***SOLD*** Antique Early 1900's BUNTE (Bros) Chicago CANDY JAR 18-Sided

Antique Early 1900's BUNTE (Bros) Chicago CANDY JAR 18-Sided Clear BOTTLE Fair/good condition- * inspect photos please as they are part of description * 4.25” x 1.25” The original Bunte Bros. were Ferdinand (b. 1846), Gustavus (1852) and Albert (1855); German immigrants who arrived in Philadelphia as teenagers and entered into the candy business there in the late 1860s—after Ferdinand had completed a stint with the U.S. Marine Corps at the tail end of the Civil War. According to legend, young Ferdinand Bunte’s first go at confectioning—using one little kettle in the back room of his store—produced sweets so mouth-watering that people started coming from all over town just to get a whiff of them.