Porcelain or Bakelite

[George]

A bit of an unusual stopper. Not sure if it is porcelain or bakelite. Not sure bakelite would be glazed .. Would sure like to replace the spoon with a nicer one, but afraid to attempt something like drilling it out. Even though it is wood and not cork..

This came along with a bottle I bought for a friend.

[albert]

Interesting item, I like a lot, and I think that is not bakelite.

[Wattana]

I agree with Albert - it is not bakelite if it has a glaze coating.

But why change the spoon? It's narrow scoop is functional and consistent with the shape and size of the bottle.

[George]

But why change the spoon? It's narrow scoop is functional and consistent with the shape and size of the bottle.

My friend who has this did leave it as is...

[Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司]

Dear George,

     Is the bottle glass? What are the dimensions?

     It looks like glass sbs made in the 1950s/1960s in the shape of Chinese cabbage, but those almost invariably were in light green and white glass. I bought 2 in the early 1970s; one in a flea market in Toronto, in 1971 for about CAD$20 or CAD$25; and a second, slightly different, from YF Yang when he was at Ocean Terminal in 1973 or 1974, for US$28 or US$32. He always had very odd (to me) prices, since he was converting into USD from HKD. 

    Similarly, for years (1979-1990, at least), I used to buy bottles from YF for US$1,080. I must have bought 2 dozen at that price over that time period. Why not US$1,100? Or US$1,050?  I never bargained with Mr. Yang - either I bought it or I didn't buy it.

    Years later, looking at me like I was a bit soft in the head, Rick explained very patiently, as one would to an imbecile, that it was due to the HKD price.   Duh...   

Best,
Joey