As You Like It Horseradish Crock

Ceramic

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The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

"As You Like It" Horseradish Crock

Entry/Object ID

2020.01.264

Description

stoneware jar with lid, lid is held in place with brass fastener, stamped label in blue, white and brown glazed jar, blue lettering, and brown glazed lid, "weir patent 92" on jar lid. iron yoke has hook like piece in a cross- shaped grove on the lid, brass wires extend from one side of the jar to the other.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.01

Source or Donor

Miscellaneous FIC

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Weir Pottery, US Horseradish Co

Date made

1892 - 1912

Notes

"Records were found from 1903 through 1912 for this company. The earliest being a U.S. Patent Office record shows an entry of “40, 207. HORSERADISH. Julius C. Vogt, Saginaw, Mich. Filed Mar. 16, 1903 AS YOU LIKE IT The words ‘As You Like It.’ Used since October 1902.” A 1904 factory inspection publication shows for April 14th, (only naming the city for the address) under the heading of “Sausage and mincemeat” for “Kinds of goods manufactured or handled” that they were employing 7 men, 4 women, and no one under age 16. The Polk’s Saginaw City Directory for 1909 has a listing as follows: “UNITED STATES HORSE RADISH CO, Wallis Craig Smith Pres, J C Vogt Vice-Pres and Genl Mngr, Emil F Vogt Sec, Otto W Vogt Treas, Mnfrs and Producers of ‘As You Like it’ Food Products, 219-223 N Water, Tels Mich 334, Val 554.” One of the 1912 references found shows a different address of 219 N. Tilden St. in Saginaw. This company sold many other products including sea foods, breakfast cereals, popcorn and peanut butter." - From Laurel Cottage Genealogy, https://www.laurelcottagegenealogy.com/?p=5475

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Crock, Food Storage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Storage Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials