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The Codd Neck Bottle

The Codd marble bottle was born from the need to keep carbonated drinks from going "flat." Earlier and original Codd bottles, and the marbles foun...

Mudlarking: Colored Glass & Georgian Bling

In the 18th century, the Georgians definitely loved their bling!

Glassification

There’s glass. And then there’s sea glass. And just as these are considered—certainly to the sea glass lover—two completely separate entities, so t...

Mudlarking We Will Go

When my Dad who lives in Chicago came to visit me in London, I took him "mudlarking" (beachcombing) along the River Thames.

The Glass Floats

It is extremely unlikely that you will find a genuine glass fishing float along most of the world’s shorelines. But that doesn't stop us from looking.

Schlitz Royal Ruby Red

America’s one-time best selling and largest producer of beer has a history possibly richer and tastier than the beer itself, and likely as interest...

Beachcombing Connections

Lydia Kimball had no idea when she began collecting sea glass in Alaska that the most precious thing she would find on the beach was not sea glass ...