Dyottville Whiskey Bottle

One of the many products of the at the Dyottville Glass house, this commercial whiskey bottle, has the unmistakable marking around the perimeter of the base. In the center of the raise base, is the single dot "mold mark", used by the glass blowers to differentiate sizes and styles.

Dyottville, was actually a social experiement, established in the 18th century, by Dr. Thomas Dyott, who was looking to establish a self sufficient community that could commercially compete with european made goods. The Glassworks facility had over 300 employees by the 1830's, and was essentially a company town of 50 buildings, including a bakery, a shoe shop, a tailor, a dairy, a hospital, a chapel, and a school – for the “education of such a mass of human ignorance.”

The site of the glassworks has only recently undergone an archeaological excavation, as is seen by the link below.

http://planphilly.com/penndot-archaeologists-uncover-historic-dyottville-glass-works
 

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