Tom Beeman asked:
"I've been having trouble locating a reference to adequately date a
clear (colorless) glass ointment jar labelled " 'Vaseline',
Chesebrough, New-York."


Cheseborough-Ponds, still makes the product. (since 1878)
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/vaseline/vaseline.html
http://chefnoah.com/petroleum_jelly.htm

I found nothing to help with the variations of bottles and dating them.

        Dan W.
(I've taken Gibb hostage and am holding his mutts for ransom!)