

The significant of the crow as trademark for the Caws Ink Co. The jug pictured was produced in mass quantity in the early 20 thcentury, For the most part, they contained whiskey.īLACKBIRD RISE- A SMALL HISTORY OF CAW’S INK CO. It appears Julius had a daughter, Lillian, who was born in 1897. Julius Nussenfeld’s Tudor style home is listed on the national registry of historic places in Bridgeport. Besides bottling wine and liquor, Nussenfeld was also a developer and landlord, he owned four homes in Bridgeport, In 1912 Julius Nussenfeld planned to build a store and apartments on Main St. Julius Nussenfeld ‘s operation was at 557 Water St Bridgeport, Ct. SCARCE, DEPENDING ON CONDITION, VALUE $75+ JULIUS NUSSENFELD JEWISH AMERICAN BOTTLER According to a 1900 Doolittle ad in Everyday Housekeeping, The Doo- Little Self Sealer achieved the “highest award National Export Exposition, 1899.” We recovered our Doolittle from “The Slide Dump” in Danbury. Take this Doolittle Self Sealer, one of these rare canning jars sold for over $100 but we couldn’t get 100 cents for the fruit jar (above) The Gilchrist Jar Co of Philadelphia manufactured Doolittle Jars. Sometimes great bottles aren’t in great condition. Finally, Hat City Diggers would like to tip our hats to “anonymous fan” for the great gift on this hot July day. It’s as mysterious as the person that gifted it to us. Beyond these limited facts, we know nothing else about this Bridgeport firm. Klein owned the firm in the early 1950s but the bottle we received as a gift dates to 1915- 1925. The bottle, a very nice Greater New York Bottling Co crown top out of Bridgeport Ct, is a gift from an “Anonymous Fan” Quick research reveals the Greater New York Bottling Co firm was located at 483 Lindley St Bridgeport Ct. Next to digging up antique bottle Hat City Diggers like getting them as gifts and that is what exactly happened today when we found the bottle above on the sidewalk near our headquarters.
#ACE ROSE BOTTLE UPDATE#
We are still learning about this family run business and will update you soon. Whoever you are we’d like to say “thank you.” The soda is a Fedorko and Son from Stratford, Ct it may date to the 1910s or 20s. Hat City Diggers received another surprise gift early yesterday morning.
