Name/TitleGlass Bottles

About this objectGlass Bottles C.1905-1920
These bottles are an example of early machine blown glass c. 1905 – 1920.
The “V-shaped bubbles in the glass (the narrow end of the “V” points toward the bottle finish) seem to be found only in machine-made bottles and while it is unknown exactly what causes this shape of bubble, it is presumed that it is the result of much higher pressures that a machine can exert over a man's lungs. It is common for an early 20th century machine-made bottle to have a couple of the inverted "V" bubbles, with the rest being normal round or oval shaped as seen in these examples.

MakerUnknown

PeriodEarly 20th century

Medium and MaterialsSand, recycled glass, sodium carbonate and calcium carbonate

Subject and Association KeywordsDomestic Labour

Subject and Association KeywordsGlass manufacture

Subject and Association KeywordsFood preparation

Object TypeUtensils

Object numberTMA2021.00035.3

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