Pre-Pro Shot Glasses
Winter
2014
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Whiskey Bottles 4th Edition. $25~ Post Paid via USPS Media Rate.
An excellent reference
for the pre-pro collector wishing to increase their understanding of the bottles
and the inter-relationships between distillers, brands, wholesalers, and
retailers that accompanied the western shot glass.
We also have a limited
number of copies of Barb Edmonsons "Historic Shot
Glasses" and Old Advertising Spirits Glasses". Both out of print -
when they're gone, they're gone.
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A few small footnotes; We
don’t sell via online auction sites; never have / never will! Instead, we
prefer to deal with fellow collectors in the same friendly manner that we have
for the past three plus decades. Crisp, unaltered photos of any item are
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processing the claim.
Welcome to the latest Pre-Pro shot glass list. This
list includes a goodly number from my personal collection. Good shots,
especially western, have become increasingly hard to acquire. It would appear
that pre-pro collecting has hit it's stride. Please feel free to call or email
with questions. As always crisp, unaltered digital photos are available via
email for the asking.
Please Note; All items subject to prior sale.
Shot Glasses
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We've recently acquired a group of very
scarce glasses, many of which have not previously been documented.
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SUNSHINE / OLD RESERVE /
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MORVILLE (arched) / AAA (on a frosted banner)
/ WHISKEY; Gold rim - slight thinning, excellent etc, a tough San
Francisco Taussig glass. #116-2
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Banquet / PURE
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Capitol
Liquor Company / WHOLESALE
LIQUOR DEALERS R L / 411 NORTH MAIN STREET, / LOS ANGELES CAL.; gold rim, we have two, one has a slight
rub on the bottom line of the pattern, the other is a standout.
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COMPLIMENTS
OF / KRUG BROS. CO., / 431 STATE ST. / SANTA BARBARA, CAL. / PHONES / PACIFIC
172 / HOME 228; gold
rim - shows some thinning, a larger than normal glass. excellent pattern with
a notably strong etch, first we've seen, an unlisted So.
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OLD
/ PEPPER / (Large shield - same as on the fifth bottle) / TRADE MARK. / CARROLL & CARROLL; gold rim, outstanding etch, a crude glass
- lots of character, another first. #137-6
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SAN
FRANCSICO (in a downward arch) / 1894 (pattern surrounded by wreaths)- reverse
(in copper wheel cut script) "CLIFFORD"; now
this glass has some history! research 1894 S.F. Mid-Winter exposition. Held
in
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GILT
EDGE / (picture of a crown) / WHISKEY
(reverse arched); exemplary etch, best we've seen, this picture glass
is from firm of Wichmann & Lutgen - San Francisco. Killer! #73-5
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OLD JUDGE / TRCo (monogram) / WHISKEY / THE ROTHENBERG CO. / |
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FULL
QUART HOUSE (arched) / C&Co (monogram - three-line curlicue) / CONRADO
& CO. /
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CALIFORNIA
WINE CO.) / SWOPE BROS.
/ = CWCo = (logo) /
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Mazeppa
(old English) / HILDEBRANDT POSNER
& CO. /
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Compliments
/ of the / IND. WINE & LIQ. CO.
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OLD
STYLE/
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DRINK
/ "THE OWL" / delicate curlicue designs: DD.(logo) / DAVIS & DRAKE, /
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DRINK
/ NATIONAL GUARD (arched) / (picture of militiaman with rifle and
cannon TRADE MARK /
VERY FINE / WHISKEY / NATIONAL
LIQUOR STORE / H. J. LEBOVITZ PROP. / 6311 SO.
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National
/ WINE CO. (in a banner) / Fifth and Stark Sts. /
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STANDARD
/ Liquor Co. / Salem, Oregon.; straight sided glass, chunky
lettering, etch is about an 8 to a 7 on the bottom line - not weak - could be
better, we once had the 5th, #171-8
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Kellogg (in downward arch) / Whiskey;
(in huge bold letters), (product of Wilmerding – Lowe of S.F.) clear good etch, larger glass with different
pattern, bold and crisp etch. #96-8
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OLD
/ GRAND-DAD / (picture of a bespectacled gent with an upraised glass
in his left hand) / WHISKEY; this is a fluted Highball picture
glass, incredible detail, crisp etch, crudity in the glass, one tiny light
scratch up high on the glass, this has
everything going for it! #130-6
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OLD
BOONE (etched picture of a frontiersman sitting on a tree stump, a dog
lying at his feet. He carries a shotgun in his right hand and a hat in his
left.); this is a fluted Highball picture glass, incredible detail,
crisp etch, crudity in the glass, a killer unlisted picture glass!
