Marshall Field and Company jar

[HistoryHunter1913]

I cannot find any information on this little jar from Marshall Field and Company. The opening appears to be to big for perfume. The opening appears to made for a ground glass stopper. It is hazy and was perhaps a dug bottle, but does not entirely have a "dug bottle" look or feel.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

 

[HistoryHunter1913]

Might this jar have been used for facial cream?

 

[Johnny M]

Might this jar have been used for facial cream?

I'm thinking the dimensions and ground stopper finish suggest a smelling salts bottle perhaps. Johnny M.

 

[HistoryHunter1913]

Johnny -
Thank you very much for your input. I hadn't even considered smelling salts. Actually, I don't believe that I have ever seen a documented smelling salts jar.
- HistoryHunter1913

 

[Johnny M]

Johnny -
Thank you very much for your input. I hadn't even considered smelling salts. Actually, I don't believe that I have ever seen a documented smelling salts jar.
- HistoryHunter1913

Just Google vintage smelling salts bottle.Many have similar dimensions to yours. They were abundant in the 19th and early 20th century and are still produced. Johnny M.

 

[HistoryHunter1913]

Johnny - I am already there.
- HistoryHunter1913

 

[HistoryHunter1913]

Hi again - I just found out from a Marshall Field and Company collector that the jar would have contained fruit preserve or sometimes honey.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Hi again - I just found out from a Marshall Field and Company collector that the jar would have contained fruit preserve or sometimes honey.

Fruit preserve or honey with a ground stopper? That seems a bit hard to believe for me, I can't remember ever seeing ground stoppers used for that type of product. When I see a ground stopper I think perfumes/toiletries, bulk medicine, or decorative decanters. Ground stoppers were expensive to produce, and it would be strange to use it for a relatively cheap product like fruit preserves. I wonder if they've got an image of this jar from a catalogue, looks like there are a lot of Marshall FIeld catalogues still available but frustratingly none online which show their bottles.

 

[HistoryHunter1913]

Hi CanadianBottles It is highly possible that the stopper was not ground glass. This jar was very much a mystery to me, so I was trying to put forth my best guess. I purchased it along with many other bottles from an estate. I am hoping to get some additional information and photos of additional jars from Marshall Field and Company that would coincide with this jar. - HistoryHunter1913

 

[Johnny M]

Hi CanadianBottles It is highly possible that the stopper was not ground glass. This jar was very much a mystery to me, so I was trying to put forth my best guess. I purchased it along with many other bottles from an estate. I am hoping to get some additional information and photos of additional jars from Marshall Field and Company that would coincide with this jar. - HistoryHunter1913

The inside neck of the bottle is ground in the photos it looks like to me, thus a matching ground stopper would seat airtight. I'm still going with a cosmetic or some product that had essence as the stopper is meant to preserve the quality of the contents. Maybe not smelling salts as most seem colored.Possibly bath salts? Johnny M.