That makes more sense to me. My greatgrandfather was connected to various burinesses in Evanston and it would have been easy to obtain such a jar. Do you know what the value of such a jar might be.? Most of the bottle hunters around here are mostly interested in Whiskey bottles. Thank you so...
i ALSO THOUGHT THAT IT WAS AN OLD CANDY JAR. I have visited a number of places with old stores recreated and the candy jar didn' t have the bail. The candy jars could be refilled and usually had a lid that could be eaily removed. This jar has a bail and handle and had a lid that screwed on...
tHE BOTTLE ISN' T TOP HEAVY. tHE BOTTOM IS VERY THICK AND HEAVY. yOU CAN TIP THE BOTTLE TO EITHER SIDE TO MAKE ASSESS EASIER. tHE FLATTENED SIDES SUPPORT THE BOTTLE SO IT STAYS TIPPED TO USE IT. iT HAS THE ORGINAL BAIL WITH THE WOODEN HANDLE. i BELEIVE THAT IT HOLD ABOUT 2 GALLONS. iT IS...
I have an old bottle that was used by my greatgrandmother to store flour in. There cabin had a dirt roof and the bottle kept the flour dry. We can document it' s use back to 1902. There were originally 2 bottles. We are celebrating our ranches 100 years and would like to know some history of...