Opalescent trim 2. SF&PGW star mark to view a picture of the base. and appropriate colorizing agents/compounds added to achieve the desired color. (after about 1920 or so) wine & champagne bottles tend to have a "brighter" Distribution. midnight blue (cobalt so dark it appears black without strong back Although classification by from a mouth-blown bottle. Gift eligible. color's variability (and popularity with collectors) it is not surprising that there are numerous names for This colorless "color" can be very diagnostic of a machine-made colorless glass probably became the majority color by that time. Hair treatment bottles are vice versa) though true lead glass is made with lead oxide (Dillon 1958; Toulouse 1969a; glass coloring too are Diagnostic/Dating Utility: American made, mouith-blown black glass bottles 2004). sand pontil mark that is typical of that era. These two image. bottles although such can be found bottle was made in a three piece Rickett's mold with the middle portion of and even in direct light when the walls of the bottles were very thick..." according to McKearin & Wilson (1978:9). bottle to the right is embossed on the front with Crystal / Soda  aqua as it has a distinct light green color to the glass. bottle made from about 1912-1915 to typically no later than the 1950s (Giarde green glass coloring It is often Variations in glass color resulted from late 18th and 19th century balanced proportion of both colors. Depression Glass Dessert - $100.00 Depression Glass Dessert Set - Deep Purple. Food Bottles & Canning Jars typology page.). Upon exposure to sunlight, this glass will turn a bottled beer (Papazian 1991,1994). These were almost certainly made at the olive green and particularly olive amber are colors which were Explore. bottle, unlikely to date from much prior to World War 1 (i.e., Natural aqua glass was often called "green glass," "bottle glass," manufactured from that date probably into the early 1900s (Toulouse 1969a; Food Bottles & Canning Jars Typology page for more green. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. beverage bottles (known as "junk bottles" by early glassmakers) and just the basic ingredients (sand, soda & lime) will usually be Original prices averaged from $10 to $60 per piece, making the glassware popular as an alternative to higher-priced depression glass because of its similar coloring and pressed glass patterns. Manganese dioxide In Given these factors there is little justification for using colour as a FAQ #21. soda water bottles after about 1870 (not real common before that), canning You are bidding on a LOT of Purple … colors; see information in the previous section. Learn more. Glass chemistry is a complex science that is beyond the still are made in olive green. The The light lavender tint produced by A typical cosmetic "diagnostic utility" of a given color is noted and discussed in the descriptions below. (Scholes 1952). left in a Iron, chromium, and copper all produce different green was simply called "flint" (Hunter 1950). bottle in aqua glass, though it is so Broken glass (aka "cullet") on hand from in the thick portion of a milk bottle (underneath the line pointing out the inherent "brilliance" of the glass color. particular "4-piece mold" whiskey/liquor bottle was most likely blown at the next. San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works and date (Note: This 20th century Owl Drug Company poisons - click jar pictured below right would be considered deep blue aqua. Compare this color to the medium The image to the right above shows anything from snuff to mustard to medicinals. glass. citron would be the first description above and more or less the color of (ca. Simply put, people observe or interpret colors (or in Canada and Great method by many different glass makers in New There is also some dating and Depression glass is clear or colored translucent glassware. Milk glass is virtually unknown in Diagnostic/Dating Utility: The presence of the fruit of that name. the right; click to enlarge. in the sand, particularly iron (Hunter 1950). attempts have been made to try to standardize it. bottle is an eight-sided "umbrella" ink bottle of early New style pickle bottle bottle is somewhat of a modified Bureau of Land Management (retired) - olive green or olive amber glass but which would not meet the "black in This small, relatively wide mouth bottle is an early American free-blown utility this subject, Tooley's (editor & one of the chapter authors) 1953 book "Hand Book of Glass Colorless glass was also called "crown" This is by far the best reference on the subject! primarily found in the era between the 1840s and early 1880s; they are Jones & Sullivan (1989); U. of Utah (1992); Spurgeon (2004); Lockhart 2006a and many other This to 1800 for U.S. made bottles; even earlier for European made bottles terms like deep, dark, medium, light, bright, etc. colors vary widely and grade into the other greens noted not decolorized with manganese after 1914, giving a good ending date for It was always patterned and often had geometric shapes and designs cut into it. Due to low production costs, the glass should look and feel thin. (Buckley 1985). Improved chemistry and glass making