Topic: Old bottle for what ?

[Ivo]

The flask has a capacity of 900 ml, or 600 lying down - so phlegm samples are out, wee is in.  Still not sure if this one is for traveling, for bed use or for coach trips - but the function seems to be unquestioned. 

Still I wonder, did m'lady open the coach window to empty the contents on innocent paupers, or stopper it for later disposal? You must admit, as a topic it has great potential.

JP stay off the gravy, stick to Bisto.

[oldglassman]

 Hi ,
          Please note that in this link http://loveisspeed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/antique-duck-bourdaloue-and-chamber.html
kindly provided by Rosie , No's 71/2/3/4  are not urinals , these are Facon De venise 'Kuttrolf' decanters, predecessors of the Kluk Kluk decanters.
  A few nice examples can be seen here .
 http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/searchresults.aspx?action=search&searchtype=p&entry=Kuttrolf&location=CSK&exclude=&e1=&e2=&sortby=dt&num=90

cheers ,
                  Peter.

[rosieposie]

I think you are right Ivo,  the function does seem to be unquestionable.

I did wonder Peter,  but think of the wonderful noise they would make when you emptied them over the 'Innocent Paupers'!!

So it would seem both wine as well as gravy are off the menu!!

[Paul S.]

quote............."So it would seem both wine as well as gravy are off the menu!!"...........all a matter of taste anyway

The example laying crosswise on post office red satin two thirds of the way down is also questionable as a bed pan.         An identical piece is shown in Phoebe Phillips 'The Encyclopedia of Glass' (page 201) and is described as an Islamic shaped ewer, designed by Fredrick Carder  -  but I guess that provided you rinsed it out afterwards........               The sort of thing you'd need in the outback, collect the pee and then boil later.

I believe that Loetz and Tiffany made similar pieces with ridescent finishes, with openings of a urinal shape.

[chopin-liszt]

I was contemplating the similarities in shape with JIPs myself!