JSP Soda Malt found and cleaned today

[zaxfire69]

Found this pretty Dark Green JSP Soda Malt Today. It cleaned up real well...Here is what i found out about this one...

These attractive bottles stand about 9" tall, were blown just after the pontil period, and most have applied tops & date from c.1860-1885. They come in some interesting & scarce color variations. The JSP monogram stands for: "Joseph S. Pederson" - out of New York City, sole agent in the U.S. The bottle contained "Johann Hoff's Malt Extract (Beer of Health), a healing remedy for the stomach, dyspepsia, etc., Gold Medal winning medicinal product in London 1862.

[Harry Pristis]

Found this pretty Dark Green JSP Soda Malt Today. It cleaned up real well...Here is what i found out about this one...

These attractive bottles stand about 9" tall, were blown just after the pontil period, and most have applied tops & date from c.1860-1885. They come in some interesting & scarce color variations. The JSP monogram stands for: "Joseph S. Pederson" - out of New York City, sole agent in the U.S. The bottle contained "Johann Hoff's Malt Extract (Beer of Health), a healing remedy for the stomach, dyspepsia, etc., Gold Medal winning medicinal product in London 1862.

Nice find, 'zaxfire69'!

Where did you find the information that JSP bottles contained Johann Hoff Malt Extract

My impression is that these JSP bottles were not related at all to Johann Hoff. Johann Hoff had his own distinctive bottle; and, he spent a lot of money and effort to protect the distinctiveness of his bottle (image below). Twice after 1869 (foundation of his business) he sued Leopold Hoff in federal courts to protect his distinctive bottle and label.
http://openjurist.org/71/f1d/163

Tell us your source on this so that we can get it straight.

[zaxfire69]

I did a search on JSP Bottles..At the bottom of one of my pages a fellow wrote this above caption about this bottle. Let me search again and see IF I can finds some more about it. I haven't been able to find much about this bottle as usual with bottles. Why are they so hard to do research on. With metal detecting stuff it is so simple. I think there was just to many bottles made back in the 1800's .......I will let you know what I can find.

[zaxfire69]

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...soda-beer-good

This is it...

When I find something I don't have all the wealth of information you guys have with the bottle books and such. Any good Identification books you would like to suggest to me would be gladly appreciated. I really want to understand what kind of bottle I have when I find it.. Please let me know.