{"title":"Urban Privy Pit Artifacts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"19th-century-chicago-residential-wood-lined-privey-medicinal-and-soda-mineral-water-bottles-and-fragments","title":"19th century chicago residential wood-lined privey medicinal and soda\/ mineral water bottles and fragments","description":"multiple glass fragments salvaged from a wood-lined privy constructed between 1856-61. the fragments and intact medicinal bottles were discovered in the privy located on carpenter street in the city of chicago. the fragments containing embossed lettering were discovered towards the bottom of the pit and likely date to 1860-65.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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addition to the pharmacy bottles. interestingly, one of the druggist or medical bottles contained an address on 63rd street about a block west of the infamous h.h. holmes \"murder castle.\" the majority of the drugstore bottles are \"french square\" in shape, with long necks, flared lips and custom embossed lettering. the two-part hinge mold bottles are mostly colorless with the exception of the oversized dark amber glass bottle distributed by r.e. rhode, chemist, chicago. discoloration and iridescence consistent with prolonged exposure to and reaction from the soil's chemistry. priced for the entire lot. each and every bottle from a city of chicago drugstore with several different proprietors.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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discovered in privy pits in the back lots of old chicago houses undergoing demolition. priced for the lot.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671075328298,"sku":"UR-21485-15","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150101-aa6a0593c_2.jpg?v=1760356811"},{"product_id":"rare-early-20th-century-privy-dug-hand-blown-light-aqua-blue-glass-bohemian-beer-applied-tooled-blob-top-bottle-with-encircled-deeply-embossed-lettering-and-long-narrow-neck","title":"rare early 20th century privy dug hand blown light aqua blue glass bohemian beer applied tooled \"blob top\" bottle with encircled deeply embossed lettering and long narrow neck","description":"original and intact early 20th century antique american hand blown light aqua blue press molded glass \"bohemian beer\" bottle discovered in a west side chicago privy pit. the \"blop top\" beer bottle contains encircled embossed fanciful lettering along the body. the two-part hinge mold glass bottle was distributed by the pilsen brewing company of chicago. according to the 1903 brewers' review, the newly formed pilsen brewing company of chicago purchased six acres of land at 26th street and albany avenue, along the illinois northern railway for 30,000 dollars. the pilsen company erected their brewery at that location (since demolished), where they operated until the early 1960's. remarkably, the bottle is free from cracks, breaks or chips. genera surface wear and discoloration consistent with age. seeds or air bubbles, along with whittle marks around the long and narrow neck.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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marketing campaign extended along the entire route of the newly completed union pacific railroad. “who has not heard of buchu?” inquired one agent. “why, this magic word adorns every dead wall, fence, rock and telegraph pole from the atlantic to the pacific.” in the decades after the civil war, painted patent medicine slogans appeared on rocks, walls, trees, and private sheds and fences. these displays were often enormous and installed with disregard for property rights. the leaves of the buchu plant, a small woody shrub, had long been used in south africa by indigenous peoples as a traditional medicine. by 1840, the herb was officially recognized in america’s pharmacopoeia for irritations of the bladder and urethra and for disease of the prostate. however, helmbold’s recipe, labeled “genuine fluid extracts,” was a watered-down concoction of buchu with cubebs, licorice, caramel, molasses, peppermint – and, of course, alcohol. it was advertised as “a specific remedy” for an implausible laundry list of ailments: general debility, mental and physical depression, imbecility, and confused ideas. also on the list: hysteria, diseases of the bladder and kidneys, emaciation, constipation, epilepsy, and paralysis. with descriptive treatises on the horrors caused by “excesses in married life, early indiscretion, or self abuse,\" his \"miraculous\" formula could remedy, this bringing in great profits for helmbold. prone to excessiveness, helmbold moved his philadelphia establishment to new york. there, he constructed a $250,000 “temple of pharmacy,” dubbed the most “buchuful” structure on broadway. it featured marble floors, perfume- and soda-dispensing fountains, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, and tweeting canary birds. underneath this facade of grandeur, helmbold started to drink in excess, and was said to be “often crazy drunk.” over time, he deteriorated and was confined no less than seven times to an asylum, with intermittent recovery and relapses. in 1892, the inventor of “genuine fluid extracts” died in his 66th year at his new jersey seaside residence, where he had once entertained famous dignitaries, including president ulysses s. grant. the privy dug bottle contains a long and crude (slightly bent) neck with applied collar. the slightly recessed arch top or \"tombstone\" shape panels are found on each side of the bottle. the embossed lettering is very crisp and legible to the naked eye. some interior discoloration and\/or stains evident. free from cracks, breaks or chips. excellent overall crudity.