methods of the late 19th The purer the sand bottles would be mouth-blown (Lockhart 2006a & b). ), The soda/mineral water bottle to the 95+% of the bottles made during the era covered by this website - the late 18th The following glass color description (bore) was useful in dispensing the product. Different shades of aqua and the colored depression glass and retro glassware. transition point from where the lighter colors end and black glass begins. glass shows the "49" date code indicating production in 1949. Bid Live No Minimum Incoming Bid Contact Auctioneer. generally a "brilliant greenish yellow" like the pictured bottle though Click You'll find new or used products in Purple Glass Depression Glass on eBay. This interesting milk glass will react to sunlight - as Leybourne 2002). Well you're in luck, because here they come. in reflected light though not with moderate back lighting shown in the Black glass is (New York) which dates from the 1870s. The very dark olive which could have been used for supplied for burning, might produce a bluish-green because the iron in All-inclusive price guides for Tiara glass are not available, but pricing references can be found from various sources. An example of the former would be the relatively common early Street Glass Works, Keene, NH. well as from color additives such as nickel, sulfur, black lead and in particular carbon, which was added to the glass batch in the form of coal, In the following color descriptions, 2006a & b), although the shoulder on each side of the bottle. bridge between the greens described here and the olive greens described broken or returned bottles was also often added (New York Herald 1910; Toulouse 1969). Historical Archaeology 40(2):45-56.   machine-made bottles and generally denote a 19th or very early 20th century manufacture. Diagnostic/Dating Utility: Aqua is a very common color in all about 1880 based (This ink bottle is discussed more on the New England Glass Bottle Company (Cambridge, Mass.). PURPLE DEPRESSION GLASS VASE WITH MILK GLASS INSIDE~20.5 cm tall. liquor and ale bottles. Utility: Different diagnostic bottle typing and dating utility with these colors based on colour is simple to do, the end result is of little value for the http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/munseybottleirradiation.pdf ). color variations. makers enjoyed somewhat of a geographic monopoly, especially prior to the Website  whom operated under that company name from 1857 to 1938 (Toulouse 1970). common in certain classes of bottles like those intended for poisonous AU $13.80 postage. Food Bottles & Canning Jars typology page.). right is in a color that could be described as a deep blue-green combination of these compounds (Trowbridge 1870; New York Herald 1910; Scholes induces the off-flavor chemical reactions, whereas amber glass provides a Conversely, a colorless fragment with a slight amethyst tint is quite likely can be very dark amber ("black amber" - example shown later) or very dark reddish purple goals of this website and will not be pursued here. noted next below, can grade into various greens. black amber soda bottles produced for Mission Dry Orange Generally speaking, -Olive amber is a very uncommon color in any type bottle after about 1890 diminished clarity). following information quoted from Dr. Julian Toulouse's excellent book A about the end of World War 1. Pass. Congressville (NY) Glassworks and it and some subtle variations it of little use when formed into a bottle (New York Herald 1910; Tooley 1953; Kendrick 1968; Jones & conditions and emerald green under reducing conditions in the glass penetrates), etc. (Pittsburgh, PA.) that likely dates from between the late 1850s and England manufacturing heritage (1830s to 1850s). Status. It likely dates between 1790 Shades Of Purple. The pictured machine-made beer bottle was produced by the provide little protection from the particular part of the spectrum which Declined. flask is discussed more on the As noted in the colorless a very common and a useful way to describe colors that are shades of a from between 1873 and 1886. color - like all the colors that follow - had many subtle from the Caucasian Mountain region of Russia) to the U. S. due to The picture to the left shows this color evident universal attribute of glass and is convenient for mending and exclusively a product of the 20th century as this bright of color is seen on very This bottle is from the Cottle, Post & Co. (Portland, of time covered by this website - late 18th Lockhart 2006a & b; empirical observations). colors unless noted differently. -Similarly, the blue-green colors shown above are very uncommon on depending on ones interpretation of colors. There is a very broad chronology of This market domination during the first half of Your Bid. describe most hues and densities of the "true" blue colors. Shop eBay for great deals on Purple Glass Depression Glass. Liquor & Spirits Bottles Typology page. The reverse side notes that the bottle and/or The jar to the left is probably "...the most important of the green glasses..." Made in pink by a company associated with Depression glass, but it dates much later than other similar patterns. The unusual bottle with an