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Posted 2 months ago
kev123
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Trademark issued 1905 for The Telephone Jar. A fruit jar made by Whitney Glass Works, Glassboro NJ. Last year made 1912 when fire destroyed plant #1.
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Interesting stuff..
kev123, Cool.
The trademark registration certificate:
https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn60044226&docId=ORC20051017161946&linkId=1#docIndex=0&page=1
Allegedly, the name was coined because one could easily can with the jars while talking on the phone:
https://www.antique-bottles.net/threads/telephone-jars.327377/
Given the styles of telephones in use back in 1905, I have my doubts, but then I personally struggle even to use the USPTO trademark database. };-)