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iridescent lamination in bottles
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<blockquote data-quote="Stingray" data-source="post: 639589" data-attributes="member: 7745"><p>Not gold related sorry but thought someone here might be into bottles and could help. </p><p></p><p>I was cleaning out my shed and came across an old bottle I found diving about 30 years ago under the Albany jetty. I gave it a shake and noticed all this material inside. It looked like cellophane that had gone brittle. I also saw the remains of the cork that had been pushed inside the bottle. Then I washed the outside to get the dust off. When the bottle was wet I could see that the 'cellophane' was actually a coating on the inside and it was flaking off.</p><p></p><p>Just wondering what it is actually, how it forms and if this a common thing or not. My googling didn't come up with much. Do you find this in the goldfields or is it something to do with saltwater? You will see from the photos that it is almost mirror-like on the side that was attached to the glass, and iridescent but mainly greenish. The other side is tan coloured. I noticed a similar material on another bottle I had found back then, but the bottle is not as old, different glass and it is not as pronounced. Any insights would be appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p>[ATTACH=full]618[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]619[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]620[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]622[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]623[/ATTACH]</p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]618[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stingray, post: 639589, member: 7745"] Not gold related sorry but thought someone here might be into bottles and could help. I was cleaning out my shed and came across an old bottle I found diving about 30 years ago under the Albany jetty. I gave it a shake and noticed all this material inside. It looked like cellophane that had gone brittle. I also saw the remains of the cork that had been pushed inside the bottle. Then I washed the outside to get the dust off. When the bottle was wet I could see that the 'cellophane' was actually a coating on the inside and it was flaking off. Just wondering what it is actually, how it forms and if this a common thing or not. My googling didn't come up with much. Do you find this in the goldfields or is it something to do with saltwater? You will see from the photos that it is almost mirror-like on the side that was attached to the glass, and iridescent but mainly greenish. The other side is tan coloured. I noticed a similar material on another bottle I had found back then, but the bottle is not as old, different glass and it is not as pronounced. Any insights would be appreciated. Cheers [ATTACH type="full"]618[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]619[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]620[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]622[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]623[/ATTACH] Cheers [ATTACH type="full"]618[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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