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Sunday, March 19, 2023

Embossed 3 - In - One or Three - In - One Oil Company Bottle.

 


Bottle embossed 3 IN ONE OIL CO.  on both sides.




I don't bother with a lot of screw top bottles, but they can be older than you might think.  3-IN-One switched to screw-top caps around 1910, so it could be older than a lot of cork-top bottles.

3 - in - one was originally an oil for bicycles that accomplished three functions.





See About Us - 3-IN-ONE USA (3inone.com)

Embossed SAUER'S EXTRACTS bottle.

 

SAUER'S EXTRACT bottle.

Both sides are heavily embossed SAUER'S EXTRACTS.

There are some small bubbles in the glass.





Sauer Brands, Inc., was founded by Conrad Frederick Sauer as The C.F. Sauer Company in 1887 in Richmond, VA. Mr. Sauer, a 21-year-old pharmacist by training, saw an entrepreneurial opportunity to create prepackaged pure flavoring extracts, and make them available in groceries as well as drugstores. In fact, C.F. Sauer was the first company in the country to provide pure flavoring extracts in 5- and 10-gram configurations, to be sold for 15 and 25 cents, respectively.


Saturday, March 18, 2023

Embossed Burnett's Standard Flavoring Extracts bottle.

 


Embossed: BURNETT'S STANDARD FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Extract bottles are common finds along the Treasure Coast.  McCormack bottles are very common, followed by Sauer's and Burnett's.

The Joseph Burnett Company’s claim to fame was a useful innovation in the production of vanilla extract. Unlike most of his competitors, having graduated from the Worcester College of Pharmacy, Burnett stands out as one of the few fully qualified proprietors certified as a pharmacist. In this capacity he played a role in the first painless dental surgery publicly performed using ether, as well as producing a string of less effective products, which include a cocaine product to “stimulate vigorous and healthy hair growth” ...

Mr. Burnett listened to the lady’s description of the flavoring she wanted. This extraordinary request challenged Mr. Burnett’s resourcefulness. A man ahead of his time, he believed in supplying what his customers needed, if he could. He busied himself in his laboratory. He [went to New York] and bought a pound of the very best vanilla beans he could procure [for $3.50] and extracted the rare, delicate flavor of which she spoke, and after long, careful experiments, when he was satisfied with its quality, he made the first Vanilla Extract. “The lady was so pleased she urged him to make more, promising to take her supplies of it from him and to introduce it to her aristocratic friends. This was the beginning of Vanilla and other extracts in this country and throughout the world...

Below is the link to a much more lengthy account of the Burnett Compay.

Burnett’s Standard Flavoring Extracts, Joseph Burnett Company, Boston, MA | Old Main Artifacts (wordpress.com)

And from the same article is one of several ads.







Saturday, March 4, 2023

Ornate Sun-Purpled Embossed Casper Whiskey Company Inc. Winston-Salem, New York, Chicago, St. Louis.

 

Casper Whiskey Bottle

Embossed 

FROM

CASPER CO INC

WINSTON-SALEM

NEW YORK

CHICAGO ST LOUIS.

This bottle is already lightly sun-purpled.  It has a lot of large bubbles in the glass.


See CASPERS WHISKEY Final DRAFT.article (sha.org)

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Blown in Dip Mold Case Gin Bottle Found On Treasure Coast.

 

Uncleaned Case Gin Bottle.

There is no embossing on this bottle, but there are some features that suggest that it is a later example.  There appears to be a slight depressed panel on the side shown above.  The surface has some irregularities that might be from a removed embossing or damage to the mold.  It is dark green glass, evidently made by using a dip mold.  See the following video to see how that would have been done by blowing glass into the mold and then finishing the lip side later.

(66) Square antique glass bottle - YouTube

Here is a great article on case gin bottles.

GIN BOTTLES (cecilmunsey.com)


Blue Ribbon Graduated Pharmacy Bottle by Standard Glass Company, Marion, Indiana. Quality and Purity.

  Graduated Pharmacy Bottle with Blue Ribbon in Small Block Letter on the Bottom. This is a small (4 inches high) graduated pharmacy bottle ...