Jar, Confectionary

Object Name:

Jar, Confectionary

Object ID:

1992.063.090

Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Jar and stopper. Clear, green tinted pressed glass with mold seam. Cylindrical body with short curved shoulders. Cylindrical neck with flat lip. Stopper: short cylindrical base with flat cylindrical top, piece of cork attached; "E.C. RICH / GIBSON'S / NEW YORK" embossed on top. "ROBERT GIBSON'S / TABLETS / MANCHESTER / ENGLAND / MADE BY / E.C. RICH / NEW YORK" embossed on back of jar. Square paper label adhered to front of jar: "GIBSON'S / LIME FRUIT TABLETS. / PURE FRUIT FLAVOR. VEGETABLE COLOR." printed black ink top; "ROBERT GIBSON SONS, Ltd. / MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. / MANUFACTURED BY / E.C. RICH, New York. / SOLE AGENT FOR THE UNITED STATES." printed black ink bottom; "GIBSON'S" and "GIBSON'S" crossed in center sharing a large "S", "E" printed to left, "C" printed top, "R" printed to right, "USA" printed below all black ink; "SEE THAT EACH / Tablet is Stamped / 'GIBSON' / NONE GENUINE / WITHOUT IT." printed black ink left; "5LBS. NET WEIGHT / Sold in Glass Jars / Only, in Various / Sizes" printed black ink right; red ink lines top, bottom borders. Rectangle paper label adhered to back of jar: "CAUTION. / Firmly cork this bottle after using to prevent, / as far as possible, atmospheric action on the / TABLETS." printed black ink; "2 26 19" black ink stamped on bottom right. "2 / 2" embossed on bottom of jar.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-13.2 Dia-4.8 inches

Provenance:

From the Wilfred B. Osgood pharmacy collection, consisting of the contents of the Knox Pharmacy and Roberts Rexall Store (a.k.a. Osgood's Pharmacy) in Farmington, N.H.

Credit Line:

Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood

People:

Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988)

Subjects:

Pharmacies, Pharmacists, Confectioneries, Limes