Good Ole' Bottles
Customer bottles ready for return shipping
Carter's Ink - Amber
Before
After
Before
After
Open bubble was protected during machine cleaning.
Dr. Hough's Balsam
Before
After
The doctor cleaned up beautifully, inside & out.
Carter's Ink - Green
Before
After
After cleaning, the Carter's shows off its' brilliant color.
Harrison's Pontil Ink
Before
After
A light cleaning on the Harrison's brings out the beautiful crudeness obtained during the glass making process.
Before
After
Pontils are completely protected whenever the bottle is being machine cleaned on the outside.
S.O. Richardson's South Reading's Bitters
Before
After
A white opaque stain plagued the inside of the Richardson's.Large Bubble
Before
After
Multiple inspections and careful tumbling methods kept this bubble intact.
Hilton's Insoluable Ink
Before
After
This little bottle is relatively rare. A group of 8 dug bottles were cleaned for Bay Bottles in Rhode Island. After cleaning, each one showed a multitude of micro-bubbles and beautiful swirls in the glass.
Before
After
Ornate Perfume
Before
After
The customer purchased this bottle on e-bay, but when received it had a heavier inside stain than was indicated. This type of glass is much harder and required several days longer to clean than the typical softer glass bottles such as beers.
Before
After
Pocket Flask (or Picnic Flask)
Before
After
This bottle holds the record for the smallest flask I've ever cleaned. Dug by the owner, it shows extreme leaching damage causing roughness in the glass along with a heavy coating of white stain inside and out. Even though small in size, this little jewel took nearly 2-weeks to complete. Hand cleaning was used for several hours on the 1/2 " wide sides where machine cleaning was not effective.
Deep Purple
Before
After
Photos do not due justice to the beauty of this deep purple whiskey. Cleaned up very quickly and now resides on the customers fireplace mantel (shown below).
E.Schroeder Blob Top Soda
Before
After
Before
After
Be sure to check back from time-to-time as more Before & After Photos are added ....
Before - A definite challenge ahead...
After - Stay tuned...
