Mineral water bottle

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Mineral water bottle

Entry/Object ID

SS.61.55

Description

Bottle, mineral, spring water: dark green mold-blown glass; tooled lip, with broad sloping collar and beveled ring; cylindrical tapering neck; sloping shoulder; long cylindrical body; mold inscriptions: "C", within arch formed by "Congress & Empire Spring Co." above SARATOGA, NY" (all in caps); opposite, "CONGRESS" arched above "WATER"; base mold-imprinted with cruciform mark; on body, remnant of paper label, which originally covered part of mold lettering; "....IEL'S...BEST RYE W(hisky);" cork broken off in neck.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Congress & Empire Spring Company

Date made

circa 1865

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SP 3138

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-7/8 in

Diameter

3 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 3 in. (20 x 7.6 cm)

Material

Glass, Paper

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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