1890s TIFFIN DAKOTA CANDY STORE APOTHECARY GLASS SHOW GLOBE CANDY JAR 14” Tall

Description

1890s TIFFIN DAKOTA CANDY STORE APOTHECARY GLASS SHOW GLOBE CANDY JAR 14” ** in great condition for its age ** top lid has a small slice chip inside of lid (almost not noticeable but review pics to see) ** bottom of base is 6” diameter ** purchased at estate sale in “as found” condition
— Rare and original, 1890's Tiffin Dakota Glass Pharmacy Apothecary Candy Story Show Globe Candy Jar with original ground, thumb print lid
— This beautiful, Early American Pattern Glass Show Globe measures approx. 14” tall and 6” in diameter at the base. It features a bulbous body with a diamond point pattern at the neck and thumbprint pattern border at the top and bottom edges. The Jar retains its original, ground glass lid which exhibits a matching thumb print pattern
— HISTORY: A Show Globe is a glass vessel of various shapes and sizes containing a colorful liquid or displaying a product for sale at an establishment. It has been a symbol of pharmacy from the 17th century England to the early 20th century in the United States. It marked the drugstore or apothecary in much the same way as the barber's pole marked tonsorial establishments in some countries. People who were illiterate needed such symbols to locate these medical practitioners. In the late 19th and early 20th century Show Globes were also used to hold brightly colored, penny candy in a Candy Store or a General. The lid is original to the Jar.