![]() ![]() ![]() Curacoa, is fine goat leather that was used for kid gloves and high end clothing. “That his building to be erected thereon shall at time thereafter be used for the manufacture of soap, candles, glue, starch, Lamp Black, White Lead, or gunpowder, or as a bone boiling establishment or for any other offensive purpose or occupation whatsoever, and no spirituous liquors shall ever be sold on the said premises.” Perhaps Selser had a revengeful spirit because he named the access road to his property, Curacoa Avenue after his company’s specially product. Because Lippincott was suspicious of Selser’s activities, he put the following restrictions in the deed. In 1887, Selser purchased a three acre estate adjoining the H.H. ![]() He was a partner in the firm of Selser, Meurer & Company, manufacturers of fine morocco leather. Selser, was a businessman that lived in Philadelphia. In later years the Root Company would only advertise the Warranted honey jars. The Eastern Square jars would be shipped from either Philadelphia or New York, which means from Selser or Stringham. By 1900, you would notice that in the glass packages for honey: listed the Eastern Square Jars, Muth Square Jars, and Pouder Square Jars. There were also honey tins, tumblers, and a 12 paneled flint glass jar available for honey, but it seemed that the Muth jars were preferred. In 1891, the Muth Jars were offered in four sizes: two pound, one pound, ½ pound, and five ounces. Therefore it was an indication that they were Muth jars. In 1888, the square jars were further identified as they would be shipped out of Cincinnati. Root Company’s earliest catalog in my collection is the 1879 issue which mentions one and two pound square jars and a quart mason jar for the storage of honey. Therefore I will be looking at the bottles or jars from six producers or people that produced honey.Ī.I. Many people used a jar of this type only with the embossing of their names, so what makes it a Muth jar is the embossing of the beekeeping scene on the bottle. Traditionally this type of jar was used for pickles and horseradish. The one pound Muth jar is a square jar that is 6½” tall. From this start, a colorful history emerged. I collect old honey jars and when I heard that the Muth Jar was the first jar to have been specifically made for honey, I had to check dates, because there were several bottles that were made for honey around the time that the Muth jar came on the scene in America. By: Jim Thompson T he first jar invented specifically for honey. ![]()
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