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Title |
Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s |
Object Name |
Bottle, Beer |
Description |
Black Glass Beer Bottle, c. 1890s. This longneck beer bottle has a bulge to the neck, a relatively slim diameter body and is made out of dark brown (amber) to black glass. The neck's length seems to be half the lenghth of thye body. The blob finish could be described as an English Ring, or Deep Lip (packer finish). This Export style of beer bottle doesn't have a label or cap. |
Date |
c. 1890s |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2019.002.020 |
Dimensions |
H-9.875 W-2.375 D-2.375 inches |
Collection |
3D - Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
none |
Provenance |
Part of 4+ boxes of archaeological material recovered from the Morgan Oyster Beds on Bear Island in Belmont, CA. |
Notes |
"The export style of beer bottle has a body length that is usually equal to or a bit taller than the height of the shoulder, neck, and finish combined. They usually also have a somewhat distinct though variable bulge to the neck and a relatively slim to moderate diameter body. The bulging neck is thought by some to be a way to deal with the foam though that is a highly debatable point. More likely the bulging neck is simply just a stylistic feature that was esthetic, popular, and traditional. The shoulder of the export style is distinct but short and fairly sharply angled in from the shoulder to where the neck begins; The export shape is strongly linked to lager beers which were first bottled around 1872-73." [https://sha.org/bottle/beer.htm04/15/2019] "The packer finish is on a very dark (olive amber) ale bottle that likely dates from between 1860 and the early 1870s. These type bottles were frequently made with this style of finish but were more commonly produced with some variation of the mineral finish (#2). This style of bottle was commonly used for a variety of beverages (soda, mineral water, beer, ale, porter, stout) and occasionally for liquors (brandy, port, etc.) (Switzer 1974)." [https://sha.org/bottle/finishstyles.htm#English%20Ring 04/29/2019] |
Search Terms |
Archaeolgy Archaeological Material Archaeological Materials Beer Bottles Glass Glassware Morgan Oyster Company |
Subjects |
Beer Bottles Glass industry |
Credit line |
Courtesy of John Shroyer |