Bitters bottle
Manufacturer
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1883-1891
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5145
Not on view
DescriptionBitters bottle of mold blown optic ruby glass. With opalescent stripes called "No 325 Ware" in Hobbs catalogue. Has a ground and polished pontil mark. Also made by Beaumont Glass Co. with Hobbs molds.Published ReferencesJefferson, WHEELING, ill, pg. 42. Kamm, BOOK VII, ill. pl. 62. Revi, AMERICAN PRESSED GLASS, pg. 189. Hobbs CATALOGUE, illustration.