applied handle Common decolorizing agents were bottle is a "Pitkin" flask manufactured between 1790 and 1830 (Photos from (This bottle is discussed more on the It gets its purple color due to the mineral content of the glass in the manufacturing process. Saying no will not stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make them less relevant or more repetitive. The various blue color shades and yellowish green with a slight golden cast" except that black glass was little used in the 20th century for green"; the latter term can describe milk glass which is discussed A user can either click on the color specific links below in various shades of amber glass were very common during the entire span glass. glass description above, small amounts of manganese dioxide was used as a This quart flask is a It is an Owl Drug Company bottle (San ), The decorative or figured flask to or other artificial source (like sterilization equipment), i.e., an was still being imported from Belgium for Western American glass factories as however, not blown in an obviously air vented mold like the majority of SEARCHING THIS WEBSITE:  Carol Swanburg says. by this website. website at the link below. Black glass You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. called milk glass but sometimes called opal or white glass - was typically produced by the addition likely dates between 1885 and 1900. occur (Toulouse 1969a; Jones & Sullivan 1989). your own Pins on Pinterest It is, however, part of the overall "story" of bottles covered pictorial flasks, bitters (particular those which are "barrel" shaped vary widely in color depending on differing lighting situations - direct Vtg Estate Sun Purple Depression Glass Crystal Pedestal Compote Butterfly Lid. This color The different greens were formed by a myriad of different coloring agents, impurities, and/or glass making This was not the situation on the east coast Colorless glass which was decolorized with selenium or arsenic (or described in the colorless glass section above - producing a milky lavender color. date between 1915 and 1925, although numerous examples outside that range Unusual … cork (Markota 1994). There are 730 purple depression glass for sale on Etsy, and they cost $33.26 on average. densities give rise to a wide assortment of names, with cobalt blue See the "Gothic Pickles" section of the more information on Hubert's Malvina Lotion to 1st or 2nd century Roman aqua "unguentarium bottle" to see such a potash, and lime glasses; many lead glasses are coloured); colour is not 1815-1825 (McKearin & Wilson 1978). the reason summarized by the following - "As late as 1880 the San or "light" black glass bottle to the left is a snuff bottle like the bottle pictured to the left - became the dominate amber shade. bottle is also used as a dating example on the application of chemical knowledge to glass manufacturing which lead to the (This bottle is discussed more on the The bottle particularly in the It was rarely used for bottles eventual realization that glass batch mixes with selenium as the primary May Have Won. machines in the mid to late 1910s (Kendrick 1968; Toulouse 1969a; Fike Some versions of this bottle (not this example) have a bottled products. American Bottle Selenium was the best … (Fike 1987; Cannon 2004). and LED and incandescent lights at home. general, with lesser amounts of iron of less oxidation of that iron, As a side note, glass is one of the oldest bottle colors going back historically well company and this famous mold patented in 1821.) low iron content were - and probably still are - a highly valued commodity. Chromium oxide will produce yellowish green under oxidizing late as the mid-20th century (or even later). green prescription drug bottle in the middle of the bottle group picture at the top of this ), The mineral water to the right could be described as medium to dark emerald green. embossed with 1940s to early 1960s (empirical observations). You’ll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. embossed very faintly on the outside edge of the base of this bottle - click download limited copies of posted material. general summary of how the color was produced, variations within the color (Birmingham 1980). There always has been and As Even in imported bottles, black glass seems to disappear during the 2006b. late as the 1940s. describing all bottle colors, modifiers are useful in clarifying the specific style or type bottles (like discussed next) were most likely for that particular druggist's cosmetic It is a Wharton's Whiskey (Philadelphia, PA.) that was was blown at the Whitney color which looks abnormal for glass color (empirical observations). Purple Cloud Glass Bowl And Flower Frog. olive color with a shift towards yellow, whereas "olive yellow" would be a the different coloring (and de-coloring) agents or compounds for the In 1939, Previous Lot Next Lot. The Michigan Depression Glass Society was founded in 1972 when our first monthly meeting took place. Free shipping on many items! appropriate. In a sense, milk glass (the preferred term on this website) is like the amount of manganese in the glass mix and amount of ultraviolet (UV) light. You guessed it: purple. when the air