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Bartledes Seed Co. Unusual Jug [172890]

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Bartledes Seed Co. Unusual Jug    [172890]
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Unusual seed distributing jug with back that is severed and purposely pushed inward for an exit to disperse seeds. 8.25" tall, no apparent chips or cracks". In 1860, six years after the first settlers arrived in Lawrence, Friedo Barteldes was the proprietor of a small grocery business on Massachusetts Street. He added a few seed packets to his inventory, and this aspect of his business grew rapidly. It became the Kansas Seed House, the largest seed firm west of the Mississippi. The business employed four salesman on the road, plus fifteen to twenty employees who worked at the House, cleaning and shipping seeds. Friedoís nephew F. W. Barteldes joined the business in 1874. Upon Friedoís death in 1887, F. W. Barteldes and Max Wilhelmi became the companyís proprietors. In 1906, the Kansas Seed House was incorporated as the Barteldes Seed Company. It expanded that same year, adding locations in Denver and Oklahoma City. The companyís headquarters moved to Denver in 1961." from blogs.lib.ku.edu Denver Colorado Gary Bracken Collection