New Paterson NJ pickle jar

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Only the second one of these ever to be found, it would have had a paper label. It's embossed on the bottom R.P. Co. Paterson NJ, that was the Reckhow Preserving Company which operated from 1875-1881 before being bought out by the Paterson Pickle Co. in 1882...

 

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High Fivez, Jim,

Did you know it when you found it? I admire the research you've done: Reckhow Preserving Company----- Paterson

Great color, sir. I wanna see that telltale base mark, please.

"4426. The Reckhow Preserving Company, of New York, N.Y., and Paterson, N.J. for "Relishes, embracing pickled fruits and vegetables, catchups, and salad dressings." Application filed 8th December 1876" The Commissioners of Patents' Journal - Great Britain. Patent Office - Google Books

Old Israel seems to have been a New Yorker, first...

 

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I'll try and get a better pic tomorrow when it's light out Surf, this is from Ebay and I highlighted the letters...



I found this ad in the Sacramento Bee in 1878, it's good to know he was known across the country, but it's odd that this is only the second bottle to be documented...



Here's a writeup I found in a 1882 book on industries in Paterson...




It turns out that Israel Reckhow was in business as early as 1845 when he was partnered up with a man by the last name of Vincent in NYC as you'll see in the first ad pictured...

It turns out he was no longer partnered up in 1851 and his location was right where the World Trade Center towers would later be built. Here's a write up from that time...

The shape of what would become the World Trade Center site indeed of all lower Manhattan did not change from around 1840 until th nineteen-sixties, when landfill began on a whole new scale. The New York City Street Directory for 1851 shows a neighborhood still catering to th commercial waterfront. The Northern Hotel is at 113 West Street, Henry Bicks runs a boarding house at 139-141 Liberty Street. Next door is a stable a cooper; Israel Reckhow, a pickle merchant; Bass Clark & Dibble, grocers, and a tobacconist selling “segars.”





In 1876 Reckhow was at the Centennial Exhibit in Philly where he was commended for his great tasting condiments and their low cost...






After reading the article a light went on in my head, the Monticello name rang a bell, so I did a litle searching in my archives and realized I had seen a Trade Card several times with Monticello Queen Olives and Lilly Brand Mixed Pickles. Now that I look at the shape of the green jar I just won it seems similar in shape to the Olive Jar on the left. The mixed pickle jar seems to have had straighter sides...

I also think the bottle on the blanket may be a 'Salad Cream' and the jar he's serving from may be his 'Chow Chow'?

 

[gleaner1]

I just cant decide which is more awesome. The bot, or the lady kickin the big pickle.

 

[jgas]

Hey E, I have a half dozen in my basement from a pit we dug. NOT! Couldn't resist Pal. Nice bottle and cool color, jgas

 

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LOL

 

[glassarcheologistohio]

hi I think I just found the third Paterson pickle jar. here in ohio, it has some chips on the lip but besides that it's in a good shape. thanks so much for posting yours, otherwise I would not know what did I found.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Reckhow was an importer. Consider this idea: This is a French jar blown with Reckhow's embossment on the base. This is certainly a French green, used for pickles of all sorts. The French exported many, many pickled products, including capers, to the USA in the late 1800s. This notion may explain why the jar is so rare -- imported pickles would be expensive. Maybe it was a brief experiment that didn't work out for Reckhow. Just a thought. Whatever its origin, I like it.

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I also have this very nice tall iron pontil scarred Reckhow jar dug in California with the I.R. embossing, I'm also hoping to trade for the second jar which was for oysters most likely...

 

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I also have a Reckhow Monticello jar, but there's no label on the shoulder to identify what was in it, these contained relishes, pickles and Chow Chow as seen by the great trade card that was recently on eBay....


The second trade card shows several Reckhow products being consumed at a picnic.

 

[Harry Pristis]

It is safe to assume that the queen olives represented on the trade card were imported.

 

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Yes I agree Harry

 

[jimmatt_43]

Nice

 

[Bass]

Those trade cards are great, especially the picnic card

 

[accidentaltreasure]

Only the second one of these ever to be found, it would have had a paper label. It's embossed on the bottom R.P. Co. Paterson NJ, that was the Reckhow Preserving Company which operated from 1875-1881 before being bought out by the Paterson Pickle Co. in 1882...

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Just found one underground in Maine.
Thanks for posting!