Old Bottle

[Pro-oz]

Can anyone ID this part of an old bottle? The base is about the size of a 50 cents, pretty thick glass, can see through it if held up to the sun.
Found in Western Creek. I may cut it up and facet it into something.

Cheers Prooz

 

[silver]

Lots of old beer bottles have the indent in the bottom Prooz

 

[Pro-oz]

Thanks silver, I'm going to trim it up and facet the dome, I hope it's solid and not hollow. Have got just the cut for it and it'll be good practice.

Cheers

 

[Greenhornet_au]

That is an interesting bottle base being so small.

 

[Pro-oz]

That is an interesting bottle base being so small.

Yes that's what I thought. Pretty much the size of 50 cents, maybe a tad smaller wouldn't want to be very tall but the base is probably quit heavy.

Cheers

 

[MegsyB007]

Being so small, I'd think either a medicine bottle or perhaps chemical? Cyanide, mercury? Not sure how they were contained.
It's a very thick base for such a little bottle. I'd say they were making it strong for when possibly dropped - didn't want it to shatter and spill everywhere - which makes me think of nasty stuff in it. Be careful with that one Prooz.

Cheers,
Megsy

 

[Pro-oz]

Being so small, I'd think either a medicine bottle or perhaps chemical? Cyanide, mercury? Not sure how they were contained.
It's a very thick base for such a little bottle. I'd say they were making it strong for when possibly dropped - didn't want it to shatter and spill everywhere - which makes me think of nasty stuff in it. Be careful with that one Prooz.

Cheers,
Megsy

That makes sense what you say Megsy, found near old Chinese workings if there is a clue in there.

 

[silver]

Olive oil bottles could be in the size range too then.

 

[just starting]

Being so small, I'd think either a medicine bottle or perhaps chemical? Cyanide, mercury? Not sure how they were contained.
It's a very thick base for such a little bottle. I'd say they were making it strong for when possibly dropped - didn't want it to shatter and spill everywhere - which makes me think of nasty stuff in it. Be careful with that one Prooz.

Cheers,
Megsy

That makes sense what you say Megsy, found near old Chinese workings if there is a clue in there.

This is similar to the ones we found near chinese digings, too. Very thick black glass , but a bigger bottle.
Scroll down to see the 2 we picked up https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=31330&p=3

 

[Pro-oz]

Thanks for the reply just starting. Looking at your pictures I would say that my bit has a lot smaller base, the base is flat with the dome on the inside the dome may be just part of the manufacturing of the bottle.

What I should have mentioned before the glass isn't black, if held up to the light I can see through it and it's light green.

 

[pagan prospector]

Is it possible that the bottle once contained nitro glycerin (yes the explosive) but a dilute form of the explosive was also used as a medicine for heart conditions. This was not explosive but cheap to produce and an effective medicine. Just another 2 possibilities
Pagan P

 

[Pro-oz]

Sorry gents and ladies, I have been looking at the broken bottle bit the wrong way round. The dome in the middle is actually the bottom of the bottle but the out side of the bottle, so it hasn't got a small base as it is sitting in my photo. I have a bottle in the shed that confirms that.

So it isn't a small bottle at all, I will put a photo up soon. Maybe you are right silver could well be a beer bottle :Y: And that makes sense bits of the same coloured glass is common in this particular area.

Cheers Prooz

 

[Pro-oz]

This may have solved the bottle puzzle. Thanks every one for taking an interest. I am not into old bottles but remembered I had some old bottles from the gold fields that some one had given me.

Cheers

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[Greenhornet_au]

Dome were and still are in bottles to strengthen them against internal pressure, and also for sediment to settle around when standing vertically.

Wine and champagne bottles are an example, but naturally brewed beer also could build up good pressures.

Thickness may have been for that but also strength against breakage from impact, also part of the manufacturing process.

I use a brass die as a door stop that was used for modern wine bottle injection moulding with glass.

Nice bottle find still.