Foote & Jenks, Jackson, Michigan

[toddrandolph]

Here is a stoppered bottle embossed Foote & Jenks Jackson, Mich. It has a fancy coat of arms type marking with F & J monogram in center. I found a picture of their store front online but no info about the bottles. It looks like it was a good quality bottle for its time as the stopper is cut glass and the glass looks to be good quality with few imperfections. Probably dates in the 1880-1900 period. I thought maybe perfume, but it's 7.75" tall which seems kind of large for a perfume. Anyone ever see this one before? I don't usually buy anything at the local antique mall, but couldn't resist for $12.

 

[toddrandolph]

Here's a close up of embossing

 

[sandchip]

Is that a whiskey or an apothecary?

 

[botlguy]

Here's my input.
Perfumes and scents were typically applied in small to very small quantities as they were quite strong in intensity. Toilet Water (not water out of the toilet) was less intense and usually applied in larger quantity as an odor cover up without taking a bath. This could explain the larger bottles. This one could be one of those, which I suspect, but I have also seen apothocary bottles with similar stoppers. However, this does seem to be better quality glass than the typical apothocary bottle.

 

[Poison_Us]

I like it. That stopper is "tops" [] Good price, no matter what it is.