Large Blown Clear Glass WILMONT Jar with Spout,
Circular Foot, Rough Pontil
Circa 1891-1918
Lobster ova [ovum] were incubated in large glass jars known as Wilmot jars that were constantly replenished with cold salt water.
Lobster was one of the first fisheries to be regulated in the new Dominion of Canada after 1867. As early as 1870, catch size and weights were being monitored and by the late 19th century there was already a concern that lobster stocks were declining in the Northumberland Straight.
In 1891 following a survey undertaken by Samuel Wilmot, Superintendent of Fish Culture, the first lobster hatchery in Canada was established at the Little Entrance of Caribou Harbor, then known as Bayview. The hatchery relied on local canneries and fishers to supply lobster eggs to incubate. With several canneries nearby including the American firm of Burnham & Morrell, the location was central to the thriving fishery.
Lobster hatching and seeding was practiced in Europe by the late 1700’s and Canadian scientists were familiar with the methods established in Norway. A hatchery in Dildo Island, Newfoundland managed by Norwegian Adolf Neilson was the model for the Bayview Hatchery. Lobster ova were incubated in large glass jars known as Wilmot jars that were constantly replenished with cold salt water.
The hatchery was a simple shed lined with rows of shelves holding Wilmot jars fed by an overhead tap lining an upper shelf. The eggs grew into larvae, which, when sufficiently developed, were released into the waters of Northumberland Straight. Several million larvae were seeded into surrounding waters every year from the Bayview hatchery. By 1894, over 12 other hatcheries were established, 8 in Nova Scotia, 2 in New Brunswick and 2 in Quebec. The hatchery operations were very successful for a time but by 1917 there was no substantive evidence that seeding lobster larvae increased lobster stocks and the hatcheries were closed.
(Height: 11.5"; diameter: 9")
$675.00
1322-14
Antique Mineral Water Figural Bottle, Poland Water Moses Figure, Aqua
Circa 1860-1880
Moses Bottles were originally created for the grand opening of the Poland Spring Hotel, Poland Spring, Maine. They were filled with Poland Spring Water and given as souvenirs. Full bodied figure of Moses; applied sloping collared mouth and smooth base. Heel embossing H. RICKER & SON'S PROPRIETOR'S (ROPRIETORS) in
smaller font.
(Excellent; Height: 11")
$285.00
566-121
Bears Oil Medicine Bottle,1830 – 1850, Aquamarine, Fine Condition
Diminutive aquamarine medicine with pontil.
(Height: 2.75")
$325.00
1224-3
Double Eagle Historical Flask, Pint, Aquamarine, 1860 – 1880
Applied mouth ring and smooth base
(Height: 7.75")
$145.00
1224-2
Double Eagle Flask, Brilliant Orange Amber, GII-118, Zanesville, OH
Circa 1865
A rare color in this flask mold, cobalt being the common color.
The applied mouth is absent; neck has been expertly polished.
(Height: 7")
$675.00
1224-26
Bottles, Flask, Blown Glass
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Excellent Stoddard Whiskey Pint Flask, Golden Amber, Circa 1860 – 1870
Golden amber flask with seed bubbles and crude, heavy whittles.
Cupped base with two nail heads. A beauty of its kind.
Height: 7.25"
$180.00
1224-4
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Stoddard Stubby Ale Bottle, New Hampshire, Circa 1860
Three-piece mold amber bottle in fine condition; crude whittle marks with an applied lip. Height: 7"
$140.00
1224-19
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Black Glass Squat Cylinder Bottle, Embossed - H. Ricketts & Co., Glass Works
Bristol, Connecticut, 1821 – 1853
Olive green three-piece mold bottle embossed with maker name in fine condition. Whittled and bubbled throughout, has a sand chip pontil and a crudely applied sloping collar with ring. (Height: 9")
$425.00
1224-24
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Taylor Quart Flask, Portraits, Washington and Taylor, GI-37
Dyottville Glassworks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1860
Aquamarine portrait flask in fine condition, clear and collection-worthy.
$315.00
1224-13
Utility Bottle, Germany, Late 19th Century, Great Color, Honey Amber with a Hint of Olive
An old Utility type form blown using the German half post method. Has a stout, whittled pontil and seed bubbles throughout. Long sheared neck with thick rolled lip, wear on high-point and base.
