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| A.B.M ----Automated bottling machine. Annealing-The process of letting glass cool down very slowly from working to room temperature. Applied Lip-A type of lip applied by hand after the main body of the bottle has been formed. Appollonaris-Stoneware salt glazed bottle from Germany with one small handle on the shoulder. Batch--------The raw materials for making glass. Battle dore-A wooden tool used for smoothing parts of hand made bottles. B.I.M.A.C-Blown in mould applied crown lip. B.I.M.A.L-Blown in mould applied lip. Bitters-An early patent medicine containing alchohol. Blob top-Applied lip with bulbous appearance. Blow over-A seam mark made by glass expanding over the mould when blown in a dip mould. Blow pipe-A glass blowers tool for blowing glass. Bullet stopper-Internal stopper(often,but not always,of wood)used on some mineral water bottles. Calabash-Gourd shaped flask. Carboy-A very large onion type bottle containing up to 10 gallons. Case gin-Squre alchohol bottles designed to fit snuggly in a case(usually one dozen). C.L-Crown lip. Codd bottle-Type of bottle patented by H.Codd and using a marble as the stopper. Codd stopper-A marble type stopper. Cork-Tree bark that was fashioned into stoppers. Crown cap-Metal cap with serated edges that fits onto a crown lip patented 1892 in America. Cucumber-Round bottom cylindrical bottle often with flattened panels on sides. Cullet-Pieces of broken glass added to melt to speed up the glass making process. Cup bottomed mould-Type of mould with a cup indentation in the bottom. Cure-A patented or "quack" medicine,sold without prescription and often useless. Dip mould-Early one piece mould where the top is slightly larger than the bottom so the bottle could more easily be removed. Dumpy-Term applied to certain types of bottle that are both shorter and wider than other bottles of the same type. Embossed-Raised lettering found on some bottles. Engraveing-Decorating glass by cutting bits away. Etching-Decorating glass through the use of hydrochloric acid. F.B.H-Flat bottom Hamilton. Figural-Bottle made in the shape of somthing other than a bottle,Fish,bust,shoe ect ect Finishing-The final step in forming the lip of a bottle. Fire finishing-Applying heat to a finished bottle to remove mould marks/imperfections. Fire grenade-Early type of glass fire extinguisher that was thrown at the fire. Flagon-General term discribing large stoneware containers. Flared lip-A splayed out lip used prior to 1850. Freeblown-Bottle formed without the use of a mould. G.B-Ginger Beer. Gilding-Using gold leaf to decorate glass. Graphite pontil_mark left on a bottle that was made with the use of an iron pontil rod. Hamilton-Early egg shaped bottle that wont stand upright also known as Torpedo. Hand blown_Bottle blown in mould and finished by hand. Hybrid-Type of bottle generally employing a Codd type closure on a Hamilton bottle. Kick up-Pushed up base done during manufacture. Laid on ring-strip of glass wound round neck of bottle to form a lip. Lightening stopper-An American stopper employing a ceramic stopper with a wire cage to help pop bottle open or shut. Machine made_bottle made entiely by machine.Mould seem goes up shoulder and right over lip. Master ink-Bulk ink container. Onion bottle-Early freeblown bottle with onion shape. Opalescence-Or sickness,pearly effect on glass from reaction to minerals in soil/time. Pattern mould-Dip mould with design incised. Plate mould-A mould which will accept plates of metal on which designs have been incised. P.L-Pouring lip. Pontil-A long rod used for holding a bottle during the making process. Pontil scar-Mark on base of freeblown bottles where the pontil rod was snapped off. Pontilled-A bottle that has a pontil mark. Post bottom mould-A post on the bottom of a mould. Quack cures-A term discribing bottles embossed with the word cure. Sealed bottle-A bottle with a small blob of glass on shoulder which has been impressed with a design(often owners initials). Sick-Glass affected by mineralization. Target ball-A small glass ball designed to be thrown in the air and shot at.(an early clay pidgeon). Three piece mould-A type of bottle formed from 3 seperate panels of glass(base and 2 shoulders). T.M-Trade mark usually found on bottles after 1862. Transfer print-Transfer applied to stoneware bottles usually under the glaze> Turn mould-The turning of a bottle in the mould to remove seam marks. Whittled-Hammered effect on glass caused by a cold mould. |
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