Glass rods?

[mojjax]

Found these in a bottle dump . Any ideas what there for ?
mojjax

 

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[ryanc11]

Those items double as a stopper and applicator for old medicine / alechemy bottles...

The stopper simply fits into the bottle, the user pulls out the stopper, and applies whatever was inside the bottle , to the "Target" location using the ball end of the stopper...

Ryan

 

[vic910]

I agree with ryanc11. I also have seen them used as perfume applicators. Neat find.

vicki

 

[ryanc11]

Yea, originally thought perfume applicator at first but these look a little to long for perfume. As well as not decorative as a perfume stopper. I think this stopper was built more for practical purposes, as if one were to hold like a syringe with the thumb firmly gripping the top against the raised bumps.

May have been posted already but here is a real good site on historic bottles - very comprehensive.

http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/

 

[Southcacalaky]

I first thought maybe a drink stir, but not out of glass, a applicator seem more reasonable, Art...

 

[PostFatal]

most likely applicator for medcation although there are a lot of glass swizzle sticks.

 

[dg39]

Could be for application of some type of acid?

 

[wmas1960]

My first thought was drink stirers. My dad had some glass ones when I was growing up. They had the little ball on the end also. I was going to guess that the flat end could be used to kind of mash stuff in a drink. Like sugar and the mint in a Julip.

I suppose they could also be for medicine bottles or perfume. The bulb end would be effective for dripping measured amounts maybe.

How long are they. I would think for perfume they would be pretty short. For drink stirers kind of long. I don't know what size medicine bottles though but I would think also rather small.

 

[PostFatal]

a lot of people sold their snake oil in deep bottles so it wouldn't surprise me if the applicators were long.

 

[BjC]

Now you can use them to mix your drinks

 

[diggummup]

They're called muddlers.It's just another name for a swizzle stick.The end is shaped like that to "muddle" the sugar and bitters in the bottom of the glass.