 1800's-1950's, this page does add some information pertinent to our period: http://www.sha.org/bottle/wine.htm