Name/Title
BottleEntry/Object ID
2001-012hDescription
Brown glass bleach bottle from the Purex Corporation. The bottle is round with straight sides and a rounded shoulder with a narrow round opening at the top for a stopper such as a cork. On opposite sides of the shoulder embossed horizontally is "PUREX" and "cleans - bleaches". On opposite sides of the main bottle are embossed 8 squares with the word "purex" inside. On one side only near the bottom is embossed "bottle design patent pending". On the bottom of the bottle is embossed an octagon with two "purex" words forming a cross at the "r" and 8 "purex" words around the outside of the octagon. There is a mold seam on each side that extends up to and over the lip, and a horizontal seam near the lip. On the bottom there is a mold seam around the octagon but slightly off center. The lip is at the top of a narrow neck approx 1.75" and there is a protruding rim about half way up the neck and a wider rim at the very top. Between the two rims in very small letters is embossed "purex" on both sides of the neck.
Bottle was found on the Kinney family property at 920 Sleater-Kinney Rd NE in Lacey.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Purex CorporationDate made
1923 - 1960Notes
Date: 1923-1960Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkTranscription
PUREX
CLEANS -- BLEACHES
BOTTLE DESIGN PATENT PENDINGMaterial/Technique
EmbossedLexicon
Search Terms
Domestic LifeDimensions
Height
9-1/4 inDiameter
3-3/4 inDimension Notes
08-13-15 The height to the shoulder is 7.5'" The above diameter is measured at the bottom; the diameter at the lip is 1". rfj
