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	Amethyst Vase c. 1854 1954.12.01 This amethyst blown glass vase was probably made at the New England Glass Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
	Whale-oil Lamp c. 1840 1977.26 This pressed-glass lamp to burn whale oil, is impressed with lyres or harps in the font.
	Milk Bottle c. 1950 1985.0024.007 This Snow's Dairy bottle from around 1950 was typical of the post-war milk bottle. Individual bottles of milk became widespread in the 20th century as milk production mechanized.
	Milk Bottle c. 1930 1985.0024.013 The returnable milk bottle generally sold milk from small producers and were returned to stores. When dairies became much larger in the 1940s and after, they did away with generic bottles in favor of their own labels.
	Milk Bottle c. 1950 1985.0024.016 Milk bottles were usually delivered to households on a daily basis. As steam sterilizing equipment became mandatory, many small milk producers stopped selling milk directly, relying on large, centralized dairies to distribute their milk.
	"Guilford Mineral Spring Water, Guilford, Vermont" bottle 1985.0024.018d Drinking mineral water was advocated by 19th century health practitioners.
	Bottle c. 1880 1985.0024.020 Saratoga bottles were used to sell mineral springs to Americans searching for restorative drinks.
	Mason Jar 1885-1905 1985.0024.052 The Mason Jar, invented by John L. Mason in 1858, was a triumph of 19th century inventiveness. With it, people could store food for months or years when before it would have gone bad.
	Mason Jar 1925-1936 1985.0024.053 The Mason jar was patented in 1858 and brought a greater reliability to the household food preservation process.
	Glass Pistol c. 1889 1985.0024.055 This rare novelty glass pistol from the 1880s was probably once used to sell small quantities of a liquid like whiskey.

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