This is a large barrel shaped jar used mainly for pickles. It measures 10 3/4" by 5", the lip is applied, and their bases are either smooth or iron pontiled. they usually come in light to deep aqua depending on date of manufacture.
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| E. Anthony 308 Broadway ~New York~: Anthony had a photo supply business that he started in the 1840s. This was probably a Callodian developer or some other type of photographic chemical. and is most likely one of his earliest bottles. This one comes from the collection of a Mr. Rory Martin. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Joshua Wright Barrel Pickle jar: Joshua and John Wright had a grocery store around 1840. By 1849 Joshua Wright was the only person listed in the Philidelphia Business directory at the Franklin and Spring Garden location. It was a fairly successful business and continued through the 1870s. This is a large barrel shaped jar used mainly for pickles. It measures 10 3/4" by 5", the lip is applied, and their bases are either smooth or iron pontiled. they usually come in light to deep aqua depending on date of manufacture. |
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| Chester A. Baker Poison bottle: this is an extremely rare bottle for a couple of reasons one is it is one of the rarest sizes (1 ounce) for these bottles and the other is that there are only 2 known to exist in this saphire blue color (instead of the normal cobalt color) | |||||||||||||||||||
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