E R Durkee Bottle

[wolcottdigger]

I was metal detecting in my sisters yard today and found a bottle, can anyone give me some
info on it. The bottle is about four and three quarters inches tall and is made of clear glass.
It says "E.R. DURKEE & CO. NEW YORK" on the side of the bottle. The cap says the same thing
plus it says "TRADE MARK" and there seems to be a human hand between the words TRADE and Mark.
On the bottom of the bottle it says "BOTTLE PATENTED" "APRIL 17, 1877" there is also a diamond
shaped design on the bottom. When you first look at the date it appears to say April 11, 1817 but
if you hold it to the light just right you can see it is April 17, 1877, I think its just a bad impression
in the glass. How old is this bottle and what might have been in it, I can't seem to find much info.

Joe

 

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[Mackaydon]

Salad dressing bottle:
http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Old-Durkee-Sa...in_0?hash=item20ad1f036e&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Da Sand Crab]

...That would be alot of opium, enough to supply an entire army...nah, just kidding. Durkee is known for mustard and dressings. As far as the age of this bottle I would say circa 1920's because it is machine made as opposed to being handblown. check the seam, notice that it runs all the way through the top as opposed to being handblown with an applied top where the seem stops below the top of the bottle. Nice to know that your sisters yard has some history. Check it out again. Good luck.

 

[Tnmountains]

I used to dig them out when I was a kid. Recognised the name straight of ways Nice find
HH
TnMtns

 

[RedFernSF]

Yes a it's an Old E.R. Durkee Salad Dressing Bottle Pat. Date April 17, 1877

Go here:

Dust Off The Bottle: E R Durkee & Co. Bottle, New York, Pat. 1877

and here:

Old E.R. Durkee Salad Dressing Bottle Pat. Date April 17, 1877 from rarepossessions on Ruby Lane

Hope this info helps

 

[gleaner1]

if i only had a nickel for every one of those stinkin things i dug

 

[BENTHOR]

if i only had a nickel for every one of those stinkin things i dug

I was thinking the same thing gleaner, I've dug so many of those, they are hard to look at! Just being honest.

 

[sunrunner]

we who dig have all been there , actually I just found a very small one a copal of weeks ago.

 

[Bass]

I think it's all about the area you live in. I've dug my fair share of bottles and have never seen one.

 

[12345678910]

https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/ERDurkee&Co.pdf is a good sight to find some info on this bottle. Have a nice day

 

[gleaner1]

if i only had a stinkin nickel for every one of those horrible crappers i ever dug thru the years lol

 

[Beezly]

Durkee? I toured the factory with cub scouts as a kid. They made some good ketchup potato sticks too.

 

[undertaker]

Dug them here in Vermont. Never found one with a intact cap though.