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<p>[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 6303217, member: 16283"]So is this 'glass disease' something that will eventually eat thru the entire structure of the glass & create a hole ? Still,heck of a buy for $3 !</p><p>I've seen 19th century bottles w/ this type of stain/patina/mineralization sell for lots of money (Lalique is of course different than an 1850's Whiskey Bottle-but,said bottle could sell for thousands).</p><p> This is Just A Thought (just worth exploring)...To remove scale & stain an antique bottle aficionado will (very,very carefully) turn the bottle in a lapidary 'tumbler' filled with a gentle sand or some softer grain compound.The tumbler must be checked constantly to make sure it's not erasing any of the objects fine detailing.</p><p>PS-Check w/ a high-end bottle dealer before even beginning to try this,but remember,some bottles go for tens of thousands of dollars at auction.Just a thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 6303217, member: 16283"]So is this 'glass disease' something that will eventually eat thru the entire structure of the glass & create a hole ? Still,heck of a buy for $3 ! I've seen 19th century bottles w/ this type of stain/patina/mineralization sell for lots of money (Lalique is of course different than an 1850's Whiskey Bottle-but,said bottle could sell for thousands). This is Just A Thought (just worth exploring)...To remove scale & stain an antique bottle aficionado will (very,very carefully) turn the bottle in a lapidary 'tumbler' filled with a gentle sand or some softer grain compound.The tumbler must be checked constantly to make sure it's not erasing any of the objects fine detailing. PS-Check w/ a high-end bottle dealer before even beginning to try this,but remember,some bottles go for tens of thousands of dollars at auction.Just a thought.[/QUOTE]
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