Info on brown bottle

Goodridge

Hello, can anyone shed some light on this brown bottle?

It’s 9” tall and 3 3/4” in diameter. There’s a 3/4” band circling the top third. Side seams end a tiny bit up the neck. Bottom is embossed with “DESIGN PATd FEB. 16th, 1886. Underside of lip curves up on one side.

Thanks so much!

Chris

Not sure of the purpose but here is a link to the patent. Design Patent #16520

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/0c/b6/57/2887e8e7de8046/USD16520.pdf

Goodridge

Thanks!