Morton's London Jar

[surfaceone]

Hello Ron,

Could you give us the complete transcription of the embossing, please? It is a British Jar. J.T. Morton were Preserved Provision Merchants/Manufacturers. C & E Morton was the successor. Is there a registration mark?

"Jar; a large, stoneware jar, glazed cream and brown. Stamped on the shoulder: "J T Morton, Provision Merchant, 107, 108, & 109 Leadenhall Street, London"." From Owaka Museum, New Zealand.

See this earlier thread from jettbottles, and it's links.

"Type 8. J.T. Morton. Leadenhall St London
JT Morton was a general provider and his marks appear on a range of store goods contained in various sized bottles and jars. Morton's bottled fruits, pickles, jams, salad oil, sauces and castor oil were advertised in Perth from 1870 to 1920. In 1900 C E Morton took over the business and it became a limited company in 1914 to 1915.
1870-1900" From.

Ozbottles has one (un-pictured) with stopper, "16.5cm tall (Including Stopper) x 10cm wide, Roll Lip, Wide Mouth, Squat, Shouldered Cylinder "FINE TABLE SALT/FROM/J.T. MORTON/LEADENHALL STREET/LONDON", Mid-Blue, "823" on Base, Complete With Original Mid-Blue Glass Stopper, stained" From.

"Above: A photo of Tinsmiths at work inside Morton's premises on the Westferry Road." From.

 

[web44ca]

My bottle has the same embossment as Ozbottles example ... " FINE TABLE SALT FROM J.T. MORTON LEADENHALL STREET LONDON " " 823 " on bottom ... there seems to be a bit of confusing in regards to this jar ... there were many Mortons in business in the 19th. & 20th. cent. ... one American Morton from Chicago ... started 1848 ... also in salt ... they bought out the Canadian Salt Co. in 1954 ... seems like some referance books are mixing up their info. on the Mortons.

 

[surfaceone]

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here seems to be a bit of confusing in regards to this jar ... there were many Mortons in business in the 19th. & 20th. cent. ... one American Morton from Chicago ... started 1848 ... also in salt .

Hey Ron,

And he was a "J" Morton, as well. "J" for Joy Morton. This ain't his doing.

 

[SAbottles]

These were obviously exported to all the colonies. I dug this one from a TOC dump here in Cape Town some years back:

 

[SAbottles]

Here's the jar. Excuse the flowers, I'm sure a lot of members' wives do this with their finds ![:-]

 

[carling]

Here's one I posted long ago. C & E Morton.....

 

[carling]

 

[Erik T]

There is also a London Ontario :0

 

[madman]

wow!

 

[cassa]

Anyone know what these are? They look like stoppers and are heavy cast iron with EMorton's PatentLivs on them.