Guide to Container Defects

Finish Defects
BENT OR BLISTERS BROKEN BULGED CHECKED CHIPPED TEAR OR UNDER
CROOKED Large FINISH FINISH FINISH FINISH RING CHECK
FINISH bubbles in A finish A finish A finish A finish Surface cracks
A finish the glass. which which is which has a from which which occur
which has cracks bulged light surface a small on or near the
has a bent or actual out of crack in the section is parting line
or crooked pieces of shape. threads or broken on between the
appearance. glass broken in the the top or neck and the
out of it. middle. side. finish.

CORKAGE CRIZZLED DIRTY OR LINE OVER NECK RING OFFSET OVERPRESS/

CHECK FINISH ROUGH FINISH A superfine SEAM FINISH WIRE EDGE
A vertical A finish A finish which groove across A protruding A finish A finish which
surface with many has a scaly the sealing seam of glass formed out has excessive
crack fine surface appearance surface that running of alignment, glass projecting
located in fractures, and which can cause a vertically up to either upward from the
the inside mainly may even container to the finish of vertically or inside edge of
of the finish. across have black leak after the the container. horizontally. the finish.
the top. spots on it. filling process.

SADDLE KNOCKOUT STONES SPLIT FINISH UNFILLED FLANGE SEEDS

FINISH A small glass Small A finish which FINISH A small ring Very
A gradual protrusion pieces of has a crack A finish of glass small
slope or dip caused by a refractory across the top which is which is bubbles
in the finish small chip or unmelted surface–extends incompletely pressed out in the
that has a in the mold batch from the top of filled, in the between the glass.
saddle-like seam. materials. the finish down top, the guide and
finish. towards the bead, or neck ring.
neck. the thread.

Neck Defects
BENT CHOKED NECK DANNY NECK DIRTY LONG NECK PINCHED STUCK GLASS
NECK OR BORE OR NECK TEAR NECK A neck that NECK PARTICLES
A neck (NARROW A small surface A neck has been A neck Small glass
where the NECK) section of glass which has stretched which particles
finish is An obstruction torn from the a dirty longer than has been stuck to the
tilted to in the bore neck of the or scaly specified. pushed or inside of the
one side. of the neck. bottle. appearance. pinched. container.
Most common
in wide mouth
ware.

Shoulder Defects
SHOULDER SUNKEN THIN
CHECK SHOULDERS SHOULDERS
Surface cracks A shoulder A shoulder
on the shoulder which is which has a
of the containers. not fully thin section.
They are usually blown up.
wavy in appearance.

Sidewall & Body Defects

BIRD CAGE BODY CHECKS BLANK AND BODY BLACK BLISTERS BRUSH MARKS
(BIRD SWING) A crack or MOLD SEAMS DIMENSIONS SPOTS Large Fine vertical
A string fracture Relatively large Dimensions out Small bubbles lines in the
of glass through seams extending of specification black in the side or neck
expanding the wall from the shoulder for various specks glass. of a container.
across the thickness to the container diameters and in the
inside of the in the body base. Blank perpendicularity. container.
container. of the seams tend to
container. veer off from the
mold seam.

BULGED SIDES COLD MOLDS DIRTY WARE DRAG MARKS HOT OR CHECK LAP MARKS SIDEWALL STRESS
The sides of Dappled Ware which A series of PANELS OR WRINKLES Residual stresses
a container or wavy has carbon fine vertical Cracks through A slight fold left in the glass
(usually panel appearance or dirty laps near the the container on the surface after annealing
shape) which in the body deposits shoulder or body on the of the glass– caused by foreign
are pushed of the in it. neck of the edge or side, usually particles or
out. container. container. deep, V-shaped, horizontal dissimilar
going through (can also be threads.
the wall. found on
the finish).

LETTER LOADING OIL MARKS SEEDS SPIKES PRESSURE FREAKS

CHECKS MARKS Strings of Very small A small CHECKS A container
Small cracks Vertical laps on small bubbles in projection Cracks through so badly
or fissures the surface of bubbles the glass. of glass in the container’s formed or
which occur the container, in the the body wall thickness squeezed
from any may be in the container. of the characterized out of shape
lettering or body or neck container. by thin, vertical that it can be
embossing. or both. cracks appearing seen at almost
at the seam. any distance.

STONES STUCK GLASS SUNKEN SIDES SWAB WARE WASH LIGHT OR

Small pieces PARTICLES The side of a Residue left on BOARDS THIN WARE
of refractory Small glass container the container A series of Thin spots
or unmelted particles stuck (usually panel from the horizontal in the
batch to the inside of shape) that IS Machine waves or folds container,
materials. the container. is not fully swabbing on the side of which are
Most common blown up or process. the container. below the
in wide mouth may have sunk minimum
ware. after release from acceptable
the blow mold. level.

Base Defects
BAFFLE MARKS BASE LEANER BLACK BASE SPIKE BLISTERS DIRTY WARE BASE CHECK
A rough or A bottom SPOTS A small Large Ware which Small cracks
damaged which has Small projection bubbles has carbon through the base
baffle seam sagged so black of glass in in the or dirty layer that occur
on the bottom that the specks the bottom glass. deposits on or near the
of the container in the of the on it. rounded part of
container. is unstable container. container. the bottom
when placed contact surface.
on a flat surface.

SWUNG STONES STUCK GLASS BASE STRESS OIL SEEDS SWAB WARE
BAFFLE Small PARTICLES Residual MARKS Very small Residue left
The baffle pieces of Small glass stresses left Strings bubbles in in the
mark has refractory particles stuck in the glass of small the glass. container
swung to one or unmelted to the inside of after annealing bubbles from the
side and is not batch the container. caused by in the IS Machine
central in the materials. Most common foreign particles container. swabbing
bottom of in wide mouth or dissimilar process.
the container. ware or tramp materials.
glass.

Other Defects
BROKEN OUT-OF- STRUCTURAL STUCK UNEVEN OVER OR HORIZONTAL VERTICAL SHEAR MARKS
WARE SHAPE WARE DEFECTS WARE OR BAD UNDER TEAR TEAR A C-shaped
Ware (LEANER) Internal A rough DISTRIBUTION HEIGHT A rough A rough mark in
which Containers stresses piece of Uneven wall Height that crack on crack on the glass,
is cracked which are in the glass on thickness. exceeds or the glass the glass attributable
or broken tilted to one container the outside is below surface­ surface to the action
into side due to due to poor of the specification. oriented oriented of the shears.
pieces. bottom not annealing. container. horizontally. vertically.
being level.

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