BOTTLE, GREEN GLASS - AROMATIC SCHNAPPS UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM
c. 1900An oblong green glass bottle. The opening has a thin lip before tapering down to form the base of the bottle.
There is raised text on three sides of the bottle. Front [AROMATIC / SCHNAPPS]. Second side [UDOLPHO WOLFE'S / SCHIEDAM]. Third side has the markers mark and ownership claim.
There is an indent at the base of the bottle.
Manufactured in Schiedamn, the Netherlands and imported into the U.S. in 1848 by Uldopho Wolfe the gin was marketed as a general health drink.
One of the ingredients touted was the Italian berry that was purported to have digestive benefits.
Sold mainly in the western world focusing on the United States and South America, bottles have been found in Australia as well. Bottles have different colours and shapes depending on the year and location they were manufactured.
The bottle was tossed into a rubbish pit when the contents were finished and the bottle had no use.
Details
Details
Third side [THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF / M. MOSS & Co LIMITED]
An example of the supplements, medicines, and cure alls that was common in times gone by.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
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