Bottle, Liquor
Object number99.38.1
Retailer
C. Sunstein & Sons
Date1891-1911
OriginPittsburg, PA
Mediumglass, paper, ink, adhesive
Credit LineGift of David and Deborah Shaw
DescriptionFlask-style whiskey bottle.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4.688 × 2.5 × 0.938 in. (11.9 × 6.4 × 2.4 cm)MarksSquare paper front label has white text against a black/dark gray background "MILLTOWN / RYE WHISKEY / BLEND / C. SUNSTEIN & SONS, / PITTSBURG, PA."
Reverse at center is a smaller round label or seal with text "NET... / PINT"; label is incomplete.
seal on back of bottle is partly missing & illegiable: net.. and PINT are discer
Historical NotesThis bottle, perhaps a sample-size package, was found in the basement of a house at 1404 Federal Street on the North Side.
On View
On viewC. and E. Marshall Company
c. 1773