grape juice

[kansa54]

Was wondering if anyone could give me some info on this old Welchs Grape Juice bottle that I found. I'm not very knowledgable on old bottles although I have found a lot over the many years that I've spent walking creeks and rivers in search of artifacts and fossils. Thanks.

 

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[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Intriguing, looks like the mold seam doesn't go all the way thru the top right? I didn't know Welch's was that old.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

I'm thinking 1910 as my rough estimate. Surf will chime in I'm sure.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Its a good find and I agree with bottlehunterofcoscob about the date. I have found several but always broken.

 

[kansa54]

Intriguing, looks like the mold seam doesn't go all the way thru the top right? I didn't know Welch's was that old.

The mold seam stops at the bottom of the neck. I agree, I had no idea Welchs was that old, but it definitely seems to be old glass.

 

[surf]

Thomas Bramwell Welch​

Hey kansa,

It looks like your Welch's Grape Juice is a tooled crown, the 1910 date would be close. Is there anything on the base, or heel?

Welch's history goes back to 1869, and his less than successful "Dr. Welch's Unfermented Wine." The grape juice we know and love was introduced at the Columbian Exposition to much acclaim.

"Though the first go-round of Dr. Welch's Unfermented Wine was a failure, the introduction of the renamed Welch's Grape Juice at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was a great success.

The story of Welch's dates back to 1869, when physician and dentist Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch developed a method for pasteurizing grape juice in his home in Vineland, N.J. His goal was to produce an alcohol-free wine to be used at communion in his local church. Unfortunately, parishioners saw no need to do away with the traditional wine, and the "Dr. Welch's Unfermented Wine" was a failure.

Dr. Charles E. Welch, son of Welch's founder, was more interested in his father's grape juice developments than in his own dentistry career. In 1875, he returned to Vineland and resumed production of "Dr. Welch's," while still maintaining his practice.

In 1893, Charles changed the name to "Welch's Grape Juice," and debuted it at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Later that year, he made Welch's a national favorite by giving out samples at the Chicago World's Fair. He then decided to give up dentistry and to focus full-time on the marketing of grape juice..." Dr. Pepper Snapple Group

The contents were likely produced at the Factory Building #1 in Westfield:

Welch Factory Building No. 1​

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Awesome bottle, I love Welch's grape juice !

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[kansa54]

Thanks for all of the info. surf, I really appreciate it.
There are no markings on the bottom but I did notice a seam clear around the base of the bottle. You can see it in the top right photo. Does that mean the base was added after the rest of the bottle was finished?