Commercial bottles for food were common by the second half of the nineteenth century. Special shapes were popular by the 1860s. The gothic-panel bottle favored by pepper sauce makers is one of the special designs. Paper-labeled jars for foods like pickles or preserves, as well as for brand names like Heinz, are popular with collectors.
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