Translucent aqua rectangular glass bottle with pouring spout on bottle lip; without cork; hand-blown ripples visible in glass; minor brown residue inside
Translucent aqua rectangular glass bottle with pouring spout on bottle lip; without cork; hand-blown ripples visible in glass; minor brown residue inside
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Items belonged to donor, a physician from Ottawa.
Dates
1870
1890
circa 1870 - 1890
Date Remarks
Online research
Material
glass: translucent aqua
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-8 Box 1 Row B
Length
13.8
Width
4.2
Depth
4.2
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor deposit of residue in bottom; minor chip along inside lip of bottle
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Household Bottles. Society for Historical Archaeology Inc.
Research Facts
Bulk ink bottles were used to fill inkwells and to some degree empty ink bottles (call them "economy" ink wells). These bottles - especially those without a pouring spout of some type or without embossing indicating the use by an ink producer or seller - are often referred to as "utility" bottles since they could have been used for a wide array of non-carbonated liquid products.
Bulk ink bottles are also referred to as "master inks" and are differentiated - somewhat arbitrarily - by being about 5" or more in height and/or at least 4 oz. capacity.
Bottles which are square, rectangular, or (even rarer) oval in cross-section are very unusual and are frequently bottles intended for other products re-used for ink.