Peppermint oil bottle, Todd Farm

Object/Artifact

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Peppermint oil bottle, Todd Farm

Entry/Object ID

2012.56.05

Description

Glass bottle of peppermint oil from the A.M. Todd farm. A few shards of the brittle, detached label remain. Bottle is packed inside an unrelated decorated box. 2021.07.42

Context

In 1895, Albert May Todd purchased a large peppermint farm in the marshy mucklands of Allegan County, near the town of Fennville. He set to work improving the farm he renamed Campania, directing the digging of more than ten miles of drainage ditches and straightening the stream that flowed across the property.[22] He established a second plantation he called Mentha in Van Buren County, west of Kalamazoo. Source: https://minnstate.pressbooks.pub/peppermintkings/chapter/crystal-white/

Collection

Objects: historical artifacts, Industry and manufacturing, 1870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2012.56

Source or Donor

Wolbrink, Janet (Bogart) 1923-2016

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Location

* Untyped Location

Sec 4E Shelf S12

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Todd, Albert M. 1850-1931

Create Date

August 6, 2012

Update Date

April 24, 2025