Early Durkee Dug...

[Staunton Dan]

I dug this the other day in an 1890s era site and I don't believe that I've seen this one before. It has a ground lip and the bottom is embossed " Bottle Patented April 17, 1877".

 

[Staunton Dan]

Here's another variation of the Durkee bottle from about the same time period that I found a couple of years ago. I did see where I have dug one before like the one above. I guess I just dis-remembered it. It's still a neat bottle with an interesting design. Does anyone know what the hand logo has to do with the Durkee company if anything?

 

[glass man]

SUPER COMMON IN THE DUMP I USED TO DIG IN,CEPT LIKE YOU SAID OLDER VERSION. ONES I DUG WERE EARLY MACHINE MADE,NO GROUND TOP,BUT EVERY THING ELSE THE SAME. ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IS UP WITH THAT HAND. JAMIE

 

[brifurnish]

I have an identical bottle that is violet in color. Let me know if you find anything about it! Thanks...B

 

[logueb]

Dan, I found this googling. Appears that Durkee had a 1897 advertisement featuring Don Quixote. The ad also shows that the Trade Mark was a Gauntlet.

 

[logueb]

You know after looking at this Ad, I'm wondering if the shape of this bottle is more of a windmill than the beehive that its always been refered to. Just a thought. Here's the 1897 trademark.

 

[cobaltbot]

Always thought that was a cool bottle. neat thought Buster

 

[ruccello]

Dan, I just dug two of the machine made ones - slightly different than your second image - one with the cap still intact and in great shape. The cap is embossed with the hand logo also. Love the ground lip one you have, the graphics are very cool on that bottle.

Richard

 

[VirginiaDigger]

Dan did u get my Message about the pannel drug store bottle?

 

[VTdigger]

I just found one of these, I love this bottle! I find a lot of E.R. Durkee's with out the glove logo, those I just toss aside but I had to save this one. does anyone know if they make a smaller version with the glove? The connection to Don Quixote is cool for me, because I just got a Dachshund puppy in March and I named him Sancho after Quixote's right hand man.