Comments on: Early American Bottles’ Pontils Tell Where and When they were Made http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/early-american-bottles-pontils-tell-where-when-made Get the Most from Your Antiques & Collectibles Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Christopher R. Parks http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/early-american-bottles-pontils-tell-where-when-made/comment-page-1#comment-165444 Christopher R. Parks Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:33:22 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2509162#comment-165444 Thanks for the Article was having a bit of time just putting the pontil info together in My Head and this helped a Lot,very much appreciated...LOL now to just find some Good ones :) Thanks for the Article was having a bit of time just putting the pontil info together in My Head and this helped a Lot,very much appreciated…LOL now to just find some Good ones :)

]]> By: Jennifer Carey http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/early-american-bottles-pontils-tell-where-when-made/comment-page-1#comment-157077 Jennifer Carey Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:14:23 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2509162#comment-157077 Great Article! I have a large collection of early bottles, dishes, jugs, vases, pitchers, etc. Can't wait to go look at the pontil marks again! Great Article! I have a large collection of early bottles, dishes, jugs, vases, pitchers, etc. Can’t wait to go look at the pontil marks again!

]]> By: Bram Hepburn http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/early-american-bottles-pontils-tell-where-when-made/comment-page-1#comment-156765 Bram Hepburn Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:51:39 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2509162#comment-156765 Hi, thanks for your question, although I may not have an accurate answer. I'm not a chemist, so I'm not using that as my base of knowledge or facts. I'm just describing the nomenclature used by bottle collectors in the hobby. In general, but not always, the red colored marking at the base of a bottle is called a graphite pontil, they the are usually black, not red. If the marking is similar, but has no colored residue, collectors call it an "iron pontil". The term graphite pontil is used when residue is present. Again, this is the terminlogy used by collectors, it may be a somewhat innacurate or inconcise term, but that is what it is usually called "on the streets", so to speak. Thanks for reading my article, and for your question. Hi, thanks for your question, although I may not have an accurate answer. I’m not a chemist, so I’m not using that as my base of knowledge or facts. I’m just describing the nomenclature used by bottle collectors in the hobby. In general, but not always, the red colored marking at the base of a bottle is called a graphite pontil, they the are usually black, not red. If the marking is similar, but has no colored residue, collectors call it an “iron pontil”. The term graphite pontil is used when residue is present. Again, this is the terminlogy used by collectors, it may be a somewhat innacurate or inconcise term, but that is what it is usually called “on the streets”, so to speak.
Thanks for reading my article, and for your question.

]]> By: Martin Willis http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/early-american-bottles-pontils-tell-where-when-made/comment-page-1#comment-156754 Martin Willis Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:33:08 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2509162#comment-156754 Nice article, I really enjoyed it. Very informative and just when I thought I knew a bit about this, I learned more. Martin Nice article, I really enjoyed it. Very informative and just when I thought I knew a bit about this, I learned more.

Martin

]]> By: Roger Peters http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/early-american-bottles-pontils-tell-where-when-made/comment-page-1#comment-156579 Roger Peters Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:29:18 +0000 http://www.worthpoint.com/?p=2509162#comment-156579 Graphite is not red - it is black. How do you explain that? Graphite is not red – it is black. How do you explain that?

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