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WhatHo!:
Hi Peter, that is very helpful, thank you. Out of interest what is the 'half post method of construction'? Wolfie

oldglassman:
Without checking the facts , methinks its , the body is blown separately from the neck and rim , the body once transfered to the punty rod on the base,the neck is pressed into the top of the body , probably not quite as simple as that but the general idea I think , please feel free to correct anyone !!

cheers ,
              Peter.

KevinH:
Half-post ... item dipped a second time to create a thicker lower section than at the upper part.

The bottles shown here would have been covered again right up to the neck. (As per the definition in Ivo's glass fact file a-z.)

According to Newman, An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass, the term meant that the piece was dipped into the pot only halfway up the body, as per some US bottles known as Pitkin Flasks. And "half-post" meant "covered halfway up the gather (or 'post')".

glassobsessed:
Partially cased is another way the process could be described and it leaves little room for the odd notion of making separate sections and then fusing them together (a bizarre concept for an object such as this - way to much work).

John

oldglassman:
Hi Folks ,
                  I stand corrected ,and many thanks , I had thought my idea may be wrong , based on 1/2 reading an American book 1/2 a lifetime ago which referred to 'inserted necks' on flasks and bottles,methinks from now on I should stick to the objects I know about ,those that I can drink from  :wsh:

Having said that , could someone please tell me ,if these are what i now understand to be 1 piece objects and not as I thought 2 pieces , with the neck being added , why the use of the punty , leaving its scar on the base, was this just so that the neck and rim could be given it's final shape and finished off , or is there another reason i don't know of,

Many thanks again for the correction ,this oldglassman has certainly learned something new today .

cheers ,
             Peter.

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