Name/Title
Cresolene Bottle from the rear yard of 1350 Broadway, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2016.61.3Description
ACC. NO. 16.61.3
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900
OBJECT: BOTTLE
DESCRIPTION: AN AQUA COLORED GLASS BOTTLE WITH A SPOUT OPENING WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY CORKED. BOTTLE HAS AN EMBOSSED CAPTION, "VAPO-CRESOLENE CO." IT HAS A RAISED DESIGN ON TWO SIDES, WHICH AIDS THE USER IN GRIPPING THE BOTTLE WHEN FILLING IT.
SIZE: H: 4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A CRESOLENE BOTTLE THAT WAS EXCAVATED FROM THE REAR OF A HOME AT 1350 BROADWAY, ALAMEDA, BUILT IN 1870. THE BOTTLE CONTENTS WERE USED IN AN EARLY VAPORIZER, WHICH HAD A MINIATURE KEROSENE LAMP THAT HEATED THE CRESOLENE GIVING OFF VAPORS.
DONOR: UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: AUGUST 27, 2016
