Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
90.25.001
Accession#:
90.25
Credit Line:
Donated by Harriet Botelho.
Object Name:
Bottle
Title:
Hot Water Bottle
Date:
1916
Description:
Canteen—shaped aluminum hot water bottle. Main body has three parts.
1 — Convex front with leafy wreath enclosing manufacturer's seal.
2 — Reverse is convex 1.25 inches from edge and then flattens.
3 — 1—inch wide flat hoop seals front to back with rounded lips on each edge. Neck of bottle is .75 inches high, 1.125 inches diameter with curved lip at top and narrowing at lower edge. Plug is black, probably Bakelite, with cross—hatched triangular handle and screw threads.
Inscription: "WorchesterPressedAluminumWorcester, Mass.U.S.A." (no spaces) in circle. "PATENTED PALCO MAY 4, 1915" in center.
1 — Convex front with leafy wreath enclosing manufacturer's seal.
2 — Reverse is convex 1.25 inches from edge and then flattens.
3 — 1—inch wide flat hoop seals front to back with rounded lips on each edge. Neck of bottle is .75 inches high, 1.125 inches diameter with curved lip at top and narrowing at lower edge. Plug is black, probably Bakelite, with cross—hatched triangular handle and screw threads.
Inscription: "WorchesterPressedAluminumWorcester, Mass.U.S.A." (no spaces) in circle. "PATENTED PALCO MAY 4, 1915" in center.
Notes:
Used by the Emmett Botelho family. Emmett Botelho was first listed in Juneau Directory in 1923, as a miner.
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