Edison battery 4" train oil bottle with stopper

Edison battery oil bottle 4 inches high. Made in the 1890's,and likley used for the old "Mules"-one of Edison's creations that were used to drag the old canal barges through busy canal areas as in the Erie canal and other canals. The EDISON BATTERY OIL bottles are cylindrical-shaped bottles made of clear glass. The signature of "Thomas A. Edison" in cursive embossed on side. For sure the Eerie canal and other canals in the us Not sure stopper is original. A.L.C.O Amer Loco Erie canal antique collectible vintage ships glass trains barges