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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manufacturer's name and city, with the latter being abbreviated and having a raised \"a\" end-letter. large bubbles and\/or seeds are found throughout. the pontiled base, with a single protruding dot contains allover iron oxide deposits pulled from the iron pontil rod. the bottle is free from cracks or breaks. dyotvillle glassworks was founded englishman, thomas w. dyott, a young, self-proclaimed doctor who began selling \"medicinal\" elixirs in the form of vegetable nervous cordial, infallible toothache drops and stomach bitters from a philadelphia-based drug store located at 2nd and race street during the early 19th century. his great success in the patented medicine business allowed him to purchase kensington glass works during the 1820's. there, he could produce and bottle his concoctions along with that of competitors. by the 1830's his rapidly expanding glassworks, located in the town of dyottville, pa., would employ hundreds of highly skilled glassmakers that produced over ten thousand pounds of glass a day. by 1837 the economic depression, coupled with charges of defrauding the community would spell the end to dyott's empire.  at the age of 70 years, dyott was sentenced to the eastern state penitentiary. shortly thereafter, his glassworks factory would close and the small town of dyottville was essentially wiped off the map. the glassworks would later be purchased by prominent philadelphia  bottler eugene rossel in 1840.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671099805994,"sku":"UR-21597-15","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150116-img_0009m_2.jpg?v=1760445249"},{"product_id":"original-1860-63-intact-and-richly-colored-cobalt-blue-low-shouldered-pony-style-embossed-glass-privy-dug-carbonated-soda-water-bottle-with-blob-top","title":"original 1860-63 intact and richly colored cobalt blue low-shouldered pony style embossed 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manufacturer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and\/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter \"h.\" surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. several available.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671101116714,"sku":"UR-21615-15","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150120-img_0012_2.jpg?v=1760269137"},{"product_id":"early-20th-century-diminutive-american-privy-dug-charles-hulbert-chemist-and-or-druggist-clear-medicinal-bottle-with-flare-lip-and-embossed-lettering","title":"early 20th century diminutive american privy dug charles hulbert chemist and\/or druggist clear medicinal bottle with flare lip and embossed lettering","description":"original and intact antique american medical clear glass charles hulbert \u0026amp; company (successors to h.h. mcpherson) medicinal bottle discovered in a chicago residential backyard privy pit. the diminutive bottle contains a cylindrical-shaped neck with flared lip. the \"tombstone\" shaped body contains a strong \"strike,\" in the form of deeply embossed lettering. the raised letters are free from nicks, scuff marks, etc. some residual discoloration and\/or residual stains remain inside the uncleaned (i.e., untumbled) bottle. the cork and contents were lost and\/or removed long ago.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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off-center; a testament to the early glass making techniques employed during the 1850's. the dug bottle has been lightly cleaned, but discoloration is evident. the applied lip is tapered with a single ring below. whittle marks, air bubbles or \"seeds,\" and other imperfections evident. 185's philadelphia city directories identify their business as bottlers.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671107178794,"sku":"UR-21662-15","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150129-img_0028_2.jpg?v=1760357453"},{"product_id":"single-mid-19th-century-rare-antique-american-light-cobalt-blue-glass-iron-pontiled-soda-or-mineral-water-eugene-roussel-bottle-with-applied-tapered-top-or-lip","title":"single mid-19th century rare antique american light cobalt blue glass iron-pontiled soda or mineral water eugene roussel bottle with applied tapered top or 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business and a reputation, and was followed closely by other philadelphia competitors, so that within a few years there were no less than half a dozen manufacturers of bottled carbonates in the quaker city alone. it took about six years for the new trade to reach new york, for in the spring of 1843 three soda-water bottling establishments were opened simultaneously by philadelphians john tweddle, a. w. rapp and thomas newton. they all began bottling within the same week. the first bottled soda water sold in new york, was made by roussel in philadelphia and shipped to john tweddle for sale. it was \"pure food\" soda even in those days, for the greatest care was exercised in its compounding and preparation; the sugar employed was the best loaf, the whites of eggs were used to clarify it and the syrup was well-boiled and strained before the flavoring was incorporated.