Quality For Over A Century, Painterly and Evocative Old Fire Tossed Glass Milk Bottle creative playthings dominos ) and Selby the artist

) and Selby the artist

(I'll string a thin ribbon through it as a cinch closure before mailing

forever holding this funny posture

and he looks to me like he is shrugging

A little more searching reveals a known portrait of Walbridge's wife Sally Morgan Walbridge painted by Ammi Phillips in 1820 (included in photos)

Quality For Over A Century, Painterly and Evocative Old Fire Tossed Glass Milk Bottle creative playthings dominos ) and Selby the artistA little research tells me that this Whiting's Milk bottle dates to the 1940s or so; the Whiting Milk Company, active between 1857 and 1973, was one of New Englands first distributors of milk and dairy products door to door, centered on the Boston market. My interest in this bottle, though, has little to do with that history; rather, it is all about this specific melty bottle! Whether tossed into a fire deliberately or having endured an unexpected