Dear Mark, a good place for you to start would be the Parks Canada Glass
Glossary as it discusses manufacturing techniques, dating, nomenclature for
bottles and tableware, a discussion of closures for bottles.  If you can't
find a hard copy from either the SHA or CNEHA then it can be downloaded
from the SHA website.  Olive Jones



From:       Mark Branstner <[log in to unmask]>
To:         [log in to unmask]
Date:       03/25/2011 04:02 PM
Subject:    Glass Classification
Sent by:    HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>



Hi Folks,

Has anybody ever offered, or does anybody know of anybody offering a
bottle/vessel glass identification/classification course? Personally,
this was not an area that I was ever formally trained in and
something like an intensive week-long course in basic id's,
technology, chronology, etc., would seem like something that would
have a relatively broad appeal ...

Any ideas?

Thanks, Mark
--

Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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