Antique Glass Carboys

This unique piece is a rare to find because of its size. It was used to store tequila in the haciendas.  

Also called a ‘demijohn’ or ‘carboy’ this glass vessel was made in France around 1900 for the purpose of fermenting, conditioning or transporting alcoholic beverages.

Referred to as, carboy or demijohn or jimmy john, they all are the same glass containers.

From France, a super-sized and unusual oval shaped carboy or demijohn, made up of a pale aqua colored, mouth blown glass bottle clad in a hand woven wicker casing with side carrying ...

Victorian chemist carboys, circa 1870 Set of (three) handblown glass carboys with cut-glass stoppers.

Hand-blown French wine carboys. The bottles are clear with a greenish hue. Each one is unique and they each have a burlap and cork stopper and a paper label.

The Carboy name is from the Persia meaning big jug. Demijohn is French and is derived from, dame-Jeanne or Lady Jane.

A Victorian glass chemist's advertising carboy. Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Demijohn and carboy were often used to describe the same glass bottle.

Composed of free-blown seafoam glass exhibiting trapped air bubbles within the glass itself with a sheared lip.

Composed of free-blown glass exhibiting trapped air bubbles within the glass itself with a sheared lip.

Dame Jeanne or carboy vintage glass bottle demijohn Barcelona Model, Irregularities in the glass that give it all its charm Its intact neck is engraved "Barcelona" Green color 3.5 US...

The glass stoppers are cut glass and are 100% original to the carboys.

An early 20th-century green glass wine bottle/ demijohn or carboy, fully wrapped in woven wicker with handles.

Originally used in a chemist shop in Herefordshire.

Composed of 'blown-to-mold' glass (a method accepted as 'hand-blowing') aqua/teal glass exhibiting a smattering of bubbles/lines within the glass itself with an applied thick ring.

Early 20th century balloon shaped French demijohn / wine bottle / jug. Green glass with shield shaped paper label reading "Vin Blanc de France." Dimensions: 9.5" x 13" (Diameter x H...

A 19th century hand blown glass chemist counter display carboy. Used as a symbol of the pharmacy from the 17th century to the early 20th century, Provenance, Bratley Chemist, Pontef...

This set of tinted glass bottles are an enlightened addition to any collection. Wine tasting can be an activity that involves every sense from the very moment of uncorking; admiring ...

Dame Jeanne or carboy antique glass bottle demijohn. The carboys were often protected from shocks and temperature variations into a wicker basket.

Dame Jeanne or carboy antique glass bottle demijohn. The carboys were often protected from shocks and temperature variations into a wicker basket.

Also called a ‘demijohn’ or ‘carboy’ this glass vessel was made in France around 1900 for the purpose of fermenting, conditioning or transporting alcoholic beverages.

Set of 3 mount blown green glass bottles packing glass, carboy for wine and essence.

Whether you like to call them, carboy or demijohn or jimmy john, they all refer to the same glass containers.