Dear Laurel,

I suggest that you try American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry by
Helen McKearin and Ken Wilson, published by Crown in 1978.  Someone just
replied suggesting Olive Jones as a resource.  I fully agree.  She is one of
the authors of the Parks Canada Glass Glossary, which is packed with great
information for describing and dating bottles.  A great source for
19th-century glass in general is Ken Wilson's 2 volume set, The Toledo
Museum of Art American Glass 1760-1930, published in 1994.  If you have
problems locating these books or have other questions please feel free to
contact me directly.

Mary Cheek Mills
Glass Specialist/Lecturer
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Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 6:58 PM
Subject: Bottle References


> On top of my job at the museum where I have been working on their database
> problem, I also am working with Utah Parks and Recreation.  I was hired to
> analyze some archaeological artifacts taken from a couple homestead sites
> located on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake.  The sites range from
> the mid 1800's to 1982.  I have decided to start with the bottles and
> since I am relatively new to historical archaeology I was wondering if any
> of you could point me to some good resources on identifying and dating
> bottles.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Laurel Heap
> Utah Museum of Natural History
>
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