Bottle, Beer
Object number2011.105.3
Retailer
Fort Pitt Brewing Company
(1906 - 1957)
Manufacturer
Reed Glass Company
(1927 - 1956)
OriginJeannette, PA
OriginRochester, NY
Mediumglass; paper
Credit LineGift of Robert Cranmer
DescriptionColorless glass beer bottle. Two seams. Maker label has blue and red printed text.Dimensions9.875 x 3.5 x 11.625 in. (25.1 x 8.9 x 29.5 cm)InscriptionsHoles punched in center of label: "10 8 42".
MarksLabel: blue and red print, "FORT / PITT / Lager / BEER / [Pennsylvania logo tax logo] / FORT PITT BREWING CO. / PITTSBURGH, PA. (JEANNETTE, PA. PLANT)"; PA tax label logo is circular with blue print: Keystone in center, around center, "PENNSYLVANIA MALT BEVERAGE TAX PAID", "ONE QUART OR LESS".
Embossing around neck "NO DEPOSIT NO RETURN / NOT TO BE REFILLED".
Embossed maker's mark on base "R [inside triangle] / 6".
"R" in a triangle indicates maker as Reed Glass Company.
Historical NotesFt. Pitt Brewing Company bottle. Donor Robert Cranmer was an Allegheny County Commissioner from 1996-2000. He was part of the first Republican majority to be elected since 1932 in the county. Cranmer cast the key deciding vote and drove the plan for "Plan B," the project that built Heinz Field, PNC Park, and the new Convention Center (two of the three county commissioners had to approve the deal). It was primarily a "county" project, with the city playing a secondary role. He also conducted the final negotiations with the Rooney's concerning the amount of money the Steelers would invest in the stadium.
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Robert Cranmer
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Fort Pitt Bottling Company
