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| Mustard
didn't just show up to accompany hot dogs at the St. Louis World's Fair
in 1904, although that was when it really made a hit on the American Scene.
Actually, mustard, a
zippy yellow sauce made from the ground seed of the mustard plant in combination
with some liquid (water, wine, beer, etc.) along with seasonings and perhaps
other flavorings is believed to be the oldest condiment known. Some of these little containers were sold as "Packers' Goods" & they may have held other condiments such as horse radish. Read about Packers Goods HERE. |
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The Mustard plant is a very
hardy annual, weed-like in it's ability to tolerate harsh conditions,
it blooms bright yellow in the spring. By late summer the plants are heavy
with green pods containing the mustard seeds which are as hardy as the
plant and can survive decades of drought. |
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Alvina Breckel remembers that when she volunteered as a "pioneer woman" at the Chicago Historical Society, she learned that without refrigeration, meat preservation methods didn't produce such a tasty product. So heavy salting and condiments such as mustard were helpful in covering up the slightly/ strongly rancid taste of meat. Ever ready to meet the container
and serving needs of Victorian Americans, many of the companies that
made pattern glass created small containers with slotted lids in order
that these tasty condiments such as mustard and horseradish would be
stylishly served. |
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| BUTTON ARCHES By Geo. Duncan Sons ca. 1897. Has the slotted lid. $56 |
CUT LOG aka Ethol by Bryce Higbee ca. 1890s. A rare form of this pattern with the slotted lid. $135. |
DARLING GRAPE by D C Jenkins ca. 1910 was a Packers Goods Item sold in our Children's Mug Store for $35 |
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| ROMAN ROSETTE made by U S Glass Co. 1896 is a form similar to the shakers except the lid has a spoon slot. $45 |
SWAN ON POND is a19th c. pattern made in opaque, in this case milk, glass. The maker's name is undiscovered. $85 |
HEISEY'S TWIST pattern #1252 is signed with the diamond H in the base. From 1924. $55 |
Regardless of what use these handy little containers such as this pretty vaseline SWIRL pattern, were originally meant to fulfill, they can be used today for any number of other purposes such as artificial sweetener.
**SOLD**Cobalt blue is a hard-to-find color in EAPG. This Roman Rosette pattern mug which probably originally held Packers Goods is a Bryce product & also pictured in Walt Adams' mug book
#513. $50This is the base only to a
King's Crown pattern
mustard jar. If you have a
2 1/8" slotted lid, it will fit this.
We'll buy your patterned
lid or sell you the base for $65.
Butterfly Ears aka
Alaric by Bryce Higbee
ca. 1885. Lid has spoon
slot (seen on right).
$58
Florida is the State's
series pattern name for
this mustard jar also
missing its lid. The under-
plate is attached. $52Bassettown is Duncan's
# 40 pattern - Geo Duncan
Sons & Co. ca. 1898. Lid
is metal with spoon
slot. $62
Champion by McKee
ca. 1890s. Has an
attached underplate
& spoon slot.
$65Ribbed Forget Me Not
aka Charm aka Pert by
Bryce Bros. ca. 1880s.
Base chip seen HERE.
Lid slot; $45
Scalloped Diamond
Point by the Central
Glass Co. ca. 1870s.
Attached underplate
& spoon slot. $65
The mustard/mugs shown above with prices are for sale.
These prices do not include the cost of shipping & insurance.
To purchase GO HERE.
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Beginning as early as the 1850s some flint patterns had as one of their forms, a set of castor bottles which included a mustard castor. According to Larry, the different castors were reportedly kept in the pantry and depending on the meal, different castors were set on the table in a metal holder. On the left is one such early pattern, DOUBLE WEDDING RING, probably from the 1860s - '70s and on the right is a vaseline or canary castor in the DAISY & BUTTON pattern probably from the 1880s. The makers of both these patterns are unknown to us. Castors of this type are for sale HERE. | ![]() |
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| These drawings came from an original catalog reproduction, reproduced in Heacock's book, 1000 TOOTHPICK HOLDERS. The bigger one is No. 3 Kettle. The smaller is No. 2 Kettle Mustard. | And here are the actual pots in blue, vaseline & amber, courtesy of Dave Peterson. All with original lids, all made by Adams & Co., 1880's, possibly into the time after US Glass Co. combine started. The lids are worth twice as much as the pots. Clear ones certainly exist but are not part of his collection. |
![]() Here is one of the above novelty No. 2 Kettle Mustard Pots for sale. It is missing the wire bale, is amber & has a spoon slot & a small shallow flake under the lid where it doesn't show with the lid on. It is $65. |
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