Kevin:
According to a report I wrote almost 20 years ago, where I found a Lea and
Perrins bottle in an early 1900's context, Lea and Perrins sauce was
introduced to this country from Worcester, England in the late 1830s. It
was imported by John Duncan's Sons of New York until 1877, at which they
began manufacturing their own "Worchestershire Sauce." After 1880, the
bottles bore the initials "JDS" and a mold number on the base. My specimen
had the number "50" between the "J" and the "D."
My source for this information was
Switzer, Ronald K.
1974 The Bertrand Bottles. A Study of 19th Century Glass and Ceramic
Containers. U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.
There may be a lot more recent information, of course, but the morphology
of the bottle may be a better dating tool than the manufacturer.
Cathy Spude
National Park Service
Intermountain Support Office
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Hello all-
I have two baking powder lids and two glass condiment containers embossed
with product names. I hope someone has
information (or a source) that will provide information (dates of
manufacture, etc.) about the following products:
Calumet Baking Powder (embossed on a round tin lid)
Price Baking Powder (embossed on a round tin lid)
Lea & Perrins Worcester sauce
THE BEST FOOD, INC. (embossed on the base of a square jar)
Thanks in advance.
Kevin O'Dell
Principal Investigator/Owner
ACR Consultants, Inc.
806 Avoca, Suite 2
Sheridan, Wyoming 82801
phone: 307-673-5966
fax: 307-672-8480
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