ROCKEFELLER bottle

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Just dug this one up the other day. It is square 2X2X6 1/4 inches tall and has WT.CO/A1/USA
on the bottom. Anyone seen these or know what it contained. Haven;t seen the Rockefeller name on any other bottles.
Cliff

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Here is a Photo

 

[woody]

Whitall Tatum & Co. is usually indicative to a medicine or pharmacy/apothecary bottle.

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Thanks Woody
I agree it is possibly medicine. I read somewhere that Williiam A. Rockefeller used to peddle a "Magic Cancer Cure" for 25 dollars a bottle. That was equal to 2 months wages at the time. William often called Wild Bill was John D. Rockefeller's grandfather. Just curious if this might have been one of the bottles.

 

[woody]

It probably was one of his bottles.
looks to be circa 1890-1910

 

[tazmainiendigger]

W.T.CO.................Whitall Tatum Company, Millville, New Jersey (1901-1938). See below.
W.T.& CO...........Whitall Tatum & Company, Millville, New Jersey (1857-1901). Cant say I seen that one before Cliffy... Nice find! Taz

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Thanks Taz,
I am guessing the bottle was made 1880 or later from lettering. William was a real skeleton in the closet for the Rockefeller's. He stayed one step ahead of the law, changed his name and credentials several times and I guess finally was buried in an unmarked grave in the midwest. Probably was one of his Cancer Cure bottles or some other medicine he peddled. Sure would be fun to see one with its paper lable still intact. Interesting bottle in any case.
Cliff

 

[Bottleman]

Wow, very interesting bottle. I have never seen that one before. I have a blob top beer bottle here that says O. P. Rockefeller but has no relation to your bottle. Just thought I would show it though.

~~ Tom

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

Hi Bottleman.
I haven't seen that beer up this way, most we find are from MA in this area. Guess William Rockefeller was involved in about anything he could make a buck on. Travelled around to stay ahead of the law, lucky not to get tarred and feathered sometimes I guess. Never know, he peddled anything to make a buck.

Cliff

 

[TamiSpock]

Wow, very interesting bottle. I have never seen that one before. I have a blob top beer bottle here that says O. P. Rockefeller but has no relation to your bottle. Just thought I would show it though.

~~ Tom

I have a Sunbury bottle with the porcelain stopper, also!