Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2006.26.016
Accession#:
2006.26
Credit Line:
Donated by LInda Wahto.
Object Name:
Jar
Title:
"Purple Glass" Jar
Description:
Wide—mouth clear glass jar. Has a purple tint to glass possibly due to manganese added to create clear glass. This manganese reacted with sunlight and thus has probably turned the glass purple. Manganese was used between 1880 and 1914. (See The Antique Bottle Collector by Grace Kendrick in museum reference) Could have possibly been used to store food. On the bottom has "132" and "PAT FEB 1003"
Notes:
Collection donated by Linda Wahto, brought in by donor's daughter Myiia Whistler. According to Whistler, Wahto and Willette Janes would hunt bottles together. Bottles found in Treadwell/Douglas area. Some are from Myiia's grandfather's house/cabin on the Treadwell Ditch. He grew up there — they tossed garbage into the ditch. Mom/Grandma and Janes would bottle hunt up at the cabin site.
People:
Wahto, Linda
Janes, Willette
Whistler, Myiia
Search Terms:
Household
Food
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