Collections Item Detail
Bottle: Davis OK Baking Powder. Product made by R. B. Davis Co., Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1890-1910.
Object/Artifact
Davis OK Baking Powder. Product made by R. B. Davis Co., Hoboken, no date, circa 1890-1910. Greenish tint clear molded glass, 2-1/4" diameter x 4-3/8" high; 3/4" diameter bore; embossed lettering on shoulder; flanged lip, wide rim; mold seams slightly raised. No maker's marks on base.
Shoulder lettering:
front: Davis OK [Davis is 1/4" high; OK is ca. 7/16"]
back: Baking Powder [both 1/4" high]
Original paper label and closure, cork stopper, not present.
2010.007.0227
2010.007
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
1890 - 1910
Date: 1890-1910
Good
Notes: Since the company continued to offer a bottled product even when it began to use cans, it is difficult to narrow the date of this bottle until other definitive examples or documents are available. Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-10-21
