Ballast bottle Identifier: 2379 Object ID: 009.052.2 Catalog: Objects Title: Ballast bottle Type: Object, Containers, Vessel, Bottle Description: Handmade ballast bottle found in water near Somesville landing in August 2009. Would have been used to carry fresh water on a ship; added ballast during voyage. Thinner glass at mouth of bottler than item 009.052.3 PastPerfect: View this item using PastPerfect Online Citation “Ballast bottle,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed April 18, 2025, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/2013.Item 2379 Save this item as a PDF file
