Thanks to those who already sent in responses to my request for spreadsheets
or any other information about solarized amethyst bottles.  I was also asked to
clarify what I needed, but our computer system was really fouled up last
week.  I could receive but often could not send back out.

I left what I was looking for intentionally a bit vague because, essentially, I
was looking for virtually any empirical or field data about solarized amethyst
glass.  More specifically, what I really need is sites that contain solarized
amethyst glass and a solid “cap” on the dating of the site.  For example, I
reported in 1993 on a dump site that had a solid “cap” of 1942 because that
was when a major building was built atop it.  The sites I need now, however,
would have caps in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

Data on individual bottles that have solarized to an amethyst color and have
distinct known dates would also be helpful.  For example, I have amethyst 
soda bottles from El Paso that date between 1909 and 1911 based on local
historical and empirical data and New Mexico Hutchinson finished soda
bottles that cannot predate 1895.  If I can find enough of that type of data, it
will help.

Thanks again,

Bill Lockhart


Bill Lockhart
New Mexico State University
Alamogordo, NM
(505) 439-3732