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Amethyst Vase
c. 1854
1954.12.01
This amethyst blown glass vase was probably made at the New England Glass Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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Whale-oil Lamp
c. 1840
1977.26
This pressed-glass lamp to burn whale oil, is impressed with lyres or harps in the font. |
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Milk Bottle
c. 1950
1985.0024.007
This Snow's Dairy bottle from around 1950 was typical of the post-war milk bottle. Individual bottles of milk became widespread in the 20th century as milk production mechanized. |
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Milk Bottle
c. 1930
1985.0024.013
The returnable milk bottle generally sold milk from small producers and were returned to stores. When dairies became much larger in the 1940s and after, they did away with generic bottles in favor of their own labels. |
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Milk Bottle
c. 1950
1985.0024.016
Milk bottles were usually delivered to households on a daily basis. As steam sterilizing equipment became mandatory, many small milk producers stopped selling milk directly, relying on large, centralized dairies to distribute their milk. |
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"Guilford Mineral Spring Water, Guilford, Vermont" bottle
1985.0024.018d
Drinking mineral water was advocated by 19th century health practitioners. |
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Bottle
c. 1880
1985.0024.020
Saratoga bottles were used to sell mineral springs to Americans searching for restorative drinks. |
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Mason Jar
1885-1905
1985.0024.052
The Mason Jar, invented by John L. Mason in 1858, was a triumph of 19th century inventiveness. With it, people could store food for months or years when before it would have gone bad. |
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Mason Jar
1925-1936
1985.0024.053
The Mason jar was patented in 1858 and brought a greater reliability to the household food preservation process. |
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Glass Pistol
c. 1889
1985.0024.055
This rare novelty glass pistol from the 1880s was probably once used to sell small quantities of a liquid like whiskey. |