Crate
Object number2011.81.1
Retailer
A. Overholt and Company
Date1910-1914
Mediumwood; ink; metal
Credit LineGift of Aurella J. Barch
DescriptionWooden rye whiskey crate. Black and blue printed retailer text on all sides. First long side also has image of Abraham Overholt: a man with a suit and tie. Second long side at center has green and red tax tag attached. Metal nails in base.Dimensions12 x 13.125 x 11.5 x 17.375 in. (30.5 x 33.3 x 29.2 x 44.1 cm)MarksBlack text on all sides (unless otherwise indicated):
Text on first long side "ESTABLISHED 1810 / [image of a man with a suit and tie, with caption: "ABRAHAM OVERHOLT"] / [in blue ink] A. OVERHOLT AND CO. / DISTILLERS / RYE WHISKEY / BROAD FORD, PA. U.S.A."
Second long side, "B A.OVERHOLT & CO. / DISTILLERS." Left of center, "No 1313620 / D.N. 3 / 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 black stamp overtop it, "E.M. GROSS / ...S. STOREKEEPER / 23RD DIST. PA.", bottom, "INSP OCT 19 1914".
Printed on both short sides: "ESTABLISHED 1810. / [in blue ink] OLD / [in blue ink] OVERHOLT / PENNSYLVANIA / RYE / WHISKEY".
Historical NotesOverholt 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. Overholt whiskey is best known because Abraham Overholt was the maternal grandfather of Henry Frick. In 1810, Abraham Overholt and his brother Christian began distilling whiskey on their farm in Westmoreland County.
Related person
Abraham Overholt
Related person
E. M. Gross
On View
On view
1941-1945
