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Glassing Sleuth

Pam O'Brien may never know how a piece of German pottery ended up on a beach in Rhode Island, but it was interesting researching its history.

Murano glass is synonymous with Venetian glass, and the origins of glassmaking in Venice go back to the times of the Roman Empire.

While True Daffy's Elixir maintains its questionable history, the bottles are now considered a British classic bottle.

Investigating markings on sea glass she found took Kris Braga on a journey through bottle making history.

There’s something indisputably romantic about finding a message in a bottle upon the beach.

The colonial town of Port Royal, Jamaica, a haven for pirates, reprobates, and thieves, disappeared into the sea in a matter of seconds in 1692.

Are Frozen Charlotte dolls beautiful, strange, or just flat out creepy?

The hope of many a sea glass collector that the perfectly aged specimen of colorful glass they found has a centuries-old tale to tell.

Sea glass that has a unique shape, pattern, or color can sometimes be traced to poison and perfume bottles.

Assessing the age of a glass vessel often begins with an inspection of the lip, or opening.

A quick run down of standard terms for the parts of a bottle.

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