Topic: Ten pence pepper pot age help please

[brucebanner]

10p at a car boot this morning i think it might be Georgian.

4 inches in height

Four repairs over the years to the lid.

[oldglassman]

Hi ,
            might it be a pounce pot ?

cheers ,
           Peter.

[Paul S.]

the indented pontil scar would suggest C18 - but it could be half a century or more later, since we know untreated scars occur at various times in the C19 - perhaps impossible to be sure on items with a more utility use.                 My thoughts are that the wrythen moulding suggests it started life in a part-mould or dip mould of sorts, with the foot being added afterwards.
If the top comes off, would be useful to know if the external moulding can be detected at all internally, or if the inside is completely smooth.
Always possibly I suppose that it's free-blown and then given a twist, physically.

Do we definitely rule out muffineers or other shakers for granular condiments - they've been in use since the C18.        Are there any stones/seeds in the glass?

However, it's an interesting piece.

[brucebanner]

No the lid is firmly stuck, it would fall apart I think if I tried to remove it.

No seeds that I can see.

The specks are rust I think from the lid.

The base does look like it's made in two parts, the foot overlaps the container.

Thanks both.

[Paul S.]

people better qualified than me will hopefully know the answer to this question...........     is this type of join sometimes referred to as 'post forming', or is it simply a commonly used form of joining two pieces of glass?                Perhaps post forming applies only to a type of join between necks and bodies.

[ju1i3]

Doesn't salt eat into certain metals? That looks like the corrosion on the top, IMHO.

Didn't pounce pots have concave lids so the sand/pounce could be tipped back in? Again, I could be wrong.

Chris, how do you find such good stuff??? Where is this boot fair??

[Paul S.]

let's hope that our Chris is successful  -  nothing ventured nothing gained