New SHA Special Publication, Baffle Marks and Pontil Scars: A Reader on Historic Bottle Identification is Now Available

SHA Special Publication #12, Baffle Marks and Pontil Scars: A Reader on Historic Bottle Identification, is now available for purchase/download from the SHA Bookstore on Lulu.  These publications - several of them classics long out of print—provide a fundamental understanding of the technological evolution that allows accurate analysis of historic archaeological assemblages. Articles included come from trade publications, government reports, and newspaper accounts; topical studies by archaeologists; and some new articles intended to assist in laboratory analysis. The unifying thread in these selections is the attempt to give the reader a clearer picture of both the glass container industry and its processes that left physical traces through various ages on the surfaces of the bottles themselves.

VOLUME CONTENTS
Bottle Basics—process of bottle identification
Hand Production Technology—evolution of hand production, highlighting manufacturing techniques that are often key to bottle dating
The Iron Comrade: Machine Age Technology— evolution of machine production from 1880 to 1920, a technological revolution
Finishes and Closures—fundamental to product availability, highlighting process of identification and evolution of finishes and closures
Glass Container Design—the bottle as container
Labels and Marks—two most useful items for identifying and dating bottles
References—bottle glossary and bibliographies

Here are the Lulu links for this publication in three different formats:
B/W ($55): http://bit.ly/GlassBW
Full Color ($130): http://bit.ly/GlassFullColor
eBook ($40): http://bit.ly/GlassEBook