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Whisky Bottle time Line
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Early Forms 1800-1830 |
European 1830s |
Probably European 1700s |
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American 1830s |
American 1830-40 |
American Midwestern Swirl 1820-1040 |
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Pattern Mold Decanter |
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Characteristics: Often black glass especially very early. Many European imports. Often very crudely made. Early American examples are very rare. Heavy applied lips common. Pattern mold bottles and decanters exhibiting ribs and swirls.
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Mid-Century Forms |
Ales Circa 1860s |
Clasped hand Historical 1865-1875 |
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Late period historical 1860-1870
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Handled Whisky 1840-1860 |
Calabash iron pontil 1865 |
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Characteristics: Lip often more crudely applied than later forms. Hinge mold bases common 1860-1870. 1850-1860 period will have pontil marks. Later period historical flasks will have more highly stylized figures. For example, the Eagles, for example, lack the fine detail of pre-Civil War Historical Flasks.
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End of Century Forms |
1870-1880 half barrel Whiskey |
Beer 1880-1905 |
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Cylinder Whiskey 1870-1910 |
1870-1890 unembossed whisky flasks |
Pumpkin seed flask 1890-1910 |
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Pumpkin seed flask 1890-1910 |
Cylinder Whisky 1890s |
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Characteristics: Lips will be well formed and tooled but not usually crude. Bases will be smooth no pontil mark. Seams stops part way up the neck. Wire bales present on Beer forms. Few screw tops. Those that are found will have a ground rather than smooth lip.
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Modern Machine Forms |
Prohibition era whiskey with sprinkler top added later. Probably Canadian. |
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Characteristics: Well formed bodies and lips
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