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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\"w.h.h.\" and place of origin, \"chicago\" are embossed vertically on opposite sides. w. h. hutchinson opened a small chicago bottling plant in a dwelling on west randolph, between clinton and jefferson streets, in 1848.  “hutchinson \u0026amp; company’s” first bottled products included spruce and lemon beers, cider, soda, and mineral water. oak barrels full of fresh water for carbonating were hauled by wagon from lake michigan. “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” was invented in april 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure.  The “hutchinson era” lasted from 1879 until just before world war I.  hutchinson’s patent spring stopper is second only to painter’s crown closure in terms of total industry impact.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671116615978,"sku":"UR-21736-15","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150120-img_0032_2.jpg?v=1760357771"},{"product_id":"hard-to-find-mid-19th-century-iron-pontiled-light-blue-aqua-glass-george-lomax-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle-with-long-and-narrow-nek-and-applied-blob-top","title":"hard to find mid-19th century iron-pontiled light blue aqua glass george lomax soda or mineral water bottle with long and narrow nek and applied blob top","description":"hard to find and highly collectible cornflower blue glass iron pontiled soda or mineral water bottle manufactured for bottler george lomax, chicago, il. the body has a long tapered neck, sloping shoulders and applied blob top. the raised block lettering (note the misspelling) reading \"c. lomax\" and \"chicago\" are embossed in the center of the bottle within a debossed plate with round corners. the bottle features typical crudities including bubbles in the body along with some slight chipping at the lip the somewhat malformed and wobbly bottle has a nice asymmetrical base. the early chicago soda or mineral water bottle contains a base that is deeply rounded and features a domed kick up with residue from the iron pontil.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671118287146,"sku":"UR-21742-15","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150129-img_0004_2.jpg?v=1760181714"},{"product_id":"c-1850-s-original-aqua-blue-blob-top-iron-pontiled-low-shouldered-embossed-glass-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle-for-charles-lomax-in-chicago-il","title":"c. 1850's 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bottler, volume 25 lists bottler charles joly as such: \"charles joly, the worthy veteran bottler 9 south seventh street, philadelphia, and ex-president of the american bottlers' protective association, still is on the sunny side of life, and is a most amiable gentleman and popular representative of the industry.\"","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671118942506,"sku":"UR-21748-15","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150129-img_0035_2.jpg?v=1760357796"},{"product_id":"original-late-1890-s-vibrantly-colored-antique-american-green-glass-privy-dug-william-pfeifer-blob-top-beer-bottle","title":"original late 1890's vibrantly colored antique american green glass privy dug william pfeifer blob top beer bottle","description":"late 1890's light green glass privy dug smooth base bob top beer bottle manufactured by or for bottler wm. pfeifer, chicago, il. the 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cobalt blue hutchinson style soda bottle with applied blob top collar or lip. this rare varation with \"open\" or outlined pin\" logo was manufactured for john a. lomax, chicago, il. the bottle features the trademarked diamond shape open-lined pin logo, coupled with the \"trademark registered\" in embossed lettering. the center of the bottle contains the name and address  (\"j.a. lomax\" \"14 16 \u0026amp; 18 charles place\") and the city (\"chicago\") above the bottle's heel. thhe surface contains case wear consistent with age. the applied blobtop is free from chips. the smooth base features the bottler's initials in the form of large embossed lettering. john a. lomax entered the bottling operations in 1854, distributing soda water located at 38 w. lake street in chicago. in 1859, the plant was destroyed by fire and operations were moved to a two-story frame building located at 16 charles place. as business grew, john and his son george erected a large masonry building in 1871, which was consumed by the great chicago fire the same year. shortly after, lomax rebuilt an even larger four-story facility that was advertised as being the \"largest bottling house in the world.” during their peak production years, lomax serviced more than five thousand of the approximately seven thousand saloons across the city of chicago. their bottling works furnished soda-waters, ginger ale, mineral and spring water, ales and other drinks. the company ceased operations in 1885.