a – bottom of container; cylinder shaped; lined with glass; bottom reads “American Thermos Bottle Co. Thermos Trademark Pat. No. 13093 March 15-10 Design Patent April 11, 1916 Norwich, Conn. Made in U.S.A.”
b – top of container; screw on lid
Belonged to Dr. Plumer, Peoria County (Trivoli). He used this as he made house calls to rural areas-early 1900’s to approximately 1932. Mrs. Plumer then gave bottle to Calvin Erford who married Annie Kimzey, Grandmother of Gerald Kimzey