DUPRS_0076 - Seville Packing Co. Olive Oil Bottle

DUPRS_0076 - Seville Packing Co. Olive Oil Bottle

Fragment of a dark green glass olive oil bottle produced by the Seville Packing Co.

Fragment of a dark green base of an olive oil bottle. Reads ‘Ville Packing Co York’ with company logo in the center. Sides of the base have ridges. The artifact shows signs of wear, cloudiness, and dirt, however lettering is still visible.

Seville Packing Co.

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

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

1899

Rachel Li

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https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/advertisement-for-pim-olas-olivette-relish-by-the-seville-news-photo/159641840

https://www.periodpaper.com/products/1899-ad-pim-olas-seville-packing-olive-product-food-advertisement-dining-table-187512-coll4-048

https://mycompanies.fandom.com/wiki/Seville_Packing_Company

English

Glass

During the late 1800s, Seville Packing Co. was an olive and olive oil company founded by Marc M. Michael in Jersey City, New Jersey. They imported and produced olive oil, olives, and combined olives and pimentos. The presence of an olive oil bottle at Stanley Park suggests that the site could have been an array of locations such as a factory, an establishment where food is served, or a family home. The estimated identification and manufacture date (1899) gives us a greater understanding of the time period that this site dates to.