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671119466794,"sku":"UR-21751-15","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150205-20150205-img_0050_2.jpg?v=1760445999"},{"product_id":"all-original-and-hard-to-find-c-1850-s-iron-pontiled-antique-american-emerald-colored-glass-pontiled-mineral-water-bottle-manufactured-for-boyd-beard","title":"all original and hard to find c. 1850's iron pontiled 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iron oxide residue evident. david g. hall was a soda manufacturer and bottler at the rear of 91 north main street in providence from 1852-54. in 1855, hall joined with edward anthony to become hall \u0026amp; anthony soda manufacturers with their operations located at the museum building in providence. the partnership lasted only a year and in 1856 hall opened a new bottling establishment at the rear of 78 pine street. by 1862, hall left the bottling business and joined william h. greene to form greene \u0026amp; company liquors located at 35 orange street. throughout the 1860's their company focused on selling and\/or distributing most type of liquors available on the market. in 1871, hall left the company and dealt in provisions as david g. hall \u0026amp; company.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default 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the rounded base has a high kick-up and pontil scar with iron residue evident. the bridgeton glass mfg. company began taking stock subscriptions in 1836 and probably constructed their factory shortly thereafter. by march 15, 1841, the plant was owned by stratton, buck \u0026amp; co. (nathan l. stratton being one of the original officers), when it burned to the ground. john g. rosenbaum rebuilt the factory and operated it until 1846. joel bodine and his three sons, john f., william h., and joel a. bodine, operated the works (along with their Williamstown plant) as bodine \u0026amp; sons from 1846 to 1855. francis l. and j. nixon bodine (sons of samuel bodine – one of the second-generation brothers) purchased the works in 1863, and francis j. bodine (a cousin of francis l.) joined nixon in 1869 to incorporate the firm as the cohansey glass mfg. co. various authors noted that the plant was called the bridgeton glass works, although mckearin and wilson stated that the plant was only known by that name between 1856 and 1863.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671119794474,"sku":"UR-21757-15","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150206-img_0068_1_2.jpg?v=1760269959"},{"product_id":"original-late-1860-s-or-early-1870-s-antique-american-light-blue-aqua-otto-zwietusch-applied-blob-top-milwaukee-glass-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle","title":"original late 1860's or early 1870's antique american light blue aqua otto zwietusch applied blob top milwaukee glass soda or mineral water bottle","description":"c. 1860's or 1870's intact privy-dug two section hinged mold blue aqua glass blob top soda bottle manufactured for otto zwietusch in milwaukee, wi. the applied blob top has some scratches and whittling around the upper neck. the \"pony style\" body has \"o. zwie tusch\" and \"milwaukee\" embossed in bold block lettering with slight wear at the center where letters 'e' and 't' sit. the bottle has a flat base with a somewhat asymmetrical seam. crudities typical of age and date of manufacture, with surface scratches and bubbles or seeds evident. otto zweitusch came to milwaukee from germany in spring of 1856, at the age of 24, and worked in a machine shop for two years. in 1858 he started a brewery with christian forester, who had been a partner of brewer george wehr since 1853. zwietusch \u0026amp; wehr were together until 1862. after that, otto continued the business at the same location, but it is not known what became of mr. forster, and no bottles are known to exist from the partnership. in the early 1860's city directories list otto zwietusch as a brewer. however, by 1864 zwietusch stopped advertising beer, and instead advertised in the \"mineral water manufacturer\" and the \"soda water manufacturer\" sections of the milwaukee city directories. it was reported that in 1866 a fire damaged part of his building. at the end of 1872 zwietusch started a $40,000 addition to his manufacturing and bottling plant. besides adding capacity, new equipment was installed to enable him to bottle champagne and wine. otto designed and built the bottling equipment used at his plant. the addition was completed in summer1873. He invited a number of guests for a grand opening to see the new facility and introduce them to domestic champagne - a product formerly available only from foreign sources. 1872 also marked the first of over 50 patents eventually granted to him. this first patent was for equipment used to purify carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide). many of his later patents dealt with gas as well. it was said that he had a \"decided genius for invention\" and was a regular customer of the u.s. patent office until about 1900. designing, building and selling of bottlers' equipment was an important part of zwietusch's business. by 1890, zwietusch had stopped bottling soda, ending a thirty year era of soda bottling in milwaukee. instead, he focused on making and selling brewing and bottling supplies and equipment. he continued to develop and patent processes and equipment for brewing until his death about 1904. his business was continued by his sons for a few years after his death.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671120449834,"sku":"UR-21765-15","price":2505.