Thursday, April 25, 2013

Genie in a bottle

We dug this bottle up with the backhoe.  It is impressive to think that it was buried for years and then unearthed by a backhoe, yet it has survived in remarkably good condition.  It is 5 and 1/2 inches tall and has "FOSS' 2 oz. FL.
Liquid Fruit Flavors
Portland, ME
Standard Quality
Full Strength"
written on it.

With a little bit of on line research, we found out that the bottle contained flavored extracts and was produced between 1870 and 1930. (http://www.etsy.com/listing/97639945/foss-2-oz-fl-liquid-fruit-flavors) It was bottled in Maine by a company that still exists. (http://www.schlotterbeck-foss.com/)

No comments:

Post a Comment