18th Century Tavern Bottles

[@asheland_numismatics]

I love the air twist stems of those glasses from the period.

[@keefursabertooth952]

It's been said before, but it is called a pontil, not a pommel. It was caused by the punty rod that was attached to the bottle so the lip could be tooled on. Also, personalized bottles were considered a status symbol, not just an identifier of the owner of the bottle.

[@edwinmiranda8174]

Excellent

[@LadySublimity]

Exquisite! Thank you 😊

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

The first bottle English onion should have a sand pontil, the next is a dutch onion which should have a ring pontil as should the rest except the last bottle again English and should have a sand pontil.

[@pawoodsman1737]

Pontil not pomel.

[@davidcassidy5868]

YES A "pommel" is a knob at the end of a handle such as a tool or weapon (ie: sword) How embarrassing 😜

[@BeadsBoxesAndBeyond]

What was the significance of the concave bottom?

[@HistoricGermanna]

Hello, thanks for the question. According to Dennis, that area is called the "punt." Because of the glass "Rod' being the part which had to be broken off after the bottle was formed, it was a rough break and pushing it in, would make the bottle sit down flat and less wobbly. Thanks for watching!

[@watosmate8935]

Know if corks were treated/coated to stop them molding?

[@samgibson684]

It's pontil not pommel Low points for ridiculous costume and is that a wig? 😆