Knurl & Stipple Guide Bottle

Object Name: 
Knurl & Stipple Guide Bottle

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Object Name: 
Knurl & Stipple Guide Bottle
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Elmira
Accession Number: 
2010.4.8
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 19.7 cm, Diam: 7.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1980
Credit Line: 
Gift of William N. Arduser
Primary Description: 
Almost colorless glass with light blue tint; machine-made. Bottle with numbered guide to the types of patterned surfaces available on manufactured bottles.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Arduser, William N., Source
2010-03-12
Technique: 
machine-made
Material: 
glass
almost colorless with light blue tint
Inscription: 
GPI / KNURL & STIPPLE / GUIDE / 1980
inscription
: 
Pressed Just below neck on shoulder of bottle
2
inscription
: 
Pressed On underside of base in the center
CRESCENT BPK-150 BALL CHAIN
inscription
: 
Pressed On underside of base Each word describes a pattern found around the bottom edge of the base.