Dominion Glass Jar

[laurachristine55]

I found this jar while walking around an old dump site in Sarnia, ON. I believe it’s from the Hamilton location of the Dominion Glass Company. I am trying to find out what it could’ve been used to store. It has a rose emblem on the bottom that I have not been able to find anything about. It’s also sort of an egg or oval shape. Definitely different than the standard preserving jars. Any ideas?

 

[Step Back In Time]

It looks like 1955 to me. Other than that I don't think I can help.

 

[Step Back In Time]

It also could be 1965 though.

 

[Hezezilla]

Can't say much that'll help but I noticed the "window" shape to the left of the glass manufacturer's mark. I'm coming from a Japanese perspective so I read it immediately as "田" (Ta) which means "field" in Japanese. It appears in names like "Tanaka". Probably has nothing to do with Japan but I just thought that was neat.

I'd agree with the 50s-60s date range. Might've been mayo or something. Check glassbottlemarks.com for more info about Dominion Glass.

 

[Step Back In Time]

The window shape is actually the month code. It represents November/December. The number to the right is the year code, it's one digit so that's why it could be 1955 or 1965. What you said is interesting though.

 

[CanadianBottles]

It was some sort of food produt packaged by the Matthews-Wells Company of Guelph. Some info on them here:

Flash from the Past: Matthews-Wells Co. of Guelph made Rose Brand pickles

<p>“As good as the rose is beautiful,” was a slogan of the Matthews-Wells Co. Ltd. of Guelph, which for not quite 40 years produced Rose Brand pickles, olives, vinegars, jams, jellies, marmalades, sauces and more in a sprawling plant at the eastern edge of the city.</p>

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