Crate
Object number2011.81.3
Retailer
Large Distilling Company
Date1910-1914
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Mediumwood; ink; metal
Credit LineGift of Aurella J. Barch
DescriptionWooden rye whiskey crate. Black and red printed retailer text on all sides. One long side at center has green and red tax tag attached with green stamped text above and below it; unreadable green stamp. Printed on one short side is a black star with encircled star in center. Metal nails in base.Dimensions12.125 x 12.875 x 11.75 x 17.5 in. (30.8 x 32.7 x 29.8 x 44.5 cm)InscriptionsBlack and red print on all sides:
First long side, "St. Louis Grand Prize 1904 / ESTABLISHED 1796 / LARGE / MONONGAHELA / PURE RYE / Whiskey / THE LARGE DISTILLING CO. / PITTSBURGH, PENNA., U.S.A."
Second long side, "THE LARGE DISTILLING CO. / DISTILLERS" ; left of center, "No 536841 / D.N. 5 / 23RD DIST. / PENNSYLVANIA": right of center, "3 GALLS. / PROOF 100 / BONDED / FALL OF 1910 / BOTTLED / FALL 1914"; center has green and red tax tag attached with green stamp above and below it, "ROBT. ADLER / U.S. STOREKEEPER 23RD DIST / ...DEC. 12 1914"; unreadable green stamp.
Printed on first short side: "St. Louis Grand Prize 1904 / 12 BOTTLES QUARTS / LARGE / TRADE [black star with encircled star in center] MARK / WHISKEY / EST'B 1796".
On second shirt side: "St. Louis Grand Prize 1904 / 12 BOTTLES QUARTS / ESTABLISHED 1796 / PURE MONONGAHELA / RYE WHISKEY / MADE BY / Henry Large Jr. / PITTSBURGH, PENNA."
Historical NotesLarge Distilling Company Monongahela whiskey crate, with government tags still attached. The crates in this collection were taken home by a state employee and made into shelves, when taken apart years later they were perfectly preserved. The Large Distilling Company was founded by John Large in 1796 on the banks of the Monongahela River near West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. They won the grand prize for pure whiskey at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 (also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition).
Related person
John Large
Related person
Robert Adler
Related person
Henry Large Jr.
On View
On view
1941-1945
