Antique French Demijohn or Carboy
Antique Item
$425.00
Take your pick, carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to the same glass vessel. Carboy's originate from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes courtesy of the French, for dame-jeanne, or Lady Jane and derives from circa 1700. Demijohn's refer to any large glass bottle, with a small neck capable of holding between 5 and 16 gallons of a liquid.
- Inventory:
- Currently Available
- Shop By Era:
- 19th Century
- Age:
- circa 1880-1900
- Country of Manufacture:
- France