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CARROLL
/ RYE / HIGHBALL; sun
colored purple, swirls in the glass, crude, a product of Louis Taussig of San
Francisco, unlisted with out gold rim, 1st we've seen. #36-2
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Barclay's / Royal Canadian / RYE WHISKEY; another highball glass,
internally fluted, double gold rim and band, unusual looking - fancy glass,
unlisted and undocumented.
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R.H.
/ Parker Whiskey (surrounded by a wreath of grain stalks) Highball;
internally fluted, unusual looking - fancy glass, unlisted and undocumented.
Another first.
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"Highball"
/ I.W. / / Harper, / FROM OLD /
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OLD
SPRING WHISKEY; high ball size, bold etch and gutsy font,
"Spring" is shaped like a football, Whiskey is in stylized Old
English font, bold etch, unlisted, undocumented.
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DRINK
/ THE GEO. T. STAGG CO. INCORPORATED DISTILLER / OFC logo in center / FRANKFORT KENTUCKY / WHISKEY (pictorial
graphics of ears of corn and barley are a 7 and 2 oclock adjacent to the main
embossing pattern); yet another highball glass, crisp & bold
etch, incredible detail, glass has quite a bit of character, unlisted, undocumented.
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C.P.MOORMAN&CO.
(etched on the pennant flying atop the mast of a fully-rigged sailboat. Old /
J.H. / CUTTER / WHISKIES (three lines slanted the mainsail); fluted
highball glass, this is an unlisted San Francisco glass distributed by A. P.
Hotaling, the glass leans to the left and has a ton of character, an
exceptionally rare western glass, unlisted. The best we've had.
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Paul
/ Jones / Highball (lettering
surrounded by a frosted wreath with ribbon ties); and yet another
unlisted glass, fluted, crisp and detailed etch, a showy glass, unlisted,
undocumented.
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SOUVENIR
/ LEWIS & CLARK / 1805 /
1905 (between two dates are frosted cameos featuring heads of Lewis and
Clark, looking inward, at left and right respectively. CAPT.MERIWETHER LEWIS, CAPT.WILLIAM CLARK) / CENTENNIAL /
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Ambrose Bros. /
Fresno ; clear, strong etch, odd shaped heavy “knob style” base,
thick walled sides, perfect
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Brunswick / Private Stock / Siebe Bros. &
Plageman / San Francisco; light amethyst, very crisp etch, dead mint,
we’ve seen three – one was damaged and now this one, a rare glass.
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Capitol Liquor
Company / Reuben & Lane (in banner) / fancy logo with huge eagle /
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Capitol / OK /
Whiskey; (another Roth product from S.F.), clear w/ light purple
tint, internally fluted, bold outlined etch, well detailed and defined
stencil, 1st in a couple of years
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Baehr’s /
Celebrated Straight Whiskies /
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Clarke’s Pure Rye.
#14-3, great etch - fancy graphics, a fancy glass in tip top condition.
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Compliments of Boone Spring- Distillery Co. Inc. /
112 West 3rd St. / Telephones / Home A 4008 Broadway / Angeles
Cal.; clear, larger glass, full face etching is strong, gold rim worn
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J. F. Cutter / Star within Shield / fancy
filigrees border monogram / Whiskey / E. Martin & Co.; crisp etch – stronger than most, gold rim
shows slight wear, no excuses, strong example
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Cyrus Noble / Old
Goods; (top line is arched – bottom line is straight; product of Crown Distilleries / Lilienthal
& CO. of S.F., good etch, clear, good strong etch.
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Daniel
Schaeffer's / ornate vignette of Daniel surrounded by a log cabin on the left
and a forested scene on the right / Log Cabin Whiskey / Made in our Family
Since 1836; glass is the mate to the Daniel Schaeffer's Log Cabin
amber cylinder produced by Goldschmidt Bros. of Los Angeles Cal., it is unlisted
and believed unique, etching is crisp - ornate - & detailed, gold rim
shows slight thinning, this an exceptional western picture glass. One of the
top 10.
See http://www.westernwhiskeytooltopgazette.com/2010/04/and-then-there-were-three.html
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DD inside fancy
logo with sprigs of grain behind it / Detrich
/ Registered Distillery No. 60 / 10th District Ohio /
Distillers of Pure Rye and Bourbon in banner / The Detrich Distilling Co. /
Dayton Ohio; clear, crisp etch, just plain fancy – etched top to
bottom, small lip fleck.
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Delmonico (in slanted script,
curlicues above and below) ; strong & crisp etch, slightly misshapen
and crude with swirls and a couple of seed bubbles.
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Drink /
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Green Mountain /
Distillery / MAKERS (arched) / OF THE / CELEBRATED (arched) / GREEN MOUNTAIN
/ RYE & BOURBON (slanted) / KANSAS CITY, Mo.; blue green
transfer, gold rim shows some wear, a couple of flakes to the inside of the
lip (the gold rim hides them), a fancy glass.
