Case
Object number2008.10.1 a-y
Manufacturer
Tube City Brewing Company
Manufacturer
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
(1929 - 1965)
Manufacturer
Modern Metal Products Company
Date1953
OriginCambridge, MA
OriginMcKeesport, PA
OriginFairmont, WV
MediumCardboard; ink; glass; paint; various metals
Credit LineGift of Tom Lawrence
DescriptionCase of beer comprised of cardboard case and twenty-four (24) bottles of beer.DimensionsBox Height: 8.25 ; Width: 10 ; Length: 14Bottle Height: 8 ; Width: 2 ; Width at neck: 1.25
MarksEmbossed marks: "GX 2105 / Duraglas / 3 [diamond superimposed over an oval with "I" inside] 58 / 24 [note: serial number varies per bottle]".
(a)
Written on top of flaps: "Cream of Beer / It's Premium" and "Cream of Beer".
On both long sides: "THE CREAM / OF ALL BEER / Cream of Beer / THE CREAM / OF ALL BEER".
On both short sides: "24-7 OZ. BOTTLES / TUBE CITY / BREWING CO. / McKEESPORT, PA."
Base: ink stamps, illegible.
(b-y)
White painted label logo on neck: image of three barrels with "CITY / BTC " superimposed.
White paint on body front: "CONTENT 7 FL. OZ. / [image of wheat] Cream / of / Beer / 1953 / It's Premium / TUBE CITY BREWING CO., MC KEESPORT, PA."
On body back, in white paint: "The Cream of all Beer / BREWED WITH THE CHOICEST / GRAINS OBTAINABLE".
(b)
Has metal flip cap; engraved in arc on cap, "TITE-FIT / MODERN METAL PRODS. CO / CAMBRIDGE. MASS."; horizontally, "MFG BY".
(c-f)
Gold caps with red print: "TUBE CITY BREWING COMPANY / [inside keystone outline logo] Cream / of / Beer / MCKEESPORT, PENNA." ; on edges, "PENNSYLVANIA MALT BEVERAGE TAX PAID HALF PINT OR LESS".
Embossed maker's mark on base of all bottles.
Historical NotesCase of Cream Beer found in the barn of donor Tom Lawrence's wife's grandfather. Tube City Brewing opened in McKeesport 1933 and closed in 1955. The brewery was located on Walnut Street. The building was demolished over twenty years later. The glass bottles were molded by the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. The number "3" in the maker's mark represents the Fairmont, West Virginia plant. All of the bottles are the same, except for the serial numbers, which vary from bottle to bottle.
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