Christopher,

Bottle similar to this are also used for olive oil during the second half of
the 19th century.  Please send me you photos and maybe it will help.

Bill Liebeknecht
Principal Investigator
Hunter Research, Inc.
120 West State Street
Trenton, NJ
(609) 695-0122 

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Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:55 AM
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Subject: 19th c. Glass bottle question

Dear Hist Arch,

During recent excavations in Southern Virginia, we recovered several
interesting glass bottle fragments.  The green bottles are free blown and
exhibit a distinctive, low mameleon push-up pontil, applied string lip.  The
body is full of bubbles.  The color is on the light side of green, with a
distinctive quality.  The bottles were recovered from a probable American
Civil War feature context.  The bottles closely resemble one pictured in
/Antique Glass Bottles: Their History and Evolution (1500 - 1860) /(Van den
Bossche 2001:322(3)) and to a "Jules Pernod pastis bottle" pictured on the
BLM historic glass bottles website
(http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/Typing/wine/julespernod.jpg). 

I was wondering whether these combined characteristics are diagnostic of
mid-19th c. French-produced bottles and if they specifically held pastis or
were generic.  Any information, in particular regarding social context, is
welcome.

Anyone who would like can contact me and I will send pictures.

Thanks
Christopher Sperling