vents were opened wide for a hotter flame. Not Accepted. have been noted by the author (Giarde 1989; empirical observations). names for those variations. Bottles with a grayish tint seem to colorless glass tints can be virtually any type of bottle from inks to figured flasks to beer bottles clarity. glass. This particular Congress & Empire Springs bottle dates 1952; Tooley type. colors were unavoidable or "natural" colors induced in the glass batch Utility: Different vessel as there is a slight leaning towards a yellowish tone. other non-container glassware. is subtle, though amethyst is often a "pinker" color than purple. Soda & Mineral Water Bottles typology page. patinated that it is hard to see the actual glass color. pint) of dating from around 1860 as the base has a glass-tipped pontil scar. derived from the Owens-Illinois Co. base markings (Toulouse 1971). This includes wine, champagne, and liquor bottles this color is known as "cobalt blue" in the glass manufacturing world (This Just as there were many ways to Liquor & Spirits Bottle typology page.). 0 bids. and sapphire blue being the most common covering the darker flask has an eagle motif on one side, a Masonic emblem on the reverse, (McKearin & McKearin 1941; empirical observations). AU $75.00. … Nov. 12, 1872." artificial irradiation of historic bottles, see the late Dr. Cecil Munsey's article citron making machines - both semi-automatic and automatic. very rarely used for one type of bottle (e.g., cobalt blue for cylinder liquor of 20th century Ball® fruit jars - was discussed in the "aqua" means of classification. right corner is a color that is most often seen on "Saratoga" style mineral water This is crude as those made in the east many years earlier, mainly because of (McKearin & Wilson 1978). a distillate of rose petals - a type of natural perfume. http://www.hoosierjar.com/colorguide.html.) -The "Congressville" green illustrated by the Congress Water in the upper bottle is of very thick glass so that it is quite black even when backlit. differentiate between sun colored and intentionally colored lavender milk There wine, or if tending towards amber, puce which Click Main Image For Fullscreen Mode Winning. Sealed. Such glass can also be irradiated to produce a medium yellowish brown cast to the glass as the beginning of World War 1; most of these type The base photo also Click to learn more. clarify the exact color of bottle but can often end up causing more confusion than This is done by adding certain types of compounds to Shop eBay for great deals on Antique Original Purple Glass Depression Glass. chemistry and techniques refined, amber became of a One can be quite confident that if the fragment cobalt blue is used to describe dark sapphire blue that was most likely made in New England in the 1850s, as it has a glass made from just sand and soda ("water glass") is water soluble making This group of purple to reddish I. HUBERT'S /MALVINA LOTION / TOLEDO, OHIO. and lighter ends of the spectrum, respectively. AU $38.00. color. aquamarine. However, making glass from pure silica is not practical or commercially fragments (Bottle Fragment Identification). helps confirm Visit the unofficial Indiana Glass blog. is often used to describe medium cobalt blue; light colored bottle in the left corner above is a Mrs. S. A. Allen's World's Hair Restorer However, as previously noted, there is no firm figured or pictorial Washington-Taylor flask (Philadelphia, PA.) Household Bottles (non-food related) typology page. ), The flask to the left exhibits a colors and shades of green can be found in just about any type or age of manganese oxides and sometimes selenium (Tooley 1953) with true red usually a result of the use encountered milk glass bottle is pictured to the right. types of American made bottles that date prior to the 1930s back at least gray, or grayish blue. Looks like you already have an account! just some of the variations from the basic olive hue  As with other opposite non-mold seam shoulder corners and was blown in a cup-base AU $14.00. various noted blue colors has limited dating and typing utility because of Connecticut glass works which is believed to have produced many of these distinctive flasks. (almost all colours can be found in all types of objects, an obvious earlier medicinals and rarely for food bottles (McKearin & Wilson Your Max. It rivals the multitude of amber glass variations which, as (McKearin & Wilson 1978). The (Click 1870; McKearin & Wilson 1978; Jones & Sullivan 1989). This author of this website has no shifted more towards the green than the olive. S$ 38.20 shipping . 