Ginger Beer Bottles

[33rd VA Co. H]

Re: Ginger Beer Bottles

Did you also use wire with the cork? Kind of like with champaign.

Crabby

Here is a photo taken last weekend of a broken ginger beer bottle neck dug by a friend of mine showing how the neck was wired to hold the cork.

Exactly like champaign eh Crabby. :martini_s

[Jimmayo]

Ginger Beer Bottles

They make good rolling pins.

Sorry about the wax paper.

[Knapsack Matt]

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Man those apple fritters were good Jim.

Matt

[crabby]

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Greg,

Your picture did not come up (at least not on my computer).


Crabby

[33rd VA Co. H]

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A few weeks ago the AC saw fit to limit the amount of photos one could upload. I couldn't load more than 3 so that file was deleted to make space for others. Since then, they have corrected the problem so I'll reattach it. This is an excellent example of the correct way to wire wrap the cork into a ginger beer bottle.

[crabby]

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Thanks Greg. That is just about how I wired my last batch of Ginger Beer. :D

Crabby

[Amtmann]

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It's called a knotless string tie. The same method was used on the Champagne bottles on the Betrand, as well as a metal clamp to hold the cork in.

[Matthew Semple]

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I have spent numerous hours over the past year researching these sorts of bottles.

Two of the Approved Vendors have reproduced two of the dozen or so types of these bottles that I have identified to the period. I was hoping to reproduce all of the types of these bottles at some point via the potter that I was working with. The potter I was working with did not follow period correct techniques in regards to firing and did not produce a desirable end product...and refused to change his techniques in regards to historical accuracy.

I commend these vendors for taking my discussion to the next level and having accomplished what I have so far been unable to have reproduced according to my standards.

Please see the following Aproved Vendors and threads to see their products:

Carter and Jasper Mercantile.
Associated Thread:

http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11367&highlight=ginger+beer+bottles

Ezra Barnhous Goods.
(I know that there has been an announcement but have been unable to locate via the search function on my computer.)

As of right now, I have suspended my project. If anyone knows of a potter willing to take on the other 10 or so examples that I have researched, please let me know via PM.

[BigRonFH]

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Lead Glaze?
Not for nothing was lead posioning known as "The Potter's Disease"

Glen E. Hargis
This, that, and the other

Lead poisoning may be authentic and hardcore, but I think in this instance I'd prefer to be a little farby and accept modern glazing, thank you. lol

Ron Hopkins
Co. D, 13th US Inf

[Johnny Lloyd]

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Citizens, soldiers-

I have an original ginger beer bottle that has a stamp impressed into it that is oval and about 1/2 in long. The stamp is unreadable, but there are letters present. I can actually see a "W" on it. Any idea who or what could have made it according to research? I don't think a website exists for this sort-of-thing- ginger beer stamps.

-Thanks, Johnny

[Johnny Lloyd]

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To all:

After a request PM from someone here... here are pictures of the original ginger beer bottle stamp.

The mark is made badly, but it looks as if it says "_AVIDSON" (presumably "Davidson") on the top of the stamp.

Moderators: If this needs to be moved to another seperate discussion, then by all means do so.

Any ID help on this one? Johnny