Small, round, clear glass bottle with tan cork stopper; a paper label goes almost half way around the bottle; it has tan borders and is separated into top and bottom sections by a tan border in the middle, the top section has a blue background and the bottom section has a lighter tan background; th…
Small, round, clear glass bottle with tan cork stopper; a paper label goes almost half way around the bottle; it has tan borders and is separated into top and bottom sections by a tan border in the middle, the top section has a blue background and the bottom section has a lighter tan background; the blue section has printing on it with details about the manufacturer, and the tan background contains printing in black ink detailing the contents of the bottle; to the right of the label is the company logo printed in red vinyl; on the bottom of the bottle the glass manufacturing details are raised in the glass.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Based on the year the company opened an affiliate in Toronto, and the year the company changed its name to Firmenich SA.
Material
glass: clear
cork: tan
paper: tan
ink: red, black, blue, tan, light tan
vinyl: red
Inscriptions
Printed on label: "FIRMENICH & CIE. // SUCCESSEURS DE // CHUIT, NAEF & CIE. // GENÈVE SUISSE // Firmenich [illegible] Limited, Toronto 9 // Mint. 51.276 // 1% // Printed in U.S.A."; printed in vinyl on side is a logo composed of the letters "O N C CIE"; raised on bottom of bottle: "T C W CO // 4// U S A".
Mint oil is most often used in toothpaste, gum, candy, and beauty products. Some people use mint to treat the common cold, irritable-bowel syndrome, for pain relief and the skin, and for better oral health.
In 1895, Firmenich was founded in Geneva, Switzerland by Philippe Chuit and Martin Naef. As of 2019, it is the world’s largest private company in the fragrance and flavor industry.