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The Hayner
Distilling Co. / Trade Mark 1866 in horseshoe – Hayner on barrel end – sheaf’s
of grain / Registered /
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The Hayner
Distilling Co. / Trade Mark 1866 in horseshoe – Hayner on barrel end – sheaf’s
of grain / Registered /
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Kellerstrass
(arched, old English type) / PURE RYE / DISTILLING CO. (reverse arched) / St.
Louis, MO. USA; good etch, decent gold rim, some un-disolved flux in
the glass presents with an interesting swirled pattern, this is the unlisted
St. Louis single line variant.
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Kellerstrass
(arched, old English type) / PURE RYE / DISTILLING CO. (reverse arched) /
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JUDGE KELLY;
(who was Judge Kelly?) clear, some crudity, bold block etching, western?
eastern? distributor? scratch on reverse, pin point rough spot on lip, a rare
and unlisted glass
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KING EDWARD VII
(arched) / (small crown with a banner) / STRAIGHT / WHISKEY / J.G.PHILPOTT
CO. /
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Kentucky / Tavern
/ Straight Whiskey / Jas. Thompson & Bro. / Louisville Ky.;
clear, bold etching covers entire front of glass, fancy patterns, one 1 mm
inside flake – couple tiny rubs
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Keystone Liquor
Store / Fred L. Kemling / 32 North First Street / San Jose, Cal.;
clear diminutive font is well etched, crude, bubbles, no post-production
flaws, scarce glass
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W. A. Lacey / W. A. Lacey Pure Hand Made Sour Mash
Whiskey (all on barrel end logo) / Whiskey; (of Lilienthal S.F.
fame), clear, crude lip, some etching loss exists at the top – pattern is
easily discernable but the excuse is still there, this is a very scarce S.F.
glass.
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LOCKBOX 290.
/ picture of wheat sheaves / Horseshoe
TRADE 1866 MARK / HAYNER in Barrel /
REGISTERED / DAYTON.O.U.S.A.; a fancy and unlisted variant with great
graphics.
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Compliments Of /
ornate and detailed etch of a mission with palm trees / "Old Mission at
San Diego, Oldest in the State, founded in 1769 / Los Angeles Brewing Co;
this is a first for us, we've had a couple of other mission glasses from this
firm but not San Diego, a very detailed pattern is present although it is a
bit light (appears in manufacture not wear) overall, rare.
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Mangross /
Quality Deluxe / American Wines; tall glass flares out to lip, light
SCA, strong etching, unlisted, free of excuses
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MYERS & COMPANY / PURE /
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P. Morevilles /
AAA (on frosted scroll) / Old Bourbon / Louis Taussig & CO. / Sole Agents
/ Pacific Coast (all etching is contained within a barrel end border);
very bold and crisp etch, gold rim shows wear, an older and sought after
glass, I have a labeled embossed cylinder for AAA 1864 Old Bourbon and the
design is virtually identical, a rare item in mint shape!
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Jesse / Moore;
(in stylized script) crude, a very small glass, etching is strong and crisp,
a first for us.
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Jesse / Moore;
(in stylized bold script) crude, a little lean to the right, clear, etching is
strong and crisp, standard shot size, A tough western glass. Also have one in
sun colored amethyst.
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Jesse / Moore;
(in stylized bold script), taller glass than previous, clear, etching is also
strong and crisp, get both glasses, another good one.
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MORVILLE (arched) / AAA (letters are tsp on a frosted banner)
/ WHISKEY; gold rim is in good shape, this exact
pattern is present on one of the labeled and embossed Louis Taussig amber
fifths in my collection, crisp etch, a rare and showy glass from S.F., only
our 2nd one.
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Normandex (on an
upward sloping angle- left to right /
fancy horizontal scrollwork similar to a Victorian snow-crest / Cleveland,
Ohio / additional ornate Victorian
designs; clear, great etch, an unlisted glass - internally paneled
never seen, could be a sleeper.
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Normandex (on an
upward sloping angle- left to right /
fancy horizontal scrollwork similar to a Victorian snow-crest / Cleveland,
Ohio / additional ornate Victorian
designs; this is an absolute anomaly in that it is an unlisted
glass - internally paneled in a wonderful rich green color (the actual glass
– not the pattern) resembling depression glass, the etch is extremely well
executed – rich, ornate and crisp, it is notably crude and will be a
centerpiece!
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Old Clarke
Bourbon. 126-2, 2mm x 1mm fleck off lip on left.
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The Old
Government / The Perfection of Whiskey; (another product of Rathjen
Mercantile of S.F – see Fine Old Billie Taylor glass) clear, crude, lopsided
at the top, good etching
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Old Forrester.
Unlisted - produced by Vogt - Applegate. Mint.
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Old
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Old Judge Whiskey;
bold etch, clear, gold rim shows some thinning at the lip, a product of
Rothenburg & Co. of S.F.
