Historical information

Sauce came in bottles bought at the local grocery store or a large city store on a shopping expedition. The shape and embossing of bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it. Bottles were re cycled remaining the property of the manufacturer. History of Fowlers Vacola Mfg Co Ltd..

Significance

Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing
Aesthetic: Display showing embossing, size, and shape.

Physical description

Small clear glass bottle with straight sides half way up before tapering to the lip and opening with a screw top. Straight sides have heavily embossed vertical lines. On one side 2 long lines are bordered by short ones along the bottom and have varying lengths (slightly) along the top. On the other side there are 6 long lines slightly different lengths on either side of heavily embossed print in capital letters read from top to bottom of the bottle. Embossed on the base.

Inscriptions & markings

Side: 'Property of Fowlers / Vacola Mfg Coy Ltd'
Base: '169' with 'M' underneath