Oak Orchard Acid Springs Water Bottle, 1850-1870
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People have explored the health benefits of spring water for thousands of years. Natural springs became travel destinations and the restorative waters were touted as cures for everyday ill. As interest in these waters' potential curative powers grew in the nineteenth-century, entrepreneurs captured the perceived health-giving liquid in affordable glass bottles and sold it to consumers both near and far.
People have explored the health benefits of spring water for thousands of years. Natural springs became travel destinations and the restorative waters were touted as cures for everyday ill. As interest in these waters' potential curative powers grew in the nineteenth-century, entrepreneurs captured the perceived health-giving liquid in affordable glass bottles and sold it to consumers both near and far.
Artifact
Water bottle
Date Made
1850-1870
Creators
Oak Orchard Acid Springs Company
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Lockport
Creator Notes
Bottle made for Oak Orchard Acid Springs Company by Lockport Glass Works.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
83.49.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Dark green
Dimensions
Height: 9.25 in
Diameter: 3.75 in
Weight: 1.6125 oz
Inscriptions
pressed on front: OAK ORCHARD / ACID SPRINGS pressed on back: ADDRESS / G.W. MERCHANT / LOCKPORT, N.Y
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