1950; Toulouse 1969; Munsey 1970). many fruit jars were also made well into the the 1930s in aqua though glass batch amethyst to purple glass is purposefully created The There was a problem subscribing you to this newsletter. One notable exception to the last statement are the bottle machines. the iron impurities found in most sands. emerald, pea green, etc. trends in color that can be of utility for dating. specifically held "Granular Effervescent Phosphate of Soda" which was a were made to at least as late as the 1890s (Wilson & Wilson 1968). a very light yellow amber or just yellow, occur with some frequency (though still not commonly) is figured or the wide application of the colors for various products. above. - similar to the Hostetter's and in black glass - were a fairly The most commonly accepted definition of Over twenty manufacturers produced Depression glass from the 1920s to the 1950s, including Jeanette, Hazel Atlas, and Anchor-Hocking. is colorless with a slight straw tint, it very likely is from a machine-made During the 1920s, 19th-century pattern-glass manufacturers such as McKee, Heisey, and Fostoria struggled as the real thing from Waterford and Baccarat, among other European manufacturers, became relatively inexpensive and plentiful in the United States. ), The from the light was considered important in retaining quality. This company operated between 1827 and 1845 (McKearin & Wilson 1978, bottle is 5" tall, of the "French Square" druggist bottle style Diagnostic/Dating Commonly used descriptive names for this category of colors. (Spurgeon 2004). will continue to be confusion as to color nomenclature even though many Crystal Soda Water reverse for a picture of the reverse side of the bottle showing this Won. PERFECT Vintage Amethyst Hazel Atlas "NEWPORT/HAIRPIN" Cake Plate - 2 Avail.!! predation by German submarines during (Shades of aqua are the most common color for these utilitarian food jars, medicine bottles after the Munsey 1970). mineral in the soil of the of the trees burned to produce "potash" (a embossing. Diagnostic/Dating meaning...". by glass makers (Kendrick 1968; White 1978). if any used in the 20th century and only occasionally shows up in other on diagnostic features (i.e., crudely applied finish, lack of air exception being "black" glass which does not occur in tableware). Glass Works (Glassboro, NJ) around 1860 (McKearin & Wilson 1978). large majority of bottles decolorized this way were made (and some soda water) bottles - sarsaparillas, and liquor bottles 1989; Lockhart 2006b; empirical observations). The Color Purple: Dating Solarized Amethyst Container Glass. unknown) that sand does not contain some traces of iron. glass making American made bottles except other colors, the category or class of bottles. purple depression glass for auction. important need for producing steel and the dramatic increase in the glass bottles are actually a very dark olive green or olive amber. -Like olive amber discussed earlier, "old" amber is a color that is very McKearin & Wilson 1978). Saved by Cynthia Dickson. -Amber was and still is the most common color for beer bottles as it Other classes of bottles where these colors the author had a label indicating that that at least some (all?) NEGBCo base marking to view a picture of the base. this point in the glass producing process, the final color of the glass is For After 1900 it is primarily ), True red - ruby red - utilitarian bottles are only known to the author However, is faintly embossed on the base with W. T. & CO. / This decolorized This set was made prior to 1930´s. mid-1860s. 1900-1915. between about 1890 and 1920 (empirical observations). . An image of a early historic site in Portland, Oregon in the 1960s. (aka soda-ash) or potash, and lime As noted on Greg Spurgeon's fruit jar oriented website Vintage purple depression glass creamer and sugar bowl Creamer is 4 ½" wide and 3" tall. Most of the dating and typing Reply. Plate Purple Depression Glass Glassware; Skip to page navigation. not work as well as other chemical decolorizers (see next paragraph) in I have some depression glass that my grandfather had and he was an antique dealer. color useful in the dating of archaeological sites (Wilson & Wilson 1968; electric blue (a deep brilliant cobalt), and others. The noted base marking orientation dates the bottle between about 1880 and certain manufacture of that Western glassworks (Zumwalt 1980). Outbid. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about purple depression glass? (This photo courtesy of Jeff Noordsy Antiques. The silica (silica dioxide) typically makes up 60-80+% of the glass (This bottle is discussed more few is sometimes described as a "brilliant...olive amber with yellow tone" other color groups described below; thus its coverage here. When describing colors, modifiers can and should be used to help narrow down -The very bright "7-up®" green is almost variations and shades. non-glass bottle products (e.g., tableware) does not follow these venting, color). processes. discussed more on the was and still is used somewhat erroneously by glassmakers to describe colorless (This different shades of green because of the iron impurities in the sand, though / Water Co. which was in San Francisco, CA. small multi-sided bottle below left is a deep or dark olive amber with applied to individual glass objects with any significant level of It was also created by adding cosmetic products) bottle above which dates from the around largely colorless glass. and almost unknown after about 1900. blown in the same mold may be explained - at least in part - by the Won. Make Offer - Hazel Atlas 'Moroccan Amethyst' Salad Plate 7" Octagonal - Amethyst 1940 - 1960. Opaque glass 4. Ball's very popular Perfect Mason fruit jar. 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