Bottle

Object number2010.85.3

Date1900

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumGlass, paper

Credit LineGift of Suzan Holt

DescriptionGlass bottle with wide, open neck. Bottle flares out at base. Paper label around neck and on body of bottle with product and maker information.Dimensions7.75 x 8.875 in. (19.7 x 22.5 cm)
MarksPaper label around neck reads: "UNION CLUB" with the words separated by an image of two lions flanking a crest.

A scalloped label attached to the side of the bottle depicts two lions flanking a crest and reads: "UNION CLUB / EXTRA SELECTED / OTIS SHEPARD & CO. / PITTSBURGH, U.S.A. / OLIVES".
Historical NotesUnion Club Olives glass bottle. Union Club Olives were distributed by Otis Shepard and Company, located at 1201 Penn Ave. Otis specialized in importing and bottling Spanish green olives.

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