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Bottle, Liquor

Object number2018.57.5

Retailer Hamburger Distillery

Date1914-1933

OriginBrownsville, PA

OriginSouth Brownsville, PA

MediumGlass; Paper; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

DescriptionColorless glass liquor bottle with label. Oval-shaped body with a short, sloped shoulder that connects to a cylindrical neck with a neck ring below an open mouth. Bottom has foot with domed underside. Two seams along the sides and two on the bottom. Retailer's paper label attached to front and around neck and mouth. Raised text at top and underside of bottle. Bottle is one pint.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 8.25 x 3.75 x 1.75 in. (21 x 9.5 x 4.4 cm)
MarksTan paper label on front with red and black text: "BOTTLED IN BOND / For Medicinal Use Only / [wax seal and ribbon] / OLD / BRIDGEPORT / MONON[missing]LA / PURE / RYE WHISKEY / HAMBURGER DISTILLERY / SOUTH BROWNSVILLE, PA. / LONDON 1914 GOLD MEDALS SAN FRANCISCO 1915".

Wax seal and ribbon text: "YOU'VE TRIED / THE / REST / NOW BUY / THE / BEST / PURE / PALATABLE / AND / PERFECT"

Back of paper label around neck: "PINT"

Raised text at top: "FULL PINT"

Raised text on bottom: "23"
Historical NotesPurchased at an estate sale in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

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