General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS BOTTLE WITH METAL LID AND PAPER LABEL; CHEMICAL CONTENTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

4.3 cm

Height

9.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Housekeeping

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Carter

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Boston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY MADE IN THE 1930S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF PACKAGING OF THE PERIOD.THIS BOTTLE WAS FOUND IN STORAGE AT THE ASTLEY'S PHARMACY ON LAURIER ST. IN THE SANDY HILL DISTRICT OF OTTAWA AFTER THE STORE WAS SOLD IN 1991 [REF 1]

Function

USED TO HOLD A CLEANING SOLUTION.

Technical

BEFORE DRY CLEANING WAS AFFORDABLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION; AND BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MAN-MADE FABRICS, THAT WERE EASILY WASHED IN THE FAMILY'S WASHING MACHINE WERE COMMON, SPOT REMOVERS FOR MAINTAINENCE CLEANING WERE A COMMON HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTING ON LABEL INCLUDES: 'MADE IN U.S.A./ CARTER'S/ Spotty Racer/ [DRAWING]/ REMOVES GREASE AND OTHER SPOTS/ FROM CLOTHING, RUGS, CUSHIONS, ETC./ CARTER/ INX/ PRODUCTS/ DIRECTIONS/.../ OTHER USES FOR SPOTTY RACER/.../ THE CARTER'S INK CO./ BOSTON MONTREAL/ NEW YORK CHICAGO'

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

CLEAR GLASS; GOLD PAINTED LID; YELLOW LABEL WITH BLUE AND GOLDPRINTING/ BROWNISH COLORED LIQUID

Decoration

LABEL HAS A DRAWING OF A BOY RUNNING