DUPRS_077 - Curtice Brothers Co. Preservers

DUPRS_077 - Curtice Brothers Co. Preservers

Fragment of a clear glass bottle produced by Curtice Brothers Co. Preservers

Front neck fragment of clear, glass ketchup bottle. Reads ‘Curtice Brothers Co Preservers Rochester NY’, ridges on bottom left side are also present. Artifact is weathered and dirty with a crack on the left side, but lettering is visible.

Curtice Brothers Co. Preservers Rochester, NY

Selective Surface collection, East Stanley Park, Historic Chatham Township (modern Summit, New Jersey)

Drew University, Department of Anthropology, Drew University Passaic River Survey

1893

Rachel Li

The materials in this collection are made available for use for educational purposes only for research, teaching and private study. Texts and images from this collection may not be used for any commercial purpose without prior permission from the Department of Anthropology, Drew University.

https://baybottles.com/2017/11/23/curtice-brothers-co-preserves-rochester-n-y/

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_333156

https://curticebrothers.co/1868/01/the-beginning/

http://campusarch.msu.edu/?p=4146

English

Glass

Curtice Brothers Co. Preservers was founded in 1868 by brothers Simeon and Edgar Curtice in Rochester, NY. The concept of their business grew from the need to preserve surplus fruits and vegetables that they could not sell in their grocery store. By the 1900s, they were the largest ketchup and preserves firm, and their signature blue label allowed them to stand out amongst competitors. Their product eventually fell off the market when the FDA banned the use of benzoate in food and beverage products. However, Curtice Brothers Co. have revived their company and produce an array of organic sauces that are available today.
This artifact is of great importance because it provides an estimated date of when this site was active, and gives us insight into what this location was used for. The presence of a ketchup bottle suggests that the Stanley Park site could have been a factory, restaurant, or family residence.