1890s Antique Bottle English Pickle Chow-Chow Food Condiment Jar Kilner & Son

$14.99
Company / Business Location
Yorkshire, England
Antique
Yes
Item Width / Diameter
2 7/8” in Diameter
Item Special Characteristics
Embossed “W” Indicating Calderwood Glass Works at Wakefield
Color
Aqua
Item Height
8” Tall
Company / Business Name
John Kilner & Co.
Bottle Type
Food
Time Period Manufactured
1890s
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Base Embossed with
"K" (Kilner Mark), “W” in the Center (Wakefield Plant), "2275"
condition
Used

This bottle is a type of container generally listed in earlier glass factory catalogs as a “Chow-chow” or “English Pickle” bottle. Chow-chow is a type of pickled relish, very popular in the Victorian era and still popular today, especially in the southern states of the US. The term Chow-chow covers a wide range of recipes. These were popular English imports in the 1890s. They came in a variety of shapes and sizes in a distinct heavy aqua. We called them Chow Chows due to some that were found with a label.


There were numerous pickle companies, but the bottles were made in England by the John Kilner & Son glass house. This one stands 8” tall and almost 3” in diameter. The bottom has the Kilner mark with a large “W” indicating the Wakefield plant ("K W 2275"). It rises to a strong rounded shoulder and a squatty neck with a distinct applied heavy ring lip. It is in dug condition but cleaned up very well so you can see the flaws and bubbles. It has some haze and a small, popped bubble near the base but no other damage.