Sunday, December 30, 2012

"Check" out this Walker's...


Recently on several blogs and forums, there was again the debate as to what is "mint". Some say mint is exactly as the glass house manufactured the bottle, complete with in making defects. Others are of the opinion that a bottle must be absolutely "perfectly made" with crudity being acceptable, but and other manufacturing defects are unacceptable. Here is one which might be considered "mint" as this yellow lime olive J.Walker"s Vinegar Bitters is completely whittled and crude, but also has numerous checks and flashes from a rushed annealing process...possibly a Friday afternoon? Apparently the quality control inspection manager was in the out house when this one came through. While not "perfect", it is exactly as made and "perfect" for my collection. DM
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4 comments:

  1. Warren FriedrichDecember 30, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Fantastic example of a Walker's V.B. I think the bottles with the in-making defects give the most character to the individual piece and express the truest examples of the early manufactured western glass.

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  2. Rick SimiDecember 31, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    Im riding in the same old buggy as Warren. In-making defects are not a distraction but makes a bottle that more unique. By the way beautiful J. Walker V.B. Dale.
    rs

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  3. AnonymousDecember 31, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    I have one the same color that I dug about 30 yrs ago. It too, has the annealing flashes !! Because of the color and crudity, it's my favorite Walker's, complete with flashes and all, out of those that I've dug over the yrs....

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  4. California KidDecember 31, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    Yes, I agree with you all on the, in the making flaws. Its part of the bottles character. Especially that western green color, that seems to always have some kind of flaws.( we could call them beauty marks?) I have also dug a green V.B. that had the same flaws, and had thought for the longest time it had been damaged.....Until I dug my first green E.L.Billings, which was the same color with the same flaws. I have seen many more since. Its that western green glass that was never perfected. So I think you have a perfect and great example of an early V.B. Dale. Wish I had mine back now.

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