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150208-img_0027_2.jpg?v=1760181832"},{"product_id":"rare-all-original-c-1850-s-well-documented-light-blue-blue-early-wisconsin-iron-pontiled-j-a-lindestram-embossed-soda-or-mineral-water-bottle-with-kick-up-base-encrusted-with-residual-iron-oxide","title":"rare all original c. 1850's well-documented light blue blue early wisconsin iron-pontiled j. \u0026 a. lindestram embossed soda or mineral water bottle with kick up base encrusted with residual iron oxide","description":"rare and seldom found mid-19th century iron-pontiled j. \u0026amp; 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r. morton soda or mineral water bottle with a deep kick up. the long and narrow neck, along with the low-shouldered body shows several seeds whittling and other imperfections or crudities consistent with age. the rich teal colored glass bottle contains an applied bloptop atop the slightly tapered neck. the deeply pontiled base contains large traces of mineralization and a strong iron oxide presence left from the iron pontil rod. the body of the bottle contains the bottler's name, location and the year 1851. great overall condition for a privy dug bottle.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671121727786,"sku":"UR-21783-15","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20150213-img_0002_2.jpg?v=1760446099"},{"product_id":"selection-of-mid-19th-century-soda-water-and-or-ale-glass-bottles-recovered-from-the-chicago-riverbed-off-the-shore-of-wolf-point-in-downtown-chicago","title":"selection of mid-19th century soda, water, and\/or ale glass bottles recovered from the chicago riverbed off the shore of wolf point in downtown chicago","description":"rare, museum quality documented repository of c. 1840's-1850's bottles discovered in a silt layer along the south shoreline of wolf point in downtown chicago. settlement of the point dates to the early 19th century, where log homes, a tavern and later a hotel were built, before the railroad laid track in and around this area. the very distinct and rare pontiled glass and glazed earthenware bottles were likely pitched from the side of a schooner passing along the chicago river. several bottles have been retrieved from this area for the past few decades when excavations for new construction unearthed privy pits, dredged shorelines and so on. this unique grouping of bottles were found during excavations from the 1980's and in 2014 when foundations for the wolf point towers were being poured. the majority of the bottles traveled by ships heading west from new york state (e.g., the port of buffalo). the bottles are amazingly intact and well-preserved from being buried deep in the riverbed's layers of silt deposits. a remarkably historic and highly unique collection of the chicago's past in the form of bottles.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671122055466,"sku":"UR-21788-15","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20141223-aa6a0179xx_2.jpg?v=1760270076"},{"product_id":"rare-mid-nineteenth-century-privy-dug-sapphire-hutchinson-soda-bottle-manufactured-for-jos-wolf-in-milwaukee-wisconsin","title":"rare mid-nineteenth century privy-dug sapphire hutchinson soda bottle manufactured for jos wolf in milwaukee, wisconsin.","description":"rare mid-nineteenth century privy-dug sapphire hutchinson soda bottle manufactured for jos wolf in milwaukee, wisconsin. the squat body is finished with a blob top and has the characteristic metal internal stopper. the name \"jos wolf\" and \"milwaukee wis\" are raised, but caseworn at the high points of the embossed lettering. the base is smooth and flat. “hutchinson’s patent spring stopper” was invented in april 1879. hutchinson’s stopper gained widespread popularity with bottlers and consumers as corks and most other types of external and internal bottle closures were rendered obsolete and hutchinson’s inexpensive internal stoppers became the north american soda bottling industry’s standard closure. 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He stayed in decorah for six months and then returned back to milwaukee to work for carl kunchel until 1873. the same year he would form a partnership with phillip madlener. they called the company graf \u0026amp; madlener manufacturers of soda water (weiss beer brewery). from 1877 to 1883 the company was located at 530 national   ave and went by the name south side white beer brewery. 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narrow bottle neck with allover stretch marks and seeds. the front of the bottle contains the manufacturer's name and city, with the latter being abbreviated and having a raised \"a\" end-letter. the pontiled base has a single protruding dot. the bottle is free from cracks or breaks. crudities typical of its age. heavy whittle marks found along the body - all likely caused by the imperfections of the mold used when the bottle was blown. dyotvillle glassworks was founded englishman, thomas w. dyott, a young, self-proclaimed doctor who began selling \"medicinal\" elixirs in the form of vegetable nervous cordial, infallible toothache drops and stomach bitters from a philadelphia-based drug store located at 2nd and race street during the early 19th century. his great success in the patented medicine business allowed him to purchase kensington glass works during the 1820's. there, he could produce and bottle his concoctions along with that of competitors. by the 1830's his rapidly expanding 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not inclined to spend money on quack doctors, and there was no regulation of medicines, but a salesman with a good pitch could convince them to reach into their pockets to buy a product that could alleviate pain. thus davis parked himself near the gates of the 1843 state fairs in pawtucket and taunton. his bottles of perry davis’ pain killer began to sell, and he soon opened a factory on pond street in providence. the pain killer's ingredients were potent, containing a formula of vegetable extracts, camphor, ethyl