seth8530
The Atomic Wine Maker
No worries there is no lead in that glass.
The thick base is how they made the carboys back then. Clean it up real good.
Good to hear their is no lead in it. BTW, just curious how do you know this?
No worries there is no lead in that glass.
The thick base is how they made the carboys back then. Clean it up real good.
I wonder why they have the crackle bottom...not a lot of info on them
was going down the street this am, when I saw some glass bottles on a table for sale, I thought they were 1 gallon.
they were like 1/2 gallon, I told the lady I was looking for bigger ones.
she said she had 4 that were really big.
when she showed them to me, i ask how much, she said she could n0t use them for water, because they would not fit, and I could have all of them for 10.00
when I got home I looked them up, they are all, OWENS ILLINOIS #5250 5 gallon carboys,with the crackle bottom.. and sale for 89.90 each, and are 70 to 80 years old...
nice find...
Good to hear their is no lead in it. BTW, just curious how do you know this?
I wonder why they have the crackle bottom...not a lot of info on them
The carboy is soda-lime glass, where lead crystal or lead glass is used for table ware.
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