Category Archives: Bottles

    Windowsill Bottles…What are they? by Bob Parsons Originally published in The Bottle Muse,July/Aug./Sept. 2002, a publication of the National Bottle Museum, 76 MiltonAvenue,  Ballston Spa, NY., 12020 (518) 885-7589     I became enamored with the aesthetics of thewindowsill bottle about fifteen years ago. I had never seen some of the colors,shapes and primitive designs. They piqued my curiosity… Read more »

  Early Bottle Manufacturing Tools & Technology  (First published in earlier editions of the Bottle Muse)     Around 1800, most bottle molds were made of clay or wood, and formed only the base and body of the container. The neck had to be drawn out utilizing the skill of the glassblower. Shortly after, two piece hinged molds, forming all but… Read more »