(H: 12.25", W:4 5/8”, D: 4”)
$285.00
1224-20
Late Persian Blown Saddle Flask, Light Apple Green, 19th Century
Light apple green flask with seed bubbles, light interior content stain. Free blown, round, open everted lip with ledge. Minor wear on base. 1.75 rings, counter-clockwise stringing on neck with tear-drop glob starting point on front. Combination pontil (open pontil with bare iron scar in the middle). Rocks upon standing. Private collection since 1972.
(Height: 10")
$495.00
1224-25
Historical "Waterford" & Clasped Hands Flasks
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Historical "Waterford" and Clasped Hands, Eagle Quart Flask, GXII-2
Waterford Glassworks, New Jersey, 1860 – 1875
Aquamarine flask with pontil in fine condition.
$380.00
1224-15
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Masonic and Clasped Hands, Eagle, Quart Flask, GIV-39
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Circa 1860
Aquamarine flask in fine condition with pontil and flat collar. Embossed “H&S.”
$385.00
1224-11
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Portrait & Pictorial Flasks
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Aquamarine Portrait Flask, Washington – Taylor, Quart Flask, GI-40A
Dyottville Glassworks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1860
Fine condition, clear and collection-worthy.
$295.00
1224-14
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Pictorial "Summer" Tree with Bird, "Winter" Bare Tree with Bird Pint Flask, GX-15
Possibly Dyottville Glassworks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1860
Aquamarine flask in fine condition, a pleasant double image with great shelf presence.
$245.00
1224-16
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Half Pint Aquamarine Scroll Flasks
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Half-Pint Scroll Flask, GIX-34, Aquamarine, American Midwest, 1845 – 1860
Scroll flask with fleur-de-lis motif and pontil.
Comparatively scarce and in perfect condition.
$185.00
1124-8
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Half-Pint Scroll Flask, GIX-36, Aquamarine, American Midwest, 1845 – 1860
Scroll flask with fleur-de-lis motif and pontil.
Comparatively scarce and in perfect condition.
$185.00
1224-10
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Half-Pint Scroll Flask, GIX-36, Aquamarine, American Midwest, 1845 – 1860
Scroll flask with fleur-de-lis motif and pontil.
Comparatively scarce and in perfect condition.
$185.00
1224-9
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Pictorial Sheaf of Wheat Flasks
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Pictorial Sheaf of Wheat Pint Flask, GXIII-36, Westford Glass Company, Connecticut 1860-1873
Medium amber flask in fine condition, scarce mold which shows a star below the sheaf of wheat. Heavily bubbled, thick glass with applied double collared mouth and smooth base. Light exterior high point wear.
(Height: 8")
$585.00
1224-22
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Pictorial Star and Travelers Companion, Sheaf of Wheat Quart Flask, GXIV-1
Westford Glass Works, Connecticut, 1860 – 1873
Medium reddish amber flask in fine condition with applied sloping collared mouth and smooth base. (Height: 9")
$490.00
1224-23
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Masonic Eagle & Double Eagle Flasks
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Historical Masonic Eagle Flask, GIV-17, Marlboro Street, Keene, NH
19th century
Yellow olive-green flask with pontil.
$380.00
1224-18
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Double Eagle, Stoddard New Hampshire Historical Pint Flask, GII-82
1846 – 1860
Scarce medium olive amber flask in fine condition.
$385.00
1224-5
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Pictorial Cornucopia Half-Pint Flasks
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Pictorial Cornucopia Half-Pint Urn Flask, GIII-7, Keene, NH or Coventry Glassworks
1825 – 1850
Olive amber flask with pontil, well-used and high point wear.
$155.00
1124-7
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Pictorial Cornucopia Urn Half-Pint Flask, GIII-12, Probably Stoddard, NH, 1846–1860
Olive color with rough pontil, light exterior high-point wear. Comparatively Scarce.
$180.00
1224-1
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Pictorial Cornucopia Half-Pint Urn Flask, GIII-7, Keene, NH or Coventry Glass Works
1825 – 1850
Olive amber flask with pontil.
