38 Special wrote the song. It was one of those radio "hits" that got run into the ground. Sometimes, when I force myself to browse through ebay, the song starts spinning away in my mind. It happened again the other day.
A while back I spotted an offering by Stufftou2 (where do
people come up with these names...) on ebay. I was looking for a pre-pro shot
glass called Bear Creek Rye; (it's an amazing picture glass with a dancing bear
holding a bottle of whiskey!).
No shot glass, but up popped this "thing". It's an
oddball for sure at only 8 1/2" tall with a footed base and a flared
medicine style top. It's etched GOLDEN BEAR WHISKEY / S.F.
CAL .
At first, I felt my heart skip a beat.
And then... curiosity, followed by nagging doubt, kicked into gear.
I'd never heard of Golden Bear brand. It sounded plausible
though. Whiskey is spelled "KEY", indicating west coast production. California , is the "Golden State";
Heck, a Golden Bear fifth exists although not embossed as
such. It's a Braunschweiger glop top that should have been blood red but
somehow got blown with the wrong cullet.
Could it be?
Nah, just wishful thinking. Lot 's
of advertising for Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery stating that it will "bear
investigation" in the S.F. Newspapers, but that's as close to connecting the dots as I could
get from 1880 - 1906. No brand registration in California, and nothing through the patent office...
And so, elation turned to frustration. No way to document the piece. And once the shine came off the apple and I looked at the piece with a critical eye, I began to wonder. Is it a one of a kind "Real McCoy" but with no way to authenticate it or a Fantasy Girl?
What's your take? Let's hear it~
Shot photo courtesy of Robin P. and Ken S. - Golden Bear decanter courtey of ebay and "Stufftou2"
2 comments:
This item sold for the minimum bid earlier today.
Just rolled in from a week away. More fun than a barrel of monkeys...
Yep, I see that it "sold". Thanks for the heads up.
What's up with the "private" - bidder ID blocked? That's something new to me. Was the sale for real?
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