Wisconsin Stoneware Bottles

Wisconsin has far more varieties of stoneware bottles than surrounding states with over 160 different varieties. Peter’s presentation covered the history of stoneware bottles, what they contained, who manufactured them, how they were made, how to date stoneware bottles, closures, glazes, decorations and other information about them. It appears that Charles Hermann was responsible for a large percentage of the bottles produced but there are still many that we just don’t know. There are also some that look like local pieces with initials or names we have not identified yet.