Bottle
Peppermint-Le Glaçon 17 oz. dark green glass bottle still sealed with yellow wax seal on top. The liquid is French syrup bottled in France. There are two different labels on the neck of the object, as well as on the main body and on the back concerning the contents.
- Accession Number 2019.32
- Marchand J. Alfred Ouimet
- Fabricant / Éditeur Théophile Guillon
- Date 1928 c
- Materials glass, paper
- Measurements 16,2 x 7 cm
Historical context
The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2021 by displaying relics and artifacts from its history. This product, a “Le Glaçon – Peppermint” bottle made in 1928 for a Montreal merchant on rue Saint-Paul, J. Alfred Ouimet, and imported to Montreal by the Théophile Guillon distillery of Nantes, bears witness to a different era in Quebec customs, and to the presence of a particular com...
- Accession Number 2019.32
- Marchand J. Alfred Ouimet
- Fabricant / Éditeur Théophile Guillon
- Date 1928 c
- Materials glass, paper
- Measurements 16,2 x 7 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2019.032
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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