Well, yes and no, said Stephen Borsse, director of salavage operations for Mar Dive Salvage Corporation, the company that said it had found the Atlantic, to which it acquired title from the original owner. Located twelve miles northeast of Lawrence Park. This color is from manganese dioxide used in the actual glass breaking down from the UV rays and high-intensity pressure between the sand and the waves. Utilized instead of bottle caps or fasteners to seal a bottle these finds were prevalent with bitters, pharmaceuticals, jars, and other uses. The actual glass before it was tossed around in the waves contained Selenium in it which gives it that very rare appeal if you're lucky enough to find this treasure.This is not a complete list of every single color possible to find on the shores of Lake Erie, as I will be adding more to this post soon. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time.At its deepest point Lake Erie is 210 feet (64 metres) deep. It was typically used in office buildings and bathrooms so that you could not see through the glass and was also a security precaution.Leaded Depression glass and dinnerware usually found in thicker pieces turn up as a grey or greyish-light blue. The cobalt blue beach glass that is smoother and not deemed as slag was probably from either a Noxema bottle, Milk of Magnesia container, poison bottles, Vick's vapor rub, and other vintage glass uses.Sometimes appearing black or as if its a rock.
It lies on the shores of Lake Erie in northeastern Ohio. This type of glass found at Blue Lagoon, Conneaut Township Park and skirting beaches is actually blue slag remnants that the GE plant used to prevent an erosion issue. Check out the town of Vermillion Ohio also know as the Venice of the Great Lakes. I've created a break down of each color and its origin specific to the beaches I frequent along Lake Erie in North Eastern Ohio and North Western Pennsylvania.The rarity of orange comes from the production of orange glass, in general, being minimally produced throughout the years. Found more in Geneva, OH and Cleveland, OH beaches. Typically from champagne bottles or other bottles before the 1920s.Still in production today these hues of beach glass are most common on the shores of Lake Erie.Red beach glass originates from the depression glass area of vases, and decorative items around the home.
Other red pieces may originate from shipwrecks along the Great Lakes or discarded remnants from auto accidents as well.Specifically in Conneaut, OH there was a GE plant that used cobalt and black.maroon glass insulators for various reasons such as shipping, and on electric poles as glass makes a great conductor to protect the electricity from entering the poles which enter the ground.
About 130 people went down with the ship, and the survivors were picked up by the Ogdensburg.So when a Los Angeles salvage company announced this week that it had discovered the largely intact remains of the 19th-century sidewheeler Atlantic, this maritime community quite naturally took an interest. 171 Erie "City Of": Side-wheel passenger steamer of 176 ft caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank with a great loss of life on 8/9/1841 off Silver Creek, New York. A 30-foot section was spotted at Lake Erie Community Park that a lot of people might think is part of an old pier, but it's part of a ship. Lots of local shops, restaurants, and beach space. Having been in fresh water the logs deteriorated only about an eighth of an inch. The retired Cleveland-area executive and his registered nurse/photographer wife were more interested in the land, a half-acre of lakefront property next door to the vacation home they already owned. The beach glass pieces deemed as "rare" found amongst the fresh bodies of water surrounding the Great Lakes are very different than sea glass rarity found on the coasts or in other countries. These were faulty insulator pieces, to begin with, that were never used for their intended purpose.Antique Coca-cola bottles and other bottles from the 1800s to early 1900s. So be sure to check back to read more about the origins and color rarities!