Bottle
Object number2015.116.3
Manufacturer
Gem Stopper Company
Retailer
August Kroll
Date1909-1914
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
OriginPittsburg, PA
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumGlass/Metal/Rubber(?)
Credit LineGift of Edward J. Kunco
DescriptionTransparent colorless glass bottle with bail stopper. Two vertical seams, one on each side. Metal wire bail stopper with black rubber(?) stopper. Raised retailer text on front near bottom. Underside of bottle has a raised number at center. Underside of stopper has raised maker text.Dimensions9.563 x 2.625 x 2.625 x 2.625 in. (24.3 x 6.7 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm)MarksRaised text on front near bottom "REGISTERED / AUGUST KROLL / 715 - 2ND ST. / N.S. / PITTSBURG, PA. / THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD".
Underside of bottle has a raised text at center "26".
Underside of stopper has raised text in center "2", around perimeter top "GEM STOPPER CO.", and around perimeter bottom "PHILA PA".
Historical NotesBottle from a whiskey distillery that operated from 1909 to 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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c. 1773