$155.00
1224-6
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Enamel Decorated Bottle, Stiegel Type, Floral & Birds, Pewter Collar, Circa 1750-1850
Europe - SOLD
Rectangular enamel decorated glass spirits bottle with chamfered corners, colorless glass with red, yellow, white, green and blue enameled decoration depicting a bird within floral decoration, similar decoration on reverse; canted panels with scrolled flourishes; sheared mouth with applied pewter collar, pontil scar. Height: 5.5”.
1218-2 - SOLD
Pair of Press Molded Opalescent Tumblers with Sheared Rims
Unknown maker, 19th Century
(Height: 3”)
$345
566-113
Pair of Covered, Cut and Engraved Clear Glass Urns, Bulbous Finials on Hat Form Covers
Anglo Irish, Circa 1840
The bodies & lids with cut diamond decoration feature engraved stags, scrolls and landscape
(H: 15”)
$885
659-138
Cologne Bottle, Perfume with Stopper, Canary/Amber
Likely Germany or Bohemia, Circa 1850
(H: 5.5”, H with stopper: 8.5”)
$585
784-15
Cylinder Wine Bottle
Dutch
(H: 9”)
$150
1152-12
Mold Blown Flask, Historical, For Our Country Eagle and Flag, Light Aquamarine, GII-054
Probably Coffin and Hay Manufacturers
Hammonton, New Jersey, 1836 to 1847
(H: 6 5/8”)
$385
1152-22
Geometric Inkwell, Coventry, Blown 3 Mold, Olive Amber, Disc Mouth, GII-16a
Coventry, Connecticut, Circa 1815 to 1835 - SOLD
605-109 - SOLD
Blown Glass Compote, Clear
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Circa 1835
Clear flint with hollow baluster stem blown in 12 panel mold
Finely molded 13-panel bowl with folded rim; applied hollow baluster stem, and about-flat round base. Fine condition.
(H: 9"; diameter: 10")
$695
784-2
Wineglass Collection, Blown Clear Glass, Single Wafer Knop, Funnel Bowls
Lot of Ten
Anonymous
Circa 1780 to 1820
Average height is 4", some with folded foot, pontiled, clean
$465
424-185
Large Blown Honey Amber Demijohn Bottle, Applied Ring to Neck, Great Color
From across the pond, likely French, early 19th century
(High and wide circular basil, roughness to neck rim; H: 14"; W: 12")
$395
271-52
Brides Bank, Wedding Basket, Clear Blown Glass, Crown Shape
A Fine Eight Loop Example, Ground Pontil
Unknown Maker, 19th Century
Money was inserted during the wedding reception, later used to arrange flowers, aka flower frog. (Excellent condition: H: 5"; diameter: 8")
$295
365-203
Free Blown Colorless Glass Cruet, Possibly Pittsburgh
Excellent condition, Circa 1830
(H: 8")
$245
110-738
Glass, Blown, Molded, Liquor Glass, Vases
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Ale or Liquor Glass, Magnum Size Funnel Shape Bowl, Colorless, Ground Pontil
Unknown Maker; leaded glass
Never seen anything like this; please share your thoughts
(Shallow fleabite chip to rim, else fine; H: 8.75"; diameter: 6.75")
$565
492-98
Blown Molded Glass Vase, Colorless, Outer Applied Bands, Ground Pontil
Possibly Boston, First Quarter 19th Century, H: 7", Fine
$975
492-99
Celery Vase, Cut Glass, Bakewell Type, Strawberry and Fan Pattern
Likely Pittsburgh, Circa 1820 - SOLD
Previous Offerings or Gone to New Homes
Very Large Apple Green Demijohn
European, second half of 19th century - SOLD
Bulbous free-blown demijohn with applied lip, probably contained clear alcohol for mixing rather than wine. (Height: 26"; diameter: 17")
784-17 - SOLD
Pitcher, European, Possibly Hungarian
19th century - SOLD
Hand-blown glass pitcher or wedding cup, opalescent base with brick red swirl. Pinched molding along base and handle join. (Height: 6.75”, Mouth Width: 3.5”)
717-29 - SOLD
Pitcher, European, Possibly Hungarian
19th century - SOLD
Hand-blown glass pitcher or wedding cup, opalescent base with brick red swirl. Pinched molding along base and handle join. (Height: 7.25”, Mouth Width: 3.25”)
