Identifying dark purple small bottle lip sea glass?

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Identifying dark purple small bottle lip sea glass?

by tony
(long island ny)

Dark Purple Small Bottle Lip Sea Glass

I found these two small pieces of dark purple sea glass during a trip to Cape Ann Mass this week. I was out there during the rain and wind storm. They were found yards apart. They appear to be a small bottle lip and are violet/dark purple in color. I am curious as to possible origin?

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Identifying dark purple small bottle lip sea glass?

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Feb 05, 2011

ditto!
by: Anonymous

I've been collecting sea glass in that area all my life.

I have 4 brothers and sisters that are much much much much older than me (sorry siblings, could not resist)

Anyway, I started finding those about three years ago and had no idea what they were. None of us did.

And, I've only found them on one beach there.

Are we all on the same beach here?

Sep 25, 2010

Me too!
by: Anonymous

I found the same thing along Cape Ann yesterday! The colour was so dense that they looked like rocks & didn't have transparency when held out to the sun but since they had a glass *feel* and one of them had a lip to it, I brought them home. They're black until you hold them up to a bright artificial light and the edge where they had been ground more was transparent enough to show a deep purple/burgundy colour. They have to be some of the best finds yet after a decade of the treasure hunt.

Sep 04, 2010

Dark purple glass
by: Lisa

Kelly is right Tony, these are insulators of some sort. I saw one for sale on ebay and I have some pieces and I have a whole one. All mine are black glass (black amethyst) great find!!!

Sep 04, 2010

Insulators
by: Sarah

These are indeed insulators (from light bulbs and other electronic applications). I have a few in my own collection; I live on Cape Ann. I showed one to Richard LaMotte in Erie last October. It had a bubble deep inside, and he said that it had to be at least 100 years old.

Aug 31, 2010

Purple Sea Glas
by: Kelly Thaden

I have been told that these pieces are parts of insulators. I have found quite a few just like this and have also found some in cobalt blue that are the same shape. Just not sure what kind of insulators they are.

Aug 29, 2010

Purple bottle lips
by: Sue

I looked in my Sea Glass book and saw that purple and amethyst colored glass is very rare. Looks like you found a treasure. Not sure what kind of bottles, though.

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