alcohol, and opiates. davis trademarked the name “pain killer” and never divulged the formula for his product. during the civil war, it was given not only to soldiers but horses. among testimonial to the product was samuel clemens (mark twain), who said, “those who could run away did. those who could not drenched themselves in cholera preventatives and my mother chose perry davis’s pain killer for me.” davis was a portrait of humility and business acumen, giving free samples 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still very wet and intact, likely from being protected or \"capped\" when the cement floor sealed the ground where the privy was located. the earliest artifacts discovered at the bottom of the privy floor were two cod liver oil medicinal bottles and a cobalt blue w.h.h. soda or mineral water bottle dating to the late 1850's or early 1860's. it is highly likely the vault was \"dipped\" for the first few years of its existence until the installation of a much larger cesspool was installed closer to the residence - perhaps when plumbing was introduced into the house. the exact timeline of events is not exactly known. interestingly, the larger cesspool contains nearly identical building materials and methodologies. the smaller and older privy vault is five feet in diameter with an approximate depth of four feet. the floor was constructed with two inch tongue and groove pine boards with tapered edges for run-off. the vault was reinforced with interlocking pine wood staves secured with a riveted joint wrought iron hoop using tar, pitch or some kind of resin as the adhesive. a badly corroded second hoop was found about 18 inches above the first still tightly affixed to the staves. traces of brick or limestone for \"capping\" the opening was likely used, but removed when the privy was filled in during the 1880's, when a wood framed horse stable was constructed there (later demolished in the 20th century to make way for the pressed concrete \"stone\" garage. the boards were likely cut and assembled at russell's mill, prior to installation. an up\/down saw was used in the fabrication of the floor, based on the distinctive saw markings left by each down-stroke of the blade. no other wood-lined vault discovered or unearthed in the chicago area thus far contained a wood floor, nor are the ones found circular in shape (i.e., most if not all are square, or in a few documented cases, triangular-shaped).  the historically important john kent russell residence (built in 1855) was a remarkable example of an early gable front italianate style cottage employing chicago balloon frame construction, located within chicago's original 1837 city limits. the now-demolished house was considered to be a rare surviving example of architect william belden olmsted, prior to his partnership with john mills osdel (considered chicago's first architect), which together as a design firm, constructed several early chicago buildings prior to the great chicago fire (e.g., tremont house, first chicago city hall, etc). the combination of skill and availability of building materials used to construct russell's early frame house was due largely to the fact that it was built by and for russell, who was a highly trained carpenter, and owner of j.k. russell \u0026amp; co., which was (at the time) a very large supplier of millwork (e.g., brackets, trimwork, doors, etc.) for some of the earliest chicago balloon-frame structures being built before and after the great chicago fire. from the time of construction, the russell house was no doubt outfitted with building materials provided by his company, which likely included the fanciful oversized gabel brackets with \"bullseye\" rondels, turned staircase spindles and newel post, wood fireplace mantel (located on the 2nd floor), paneled doors and impressive built-up moldings and\/or casings used on both the exterior as well as interior. two major alterations (both completed in the 1860's), including the addition of a basement to raise the house to street and\/or sidewalk level to accommodate the installation of a sewer pipe added along carpenter street and a substantial addition built to the west elevation dramatically transformed the house from the time it was first built. in the 1880's, ongoing remodeling was performed before and after the home was subdivided into five separate apartments. the highly outdated tenement was further upgraded or cosmetically altered with the addition of electrical, plumbing and asbestos siding used to cover over the dilapidated clapboard siding. the enclosed rear porch and main entrance were reconfigured, along with the addition of a garage built in the mid-1920's. during its incredibly long and storied existence, the russell house has survived the great chicago fire, the ongoing expansion of the surrounding manufacturing district, the kennedy expressway, urban renewal and the like. amazingly, the residence has been continuously occupied from the time it was built until the present, shortly before urban remains arrived on the site to begin salvaging the original architectural elements before demolition in the summer of 2014. in addition to the careful and documented removal of surviving architectural elements dating to russell's occupancy, urban remains, lead by eric j. nordstrom, painstakingly documented any and all changes the residence underwent over time, to not only gain further insight into its evolution as a single family cottage to a now-dilapidated multi-family 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