Calla Lily with Top Name
Photo numbers 1 and 2 above is another new glass in a never-ending discovery process of finding things we haven't seen before. Photos courtesy of Travis Reyan.
Boscul Salted Peanuts in Flower Glasses
Photo numbers 3 - 6 show three glasses that are filled with Boscul Salted Peanuts. They are definitely original with the typical red and green Boscul lid and containing 7 oz. Salted Peanuts. The Poinsettia is courtesy of Dave Grayson. This lid is also shown on the inside cover of the hard cover copy of the book. How amazing that no one knew (to the best of our knowledge) these flower glasses were also filled with peanuts, probably in the same 40-60s time period as the peanut butter. It is very doubtful this was done on a large scale but, if you have a collection, it is possible you have a glass or two that was originally filled with salted peanuts.
Shipping box found for 24 Boscul salted peanut jars from collection of Darren Brubaker, now in the collection of Scott and Faye Umbrell.
Boscul Tea Bag Glasses
On the inside front cover of the book, hard cover only, lower left-hand corner is a photo of a tea size glass with flowers and a metal lid marked Boscul tea bags. These glasses are 5 7/8" tall and sturdy with a thick base. Seems logical to put tea bags in an ideal-size glass for iced tea. At my April, 2021 auction, I visited with a couple who are long-time collectors and they own a tea bag glass with tea bags and lid. These glasses would rate a 4-5 for rarity and are very colorful and also very useable. There are 10 in the set (photo number 7) front row l to r: red (chartreuse centers), coral (white centers), salmon (red centers), light pink (red centers) and white (orange centers). Back row l to r: gold (white centers), yellow (white centers), chartreuse (orange centers), light blue (red centers), and dark blue (yellow centers). Courtesy Rich Brower.
Davy Crockett and Boscul
Photo number 8 above is an original ad for Boscul peanut butter taken from a 1950s New York newspaper with a full page grocery store ad. This proves that the 5 inch, thick base, and solid panel Crockett glasses were used by Boscul to market their peanut butter. It does not mean the many other Davy Crockett glasses sold with Boscul. There are numerous examples of Shedds peanut butter in these 5 inch, thick base glasses, which included a paper label as shown on page 165 of the book.
Battleship and Boscul
Photo numbers 9 and 10 above are of original peanut butter jar with an original label for Battleship peanut butter. The jar is 5 inches tall, clear glass with paper label. What makes this jar very unusual is the label. This is the ONLY item of peanut butter not Boscul I have ever seen produced by Wm. S. Scull Co. I have seen an occasional item that is Battleship peanut butter, but produced by a different company in Ohio. The story behind this jar would be very interesting. Perhaps it did contain Boscul but by another name? More information on Battleship peanut butter welcome, or their connection to Wm. S. Scull Co.
7 1/2 ounce Boscul Peanut Butter Glass Lid
The interesting lid in Photo number 11 provided by Rich Brower, owner of two 7 1/2 ounce lids. Now we need to find the glass they fit!
Battleship/Boscul
Photos 12 and 13 above show a recently located example of Battleship peanut butter. With a Wm. Scull label. This nice jar has a lid and label and further connects these two companies.
Blue Lace with Top Name
Photos 14 and 15 show an entirely new glass from the collection of Darren Brubaker. The style of lettering (font) matches a number of other top name glasses. The glass is 4 15/16 inches tall. Was not familiar with this flower, but seeds are available.
Dahlia Autumn with Black Highlights
Photos 16 and 17 show a newly discovered variation of this yellow Dahlia Autumn with black highlights, not orange. From the collection of Darren Brubaker, now in the collection of Jeff and Tessy Jenks.