H.E COY, Rochester NY, dug this last weekend. plz help w/ rarity/value

[ND_IXL]

I think this is a food bottle, possibly relish? It's BIM and looks to be 1880's-1890's. I'm trying to figure out the rarity and if possible the value of this bottle. Any input will be well received. Thanks-

 

[botlguy]

Your dates appear correct and a food container is a very reasonable guess. Betty Zumwalt in her book does list this exact bottle as the only entry for the company. She gives the dates as 1890 - 1910 and rates it as scarce. I'd say you definitely have a good food container. As far as value that will depend on the demand for it and no one can gage that very accurately unless one has sold recently. Jim