717-28 - SOLD
Matched Pair of Three Mold Barrel Form Tumblers, McKearin GII-18
American, Circa 1820 to 1840
Clear flint glass, barrel shaped cylinders, pontil scars, sheared fire polished rims. - SOLD
(Fine condition; H: 3.5”)
1187-17 - SOLD
Louisville Double Eagle Flask, Historical Flask, Pint, Aquamarine, GII-24
Possibly Kentucky Glass Works, Circa 1850’s
Strong embossing - SOLD
(Good condition; 6.5 by 4.25”)
879-74 - SOLD
Pair of Liquor Dispensers, Sapphire Blue Glass, Engraved Whisky, Brandy
Bar sized footed dispenser, removable top, working spigot, engraved, etched
Unknown Maker and Origin
Probably Late 19th or early 20th Century
Outstanding, Beautiful Color and Condition - SOLD
(H: 30.5")
232-294 - SOLD
Extra Large End of Day Handmade Four Panel Onionskin Marble, Pontil
Left handed twist, near mint
Circa 1860 (Diameter: 2.25") - SOLD
958-18 - SOLD
Amethyst Glass Flower Bowl - SOLD
Dimensions: 6.5-inches high, 7.5-inch diameter.
171-41 - SOLD
Blown Handled Cup
Midwest...circa 1830-1850
Possibly Ohio - SOLD
Amber Stain Blown cup with tapering sides, applied handle; pontiled; probably mid-West; nice wear on bottom; excellent condition. (Approximately 3.25-inches high.)
468-11 - SOLD
Wine Glass, Clear Blown Glass
18th Century - SOLD
The bowl on faceted hollow stem raised on applied, domed folded rim foot with pontil scar. Excellent condition. (Height: 6.25 inches)
738-43 - SOLD
Admiral Nelson Trafalgar Victory
Commemorative Goblet
Circa 1805 - SOLD
Blown goblet with attached foot and stem; cut and engraved decoration with gilt highlighting of a ship and the words "Nelson's Victory"; possibly decorated to commemorate Admiral Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805; trace of gilded monogram, possibly "JEC." The goblet is in excellent condition.
With the defeat of his fleet at Trafalgar in 1805, Napoleon's hope to break the British blockade and to invade England was dashed. For England the victory came dearly, for it cost the life of the nation's greatest captain, Horatio Viscount Nelson. English merchants and manufacturer's immediately upon learning of the great victory, and the loss of the popular navel commander, began producing a variety of commemorative items. This flint goblet is an example of the type of souvenir that was marketed to a grieving, adoring public. It is somewhat unusual in that it puns the name of Nelson's flagship HMS Victory and the positive result of the Battle of Trafalgar for England. Approximately 8-inches high; diameter: 5.5-inches.
232-20 - SOLD
Free Blown Glass Tableware
New England
Circa 1830 to 1840
Light olive green - SOLD
This deep example with flaring sides has a broad hollow folded rim and a large rough pontil. (Height: 4.5 inches; diameter: 9 inches.)
783-5 - SOLD
Early Utilitarian Blown Glass Bowl
New England
Circa 1830 to 1840
Light olive green - SOLD
This large and deep example with flaring sides has a broad hollow folded rim, high domed bottom, and a large rough pontil. (Height: 4.25 inches: diameter: 10.25 inches.)
783-4 - SOLD
Pair of Cobalt Flint Sandwich Hexagonal Candlesticks
Circa 1840 - 1860 - SOLD
A wafer joins each stick, the mold marks do not line up on one stick, hexagonal sticks such as these were produced in Sandwich. Excellent condition. Barlow Kaiser number 4026. (Approximately 9 �-inches high.)
514-10 - SOLD
"Success To The Railroad"
Aqua Flask
LANCASTER, New York Glass Works
Circa 1820 - 1850
GV-1 - SOLD
"Success To The Railroad" pint flask, Lancaster [NY] Glass Works, aqua, GV-1, shallow chip on inside of lip. Height: 6.75-inches.
566-5 - SOLD
Green Glass Decanter
Blown & Three Mold - SOLD
Measures 7.25-inches in height.
268-14 - SOLD
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