Nathan E Bender's Historic Bottle and Jar Closures (Guides to Historical PDF

By Nathan E Bender

This e-book offers a much-needed assessment of business closures for bottles and jars utilized in the USA ahead of global struggle II. Archaeological awareness to advertisement closures has been fairly constrained. this is often striking provided that facts derived from bottles and jars pertain to a variety of reviews, together with chronological regulate, exchange, website capabilities, and techniques of manufacture. Closures are a vital part of those reviews, turning into relatively vital after a fantastic number of steel and glass caps within the overdue 19th and early 20th centuries. This volume-provides a complete overview, together with targeted closure definitions, in addition to glass finishes;-discusses the historical past of the advance and impression of the airtight seal in advertisement closures;-will entice scholars, pros, and creditors learning this universal old artifact class.

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