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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Glass bottles, 1860s Hunterfly Road House |
| Reference | 2007.00.19; 2007.00.20 |
| Library | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |
| Date | 1860-1869 |
| Description | Green glass soda bottle and aqua glass soda water bottle. The Wehmhoefer family were bottling in Brooklyn as early as 1879, possibly before. |
| Document Type | 360 Object |
| Theme(s) | Family and Daily Life |
| Keywords | household, advertising |
| Places | Weeksville, Brooklyn, New York |
| People | Wehmhoefer, John H |
| Additional Information | 1860s Hunterfly Road House, 1704 Bergen Street |
| Inscriptions/Markings | Green glass soda bottle has embossed label reading Minck Bro and Co., 45 to 53 Beaver Street, Brooklyn, E.D. on the front and This bottle not to be sold on the back. NY. Aqua glass soda water bottle has embossed label reading John H. Wehmhoefer, 219, 221 & 223 Frost Street, Brooklyn, E.D. on the front and Registered JHW 1899 on the back. E.D. stands for Eastern District, Brooklyn. |
| Dimensions | Large bottle is 9.5 inches in height. The smaller bottle is 8 inches in height |
| Copyright | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |