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Please never combine the above!  As you get into the older bottles, particularly the 1800's and beyond, the glass is nowhere near as pure as modern glass, therefore is much more unstable.  If there are any weaknesses in the glass (and there almost always are) in the form of open bubbles, potstones (little black stones which appear as impurities in the glass) there is a good chance they will "open up", sometimes dramatically, when an old bottle is exposed to extremes of heat or cold.  Therefore, never put o





ld bottles in the dishwasher, unless you really like convenience and don't mind the eventuality that, some day, one of your possessions will be reduced to shards by the water/heat.

And despite the fact that old bottles in the window look really pretty, don't do this to any bottle you respect.  I have a bundle of cobalt blues in the kitchen window cuz they're pretty (and real cheap), but I'd never let any of my better bottles get direct sunlight.  Same as any other heat source.  If you have a heatilator fireplace, don't put the bottles on the mantle.  Or on/near a radiator, etc.  Nothing is worse than a cracked bottle, cuz a crack can never be repaired.

The beauty of a glass bottle is inherent in the fact that it is simultaneously very strong, yet very fragile.  By exposing old glass to extremes of temperature, you risk its future.

Phil