Glass onion

For the song by the Beatles, see Glass Onion.

Glass onions were large hand-blown glass bottles used aboard sailing ships to hold wine or brandy. For increased stability on rough seas, the bottles were fashioned with a wide-bottom shape to prevent toppling, thus making the bottles look somewhat onion-shaped. Onion bottles were invented in the late 17th century.

References

• "Onion bottle". Batjak Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2014.