bottle collecting in Jersey

[GuntherHess]

I'm up in New Jersey for work and I fiqured I'd make the best of it so I took the backroads and hit a few antique shops. Found a couple interesting bottles , one actually a Jersey native.
Its a tall cylinder with a round slug plate type embossing that reads Dr C E WELCH'S CELEBRATED UNFERMENTED WINE VINELAND NJ. This was of course from the Charles the son of the famous Thomas Welch inventor of pasturized grape juice.
http://www.vineland.org/history/welchs/Milestones.html
lots of info out there on them. The bottle was apparently put out in the 1880s before the product really caught on in 1893. Dont know how common it is but its the first one I have seen.
An interesting peice of american history. Canf post a photo since i'm on the road.

 

[ShowMeStateBottles]

Sounds like a pretty cool find!

I hope you enjoy it.

Chuck

 

[bearswede]

Great snag, Matt... Looking forward to the pics... I put Welch's in my gingerale every day...


Ron

 

[sweetrelease]

nice find man!! i have hit most south jersey shops and always find the same stuff[8|] nice find ,matt

 

[GuntherHess]

I'm back from Jersey. Here's a photo (sorry a poor one, its dark here).
I was hoping to find this bottle listed in Zumwalts food book but they only list the later welchs grape juice. So far I havent found it listed anywhere. Has anyone found one?

 

[GuntherHess]

Got a chance to take some better outdoor photos of this bottle. Will probably put it on fleabay since its not what I collect. Still havent found one listed anywhere.

 

[GuntherHess]

Well it sold for a good price...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110164626280&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT&ih=001
Apparently to one of Welch's decendants so I guess it found a good home[]

 

[treasurekidd]

Nice bottle Matt, nice price too.