Bottle, Beer
Object number2021.123.1 a,b
Manufacturer
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
Datec. 1960
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumGlass; Paper; Ink; Metal; Plastic; Paint
Credit LineGift of Barbara Bossart
DescriptionBrown glass beer bottle. Twelve (12) ounce bottle. Short squat bottle with short neck, threaded mouth, and textured surface below shoulder and around bottom. Bottle has two seams. Paper label adhered on front side of bottle has off-white margins, pink inset background, and collage of drawn images. Bottle is empty. Metal twist-off beer cap. Gray metal with gold paint on exterior. Crimped edge. Interior has plastic gasket around perimeter.DimensionsHeight x Diameter (a-b together): 6.125 × 2.75 in. (15.6 × 7 cm)Height x Diameter (a): 6 × 2.75 in. (15.2 × 7 cm)
Height x Diameter (b): 0.25 × 1.125 in. (0.6 × 2.9 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Bottle has raised text on shoulders "NO DEPOSIT NO RETURN" and "NOT TO BE REFILLED".
Label has black and off-white text on the body of the label "FroTh / iNgSLOSh / OLDE / PUB / PALE / STALE ALE / THE FOAM / IS ON THE / BOTTOM".
(b)
Painted black text on top "TWIST OFF" and side "or use opener".
Marks(a)
Bottle has raised text on underside, clockwise from 12:00: encircled "B", "70", "29", and "12".
Label has black printed text in the left margin "BREWED AND BOTTLED BY PITTSBURGH BREWING CO." and right margin "PITTSBURGH, PA, 15201 CONTENTS 12 FL OZ. [union logo]".
Historical NotesOlde Frothingslosh Pale Stale Ale bottle. The beer that started as a joke on Rege Cordic’s WWSW and KDKA morning radio show as the “pale stale ale with the foam on the bottom” became a reality in 1955 when Pittsburgh Brewing Company began to produce it as a Christmas beer special. Known more for the can then the actual beer, it has since become a collector’s item. In 1968, the can began to advertise Miss Olde Frothingsloth as a local go-go dancer named Fatima Yechburg, purportedly from a small Pittsburgh town and partial to arm wrestling, arc welding, soap carving, sky diving, and ballet. The actual model was Marsha Phillips of Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The beer has since been reissued several times.
Related person
Regis John Cordic
(1926 - 1999)
Related institution
KDKA 1020
Related institution
WWSW-AM
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