Exquisite PURPLE antique WILLOW of BOSTON labeled PERFUME bottle w/brass TOP

Description

A
7 1/2 inch tall
(
to top of stopper
) exquisite
PURPLE AMETHYST
rectangular-shape antiqu
e
WILLOW OF BOSTON
perfume bottle that is
EMBOSSED
, comes with
LABELS
, and has original
BRASS SHAKER TOP
.
This is an ORIGINAL ANTIQUE hand
B
lown
I
nto
M
old (
BIM
)
bottle
with a toole
d top, dating back to the 1800's
.
Bottle embossed
:
"Wil - low
/ OF BOSTON
", on two sides.
Brass stopper embossed
:
"
* WIL-LOW OF BOSTON
*
".
Condition
:  Bottle is in SPARKLING CLEAN condition, NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc.  The stopper too is in nice clean condition, please see pictures for idea of label's condition
.
Age
:  An ORIGINAL ANTIQUE hand-blown bottle (Blown-In-Mold = BIM) with a tooled top, ca. late
1800's
.
Shipping
:
FREE
domestic shipping.   We DO ship Internationally but we do NOT insure International orders unless buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance estimate.  If an international shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are estimates.  We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and your prompt payment will hasten the turn-around time
.
An exquisitely beautiful bottle.  The Willow of Boston bottles are quite rare, the "
WILLOW
" actually stands for, and is a shortened form of "
Willis Lowe
", the proprietors name.   The brass 'sprinkle' stopper is original and it too is embossed "
* WILLOW OF BOSTON *
". Then there is the
beautiful deep purple color!
You hear about old glass turning purple in the sunlight ... the beautiful purple color of this glass is the result of the presence of manganese in the glass, a mineral that was pulverized and added to vats of hot liquid glass that acted as a decolorizing agent to turn the glass crystal clear.  Exposure to ultra violet rays trigger a chemical reaction and the minerals in the glass (manganese) oxidize and take on a wonderful purple hue.  This color is also referred to as amethyst, amethystine, lavender, magenta, and bottle collector’s have traditionally call it “SCA" (Sun Colored Amethyst) glass.  With few exceptions, only glass from before 1914 will turn this beautiful color.  Not only does this color make this a great looking antique perfume bottle, but it also authenticates it as being truly antique
,
check it out!
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!
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