Bottle

Object/Artifact

Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1980.15.15

Description

This is a clear glass bottle of Watkins Extract of Lemon with a yellow metal lid. The yellow sticker on the front of the bottle has a red border and green text that reads, "J.R. Watkins/ Watkins/ Extract/ of/ Lemon/ Alcohol 57%/ Oil of Lemon, Propylene/ Glycol, Certified Food Color./ Produced from the finest oil/ of lemon. Pure and flavor-/ full. Can be used for flavor-/ ing practically all foodstuffs/ where the popular lemon flavor is desired./ The J.R. Watkins Co./ Newark, N.J. Memphis, Tenn./ Winona, Minn. Oakland, Calif./ 4 fluid ounces/ FL1035 6104 Printed in USA". The bottle measures 6" (h) x 2.5" (w) x 1" (d).

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Parts

Count

Provenance

Notes

All food items which could attract insects were either packed separately or disposed of if there was evidence of bugs. The liquid was removed and disposed of so that the bottle could be stored safely.