Sea Glass Gems of the Month
Showcasing sea glass finds that have distinctive qualities and history that make them top-notch collectables.
DECEMBER 2016
An Amber Brown Marmite Sea Glass Bottle
This sea glass specimen is an intact and well-conditioned, small brown Marmite bottle. While this food product may be unfamiliar to most sea glass collectors around the world, it is well-recognized in the United Kingdom.
NOVEMBER 2016
A Sun-Colored Amethyst Sea Glass Stopper
Sea glass stoppers of any color are a rarity, even for the avid beach comber. To find a sun-colored amethyst stopper can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
OCTOBER 2016
An Orange Sea Glass Marble
Fall is upon us and so are some prime sea glass collecting opportunities. Who knows, you may have a chance to find an Autumn colored piece of glass like this marble from Washington state.
SEPTEMBER 2016
A Teal Sea Glass Bottle Bottom
April's sea glass specimen is a teal shard from Puerto Rico. The distinctive color dates this sea glass gem to be between 80 and 150 years old.
AUGUST 2016
An Old, Rare and Elusive Black Sea Glass Shard
A thick and black-looking olive-green piece of sea glass indicates it is probably from an old bottle commonly used to transport liquors, olive oils and other consumables.
JULY 2016
A Goldenrod Yellow Glass Mug Handle
This month's featured find is a sea glass handle from a glass mug. This specimen was found in the location of an old English coastal garbage dump.
JUNE 2016
A Seafoam Coca Cola Shard
This month's featured sea glass shard is a seafoam colored gem from the bottom side of a Coca Cola bottle found on the beaches of Puerto Rico.
MAY 2016
Santa Cruz Sea Glass Mushroom
For the month of October we look at an exotic mushroom-shaped sea glass remnant found in the Santa Cruz, California area.
APRIL 2016
Railroad Marble
This month we'll take a look at a special kind of glass marble often found along railroad tracks and is commonly referred to as a railroad marble.
MARCH 2016
Ruby Red Sea Glass Watch
This month we'll take a look at a sea glass watch face found on the beaches of the UK.
FEBRUARY 2016
Safety Wire Mesh Sea Glass
This month we'll be taking a look at safety glass which produces a unique and very recognizable type of sea glass.
JANUARY 2016
A Sea Glass Insulator Shard
Besides being very thick and chunky this piece of sea glass has the telltale threads that clearly indicate its origins before becoming a prized piece of sea glass.
DECEMBER 2015
Clorox Amber Sea Glass Base Segment
In the spotlight for this month is a bottom section of the ubiquitous Clorox amber brown glass bottle.
NOVEMBER 2015
A Dark Green Kick-up
This month we look into the source of the half-domed sea glass shards occasionally found along the coastline.
OCTOBER 2015
An Orange Sea Glass Campfire Melt
For the month of October we've chosen a rare orange colored sea glass melt from the coast of New Brunswick, Canada.
SEPTEMBER 2015
A Large Sea Glass Stopper
This month's featured sea glass gem is an uncommonly large clear glass stopper found on the northern coast of England.
AUGUST 2015
An Aqua Blue Sea Glass Lip Segment
A sea glass lip segment from a very large demijohn bottle possibly used to transport wine and other spirits.
JULY 2015
Spatter Sea Glass
July's featured gem is a multi-colored sea glass specimen whose origins are possibly from a type of Czech glassware or tableware from the 1930s.
JUNE 2015
Privacy Window Sea Glass
June's featured gem is a particular type of pressed glass used for a specialized type of windowpane.
MAY 2015
A Yellow Pattern Glass Segment
April showers bring May flowers and the featured sea glass for May – a soft yellow segment from an old pattern glassware.
APRIL 2015
A Cobalt Blue Sea Glass Bottle Bottom
April's sea glass specimen is a cobalt blue shard from Northern California which may possibly be a bottom segment from a Vick's VapoRub bottle.
MARCH 2015
Kelly Green Soda Bottle Bottom
This green lime-wedged sea glass shard probably came from the bottom of a soda bottle.
FEBRUARY 2015
A Royal Ruby Red Sea Glass Gem
February's featured sea glass gem is a highly prized bottom of a red sea glass bottle. This particular shard originated from a unique beer bottle produced for Schlitz Brewing Company by the Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation.
JANUARY 2015
A Sea Glass Bottle Top from an Old Case Gin
This month's featured sea glass specimen is the remnant of the top of a very old case gin bottle.
DECEMBER 2013
A Sea Glass Shooter Marble
The object of this month's sea glass feature is a large, glass shooter marble found along the shores of Puerto Rico.
NOVEMBER 2014
Rumford Bottle Sea Glass Segment
The month of November features an old teal-colored Rumford Chemical Works bottle shard found on the shores of Rhode Island.
OCTOBER 2014
A Multi-Colored Art Glass Gem
This well-rounded, tri-colored piece of sea glass that started out as refuse glass thrown away by an art glass studio.
SEPTEMBER 2014
Sea Glass Bottle Top
For the month of September we will call upon our knowledge of the history of bottle making to help identify a soft blue sea glass bottle top.
AUGUST 2014
Torpedo Bottle Bottom Segment
For the month of August we will look into the history of an unusual sea glass shard from a torpedo bottle produced in the middle half of the 19th Century.
JULY 2014
A Patriotic Red, White & Blue Multi
For the month of July this red, white and blue multi-colored sea glass shard has been chosen in recognition of America's independence from England.
JUNE 2014
The Largest Sea Glass Shard Ever Found?
This monster could be the largest sea glass specimen ever found. It came from the Northeast of England where a Victorian glass factory once operated.
MAY 2014
Vitrite Sea Glass from Lake Erie
For the first month of 2014 we are going to explore the origins of this unusually dark sea glass specimen, found in a particular area of Lake Erie.
APRIL 2014
Vaseline Glass Drawer Pull
This sea glass specimen was once possibly a vaseline glass decorative drawer pull knob from the Depression-era.
MARCH 2014
Piano Insulator Segment
For the month of March we will look at a very unusual sea glass specimen found in a coastal tip in the southeast of England.
FEBRUARY 2014
Pink Depression Glass Handle Segment
For the month of February we are featuring a salmon pink colored handle segment from a depression era water pitcher.
JANUARY 2014
A Large Sea Glass Boulder
This sea glass behemoth originates from the northeast of England where now-defunct glass factories once operated.
DECEMBER 2013
An Amberina Sea Glass Shard
This is a fine example of amberina sea glass found on the beaches of Puerto Rico. This shard could be as old as the late 1880s and possibly came from discarded tableware.
