18th Century Tavern Bottles

Sylvester Bishop*, proprietor of the Spotswood Arms tavern in the Germanna area talks about the different type of glass bottles used in taverns of the 18th century.
*Actually historian and living history re-enactor Dennis Loba, who is well-known among the Germanna family portraying Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood and Rev. John Thompson of Salubria.
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[@keefursabertooth952]

It's been said before, but it is called a pontil, not a pommel. It was caused by the punty rod that was attached to the bottle so the lip could be tooled on. Also, personalized bottles were considered a status symbol, not just an identifier of the owner of the bottle.

[@asheland_numismatics]

I love the air twist stems of those glasses from the period.

[@edwinmiranda8174]

Excellent

[@LadySublimity]

Exquisite! Thank you 😊

[@pawoodsman1737]

Pontil not pomel.

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

The first bottle English onion should have a sand pontil, the next is a dutch onion which should have a ring pontil as should the rest except the last bottle again English and should have a sand pontil.

[@BeadsBoxesAndBeyond]

What was the significance of the concave bottom?

[@watosmate8935]

Know if corks were treated/coated to stop them molding?

[@samgibson684]

It's pontil not pommel