Hi Cathy,
I do not have a publication date, yet, so I hope your editor buys this. I am
voluntarily sending a final draft through one referee (George Miller -- who chooses
not to remain anonymous).
Bill
{ SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1}Lockhart, Bill
2005? “The Color Purple: Dating Solarized Amethyst Glass Containers.”
Historical Archaeology. In press.
> Bill:
>
> This is great. Can you give me the in-press citation for now and I'll
> update it when your article comes out. My report will be published in
> 2005, so I'll get a chance to put the final info in the published
> report (hopefully) by the time I publish.
>
> Cathy
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> { SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1}Hi Cathy and HISTARCHers,
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> I have received the acceptance paperwork from Historical
> Archaeology for my article on this very subject, so you might be able
> to cite this as in press. If you think that will fly, let me know,
> and I will send you the bibliographic details.
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> Your question does not have a simple answer. Manganese was
> gradually phased out from about 1910 to the early 1920s. It was
> intimately connected with the change from mouth-blown to machine-made
> bottles, although the disruption of the usual import channels during
> World War I had some effect (virtually all of the older literature
> blames the war – it is all directly traceable to Grace Kendricks in
> 1963). The last printed reference to the use of manganese appeared in
> 1933. Use of manganese for bottle production in the US began by at
> least 1876.
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> However, the story is far more complex. Manganese (and
> colorless
> glass) was used for different types of bottles beginning at different
> times. Whitall Tatum tried colorless glass by 1870 and began using
> manganese by 1876. However, there is no evidence for its use in soda
> bottles prior to about 1895. Use discontinued at various times for
> various bottle types, as well.
>
> There are currently no completely accurate citations for the
> cessation of manganese use. George Miller and Catherine Sullivan’s
> article comes as close as you will get, but I have some information
> that was not within the scope of their article. The Grace Kendrick
> publication, while good enough research for its time (and the most
> widely cited source for manganese use), is inaccurate.
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> Hope this helps,
>
> Bill Lockhart
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> > HISTARCHers:
> >
> > I'm looking for a citation for the end date of the use of manganese
> > to clarify glass in the United States. Dale Berge in his still
> > relevant report on the Simpson's Springs excavations in Utah tells
> > us it was 1917, based on a collector's book (Ferraro and Ferraro
> > 1964). I have "known" for some years now that the United States
> > stopped importing manganese from Germany as early as 1915 and that
> > is a better end date for glass that solarizes purple. I've used that
> > date for some time now, but a reviewer on one of my reports wants a
> > citation (*&#!*#!!!). I've gone through all my standard references
> > and can't find anyone else who will back me up.
> >
> > Anyone who can help?
> >
> > Cathy
> >
> >
> > Catherine Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist ¨ Cultural Resources
> > Management ¨ National Park Service – Intermountain Region
> > ¨ 505.988.6831Voice ¨ 505.988.6876 Fax
> > The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the
> > American
> > people so that all may experience our heritage.
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