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- Bitters Bottle, 1850-1860 - Bitters is an herb-infused alcoholic mixture. Named for its bitter taste, the liquid was originally developed as a medicinal tonic to help soothe stomach complaints or other digestive disorders. During the late-19th and early-20th centuries, patent medicine dealers bottled and sold the elixir. Americans purchased bitters in simple mold-blown bottles or ones shaped like drums, barrels, cabins, and even pineapples.
- 1850-1860
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Bitters Bottle, 1850-1860
Bitters is an herb-infused alcoholic mixture. Named for its bitter taste, the liquid was originally developed as a medicinal tonic to help soothe stomach complaints or other digestive disorders. During the late-19th and early-20th centuries, patent medicine dealers bottled and sold the elixir. Americans purchased bitters in simple mold-blown bottles or ones shaped like drums, barrels, cabins, and even pineapples.
- Photograph Album, California Packing Corporation Hawaii Pineapple Operations, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Photograph Album, California Packing Corporation Hawaii Pineapple Operations, circa 1950
- Heinz's Pineapple Preserves Crock, 1890-1920 - H.J. Heinz entered the processed food industry in 1869 when he began selling horseradish out of his family home. Upon achieving success his product line quickly expanded to include other products such as pickled foods, condiments, and preserves. Of his many varieties several were preserves, which were sold in jars or crocks like the one seen here.
- 1890-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Heinz's Pineapple Preserves Crock, 1890-1920
H.J. Heinz entered the processed food industry in 1869 when he began selling horseradish out of his family home. Upon achieving success his product line quickly expanded to include other products such as pickled foods, condiments, and preserves. Of his many varieties several were preserves, which were sold in jars or crocks like the one seen here.
- Pineapple Plantation -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Pineapple Plantation