Crude citron whiskey

[timeandabottle]

I brought this home yesterday from an estate sale and I’m perplexed and hope you fellow collectors can give some opinions. The giant seam is symmetrical looping from the main body, through the shoulder, and back into the body again. (Imagine it 1/2 full then tilting it at an angle, the weird seam would be the "water line" that you would see.) It has heavy whittling and the star looking defects everywhere on the one side of the looped seem, while the other side of the loop is relatively void of defects. Are these “defects” real or intentional and is that truly a looping seam? I’m stumped but love the color and crudeness on what I think is a made in Europe bottle.

 

[Roy]

Nice bottle, I've never seen anything quite like that. I'm curious what others think. Roy

 

[Semar]

Definitely a candidate for the X files.
Maybe the person who blew this example had to pause or sneeze and took a breath before continuing the process?
I've never seen such an example before.

where's the head scratching emoji?

 

[CanadianBottles]

That is weird! I have no idea what would have caused that. Seems pretty clear that at some point it was half-submerged in something, but I have no idea what it was submerged in and why. It looks to me like it was something that happened after manufacture and damaged the glass somehow, but I can't imagine what could do something like that. It looks like it melted the surface of the glass but not the glass underneath, and I don't know how that could be achieved even intentionally.

 

[timeandabottle]

That is weird! I have no idea what would have caused that. Seems pretty clear that at some point it was half-submerged in something, but I have no idea what it was submerged in and why. It looks to me like it was something that happened after manufacture and damaged the glass somehow, but I can't imagine what could do something like that. It looks like it melted the surface of the glass but not the glass underneath, and I don't know how that could be achieved even intentionally.

Before I went and picked it up I looked at the pics again and thought, "Damn, I didn't see the crack in it. Oh well, the color is still great." When I got there to pick it up I was in shock and so happy to get it! A hydrofluoric bath maybe?

 

[timeandabottle]

A knowledgeable fella from a different group said this was caused from a giant bubble burst while inside the mold.

 

[CanadianBottles]

A knowledgeable fella from a different group said this was caused from a giant bubble burst while inside the mold.

Ah that makes sense, I can see how that would happen now!

 

[timeandabottle]

Ah that makes sense, I can see how that would happen now!

So it’s a glaring (worst I’ve ever seen) defect that they chose to release anyhow! By the way, did Europe make 3-part molds? I don’t recall seeing an English bottle done that way.

 

[Roy]

So it’s a glaring (worst I’ve ever seen) defect that they chose to release anyhow! By the way, did Europe make 3-part molds? I don’t recall seeing an English bottle done that way.

I could be wrong but I believe some 3 piece molds were made in Europe. I think my Joh Hoff bottle was made in Germany and it's a 3 piece mold. Roy