Bottle

Object/Artifact

Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Bottle

Entry/Object ID

1980.15.18

Description

This is a clear glass bottle of Zebest Imitation Rum Flavor with a metal lid. The bottle has a sticker on the front that is white with blue text that reads, "Fresh from Laboratory to you/ Zebest/ Products of Quality/ Trade Brand Mark/ Dependable/ Non-alcoholic/ Imitation/ Rum/ Flavor/ This Flavor will not bake out/ It stays/ For Icing, Baking, Cooking and/ Candy Making, you will find this/ Flavor superior. Use less of it/ than the ordinary or alcoholic/ flavors./ Only the best and purest oils and/ other ingredients obtainable are/ used in the prepreparation of this/ product. Estab. 1920/ Will keep indefinitely/ Two Fld. Ozs. Price 40 Cts./ Manufactured and Guaranteed by/ Zebest Products Co./ Of California/ Laboratory: Sales Dept.:/ 1644 W. 21st REpublic 9726/ Oakland Los Angeles San Diego". The bottle measures 5" (h) x 2" (w) x 0.75" (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.