Found this old jar under the mud today. It is marked "E B & Co" on the bottom which stands for "Edgar Breffit & Company". The company used this name and abbreviation between 1880-1884.
In 1884 E B & Co became a limited liability company and their name changed to "Edgar Breffit & Company...
I was digging for bottles in a new site last year when I found the lid to a stoneware toothpaste tub. It has the Imperial Crest of Queen Victoria on it as well as the words "by appointment" under it. I did some research and found out the "by appointment" designation means the product was in use...