Old Tabasco Label

[Hladnopivo]

Does anybody recognize this old Tabasco Sauce Label? I've never seen one like this.

This should be circa 1890s. Interesting since my ancestors come from Louisiana.
I know that B. F. Trapé (a former McIlhenny employee) founded his own hot sauce company in 1898 which he initially also called Tabasco until a lawsuit in 1906.
Trappeys, a. k. a. Trappey's red devil has long used the devil as its logo. Perhaps this could be B. F. Trapé's Tabasco sauce with the devil?!

Hot sauce is so big in Louisiana. This one is pretty interesting.

 

[CCB420]

Being from Louisiana, I can say I've never seen one of those! Your explanation of trappeys makes sense!

 

[saratogadriver]

zooming in I THINK the word around the feet of the devil figure is Chicago. Not 100% sure on that but I think that's what's there.

Jim G

 

[Semar]

Tabasco and Nutria.

Is the Tabasco Family Responsible for an Infestation of Nutria?

The creator of Tabasco sauce is often credited with a proliferation of large rodents called nutria in the swamps of Louisiana.

www.treehugger.com

 

[CCB420]

I also can make out Chicago, at the bottom of that label! At one time, if I'm not mistaken, you could get a few bucks for every nutria tail you brought to wildlife & fisheries, however, if that were the case, I have a hard time believing you'd see too many nutria in the waters!

 

[nhpharm]

Is the bottle embossed on the base?

 

[Coled18]

zooming in I THINK the word around the feet of the devil figure is Chicago. Not 100% sure on that but I think that's what's there.

Jim G

Makes sense, I knew I never wanted to live in Chicago

 

[CanadianBottles]

I'm pretty certain I can make out enough letters that it has to be Reid, Murdoch & Co. They were a Chicago company which produced a wide variety of packaged food.

 

[Hladnopivo]

zooming in I THINK the word around the feet of the devil figure is Chicago. Not 100% sure on that but I think that's what's there.

Jim G

It most definitely does say Chicago.

 

[Hladnopivo]

I'm pretty certain I can make out enough letters that it has to be Reid, Murdoch & Co. They were a Chicago company which produced a wide variety of packaged food.

You are almost ceryainly right.
I can definitely say that it says "RE___M__CH & CO. // CHICAGO."
The letter after the M appears to be a U, and the one before CH appears to be an O.
Well done sir!!