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The / OLD MAID / CO (OP monogram with an eagle head on the top of the P and a frosted
banner running on top. grain stalks run behind the monogram).About dead mint, an internally paneled glass, extremely
crisp etch, quite a bit of crudity in the glass with a couple of seed bubbles
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O!SO Good / fancy
intertwined logo / Riegers Whiskey / J. Riegers & Co. Kansas City, Mo
; clear, gold rim worn, still a fancy glass
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O!SO Good / fancy
intertwined logo / Riegers Whiskey / J. Riegers & Co. Kansas City, Mo
; clear, good etch, gold rim has some wear, a nice example,
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W. B. Quigly Co.
/ Wholesale / Liquor Dealers / Oakland Calif; clear, inside flutes,
generally excellent etching, two 1 mm rough spots on lip (easier felt than
seen), tough one
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Highball / I. W.
/ Harper / From Old /
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R. W. / Parker /
Whiskey (surrounded by sheaves of wheat / Highball; a large and
extremely ornate glass with multi faceted panels and an exceptionally ornate
etching pattern, Rare & Unlisted.
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Royal Stag / O
ornate picture of stag - trade mark - K / Bourbon / Ahrens Pein &
Bullwinkle; good etching (somwhat weak at very top right and bottom
edge of Bullwinkel), gold rim shows wear, touch of crudity, fancy! considered
one of the top western picture glasses - free from post production excuses,
last one we saw was five years ago, very – very rare!
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Ridgecroft
; (in arch like an upside down smile), clear, one good sized bubble, circular
swirls, crisp etching, distributor unknown but looks western to me, about
perfect
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Santa Monica Wine Co. / Gai & Co. / Home 1106
Sunset 461; clear, bold etch, touch of character, an in-manufacture
flowed bubble is present in the lip (not damage), near mint, rare.
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Santa Rosa
Vineyard Co. / exceptionally ornate logo "LG & Co." / 270-272
So. Main St. / Los Angeles, Cal.; excellent etching, gold rim,
conventional style, a beautiful & ornate glass.
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Silkwood Whiskey; clear, big bold blocky etch, this is a
tough glass that was produced for Laventhal & CO. of S.F. for only a
couple of years around 1905 - the S.F. Earthquake polished them off, the
bottle is fancy with swirled shoulders, this is the first glass we've seen
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SONOMA WINE CO / 551 SO.
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Special Reserve /
Pacific Grand / Whiskey / The Samuel Co./ 247 - 249 Bush St. / San Francisco
Cal.; bold - crisp strike, extremely crude with lots of swirls, this
is a scarce glass and... we've got the matching fifth in bright lemon yellow
on the whiskey list right now!
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Sunny Brook.
Unlisted Variant / paneled glass - similar to #RRP57, couple of minor rough
spots on lip.
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Sunny Brook. different
paneled variant.
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SUNNY BROOK
(arched) / picture of a man in a cap with INSPECTOR on its band / THE PURE
FOOD WHISKEY (reverse arched) / (line); crisp bold etch, 13 panels,
couple of small rough spots on tip of lip, a fancy glass with panels and neat
graphics. unlisted.
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Turn Halle Café /
And / Old Heidelberg / Kirchber & Hanno / Portland, Ore; clear,
various sizes and fonts of etching – all generally exc., gold rim has some
wear, 2 mm inside lip nick
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TWOMEY & (arched) / MIHOLOVICH (arched)/ THE
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F. Zimmerman
& Co. / Portland, Or.; medium sun colored amethyst, bold crisp
etch, stencil was applied off level - pattern moves upward noticeably from L
to R, some crudity as well.
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Compliments
of/ F. Zimmerman & Co. / Portland,
Or.; another variant not yet documented –the first line runs straight
instead of arched, also different spacing and layout than noted on other
Zimmermans, clear, good etch, 1mm nick on lip, it's also notably lopsided!
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Dose Glasses
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Otto Zickes /
Druggist / Cor. Clark Av. & Milford St.; typical thick walled
WT&Co. style dose glass with all info contained within circular slug on
the obverse and graduations on reverse. Origin?
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Books
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Historic Shot Glasses - The
Pre-Prohibition Era by Barbara Edmonson; 224 pages crammed with
information, we have the remaining publishers new inventory. Available
postpaid via USPS Media Mail.
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Old Advertising Spirits Glasses by Barbara
Edmonson; Long out of print, we have two new copies
in mint condition. 307 pages, complete listing of
all glasses documented as of 1988, great cross reference section. A fantastic
research tool. Postpaid via USPS Media Mail.
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Old German Lager (on a pciture of a
wooden sign); large beer
glass, a ton of graphics, barrel shaped, full face pattern, The Independent Brewing Co.
photos.
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