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Vintage Crescent Mapleine Imitation Maple Flavor Bottle with Original Box | Crescent Mfg. Co. Seattle | Blue Label | 2 oz | 1940s-50s | Display Only
Remember when Grandma made pancake syrup from scratch? This little bottle is how she did it. A vintage Crescent Mapleine Imitation Maple Flavor glass bottle in its original blue and cream box, made by Crescent Manufacturing Co., Seattle, Wash.
The front label gives the classic recipe: pour 1 cup boiling water over 2 cups sugar, add 1/2 teaspoon Mapleine, stir, and you have a pint of syrup. The back label carries a Marian Bell tested Nut Muffins recipe and an offer for the free Mapleine Cookery booklet, mailed from 657 Dearborn, Seattle 4. That postal zone number (before ZIP codes) helps date it to about the 1940s-50s. The box has the same syrup recipe on one side, a list of uses on the other, and an old handwritten store price on the top flap.
A great piece for a vintage kitchen shelf, a farmhouse pantry display, or anyone who collects old grocery and advertising packaging.
Condition: Good vintage condition. The bottle still holds some of its old contents, with dark residue staining the inside of the glass. Sold as a display piece only; contents are not for use. Labels are intact with light wear. The box has a torn top flap and corner wear. Please see all photos.
Details:
- Material: glass bottle with metal screw cap, paper labels, cardboard box
- Maker: Crescent Manufacturing Co., Seattle, Wash.
- Size: 2 fluid ounces; bottle about 4.25" tall
- Era: about 1940s-50s
- Includes: bottle and original box
Props shown in styled photos are not included.