Bottle

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bottle

Entry/Object ID

2025.12.3

Description

Green-colored glass bottle. The bottle is a dumbbell shape with a star with the word "NuGrape" superimposed in a cursive font. The words "NOT GRAPE JUICE" and "MIN. CONTENTS 6-FL. OZ." are stamped below the star. On the other side of the bottle, the star and "NuGrape" decoration is above the words "IMITATION GRAPE / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / BOTTLE PAT'D MARCH 9, 1950." The base has "MIDDLEBURY / VT." stamped on the glass and a rectangular paper attached with the handwritten words "6/21/71 / stocker / 1 --."

Context

There was a glass factory in the 1800s on Lake Dunmore in Salisbury with a side operation in East Middlebury. No further information has been found about 20th century dates of operation.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.12

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1950

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bottle, Seltzer

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle, Serving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel, Drink Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

One bottle is 8.75 inches.

Height

7-3/4 in

Diameter

2 in

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Middlebury

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America