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GILT EDGE (arched) / (picture of a crown) / WHISKEY (reverse arched) |
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ID#: KWS108 |
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| Glass Category: | Liquor advertising | |
| Glass Type: | Thin-walled shot | |
| Label Type: | Usual white-etched label, gold rim | |
| Dimensions: | Measurements omitted | |
| Edmonson: | HSG, p. 73, entry #5 | |
| State: | CA | |
| City: | San Francisco | |
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Wichman, Lutgen & Co. listed from 1877-1919. There are many variants of this glass: HSG shows only one and it's uncertain which variant it corresponds to. Snyder notes that the Gilt Edge brand was first registered in 1877 to Woolner Bros, of Peoria, IL. It was again registered in 1899 to Wichman - Lutgen Co. of San Francisco. HSG (p. 73) also has a Gilt Edge glass branded by Loeb, Bloom & Co., of Paducah, KY. The Autocrat brand was contested between the CA firm and Edwin Schiele of St. Louis, MO (OASG) Brand names used by this company include: "Autocrat", "Foerster's Whiskey Co.", "Forest Lawn", "Forester's Malt Whiskey", "Forrest Lawn Whiskey", "Gilt Edge", "Gilt Edge", "H & H", "Identical", "Marin County Club Bourbon", "Marin County Club Special", "Old Identical", "Pomona", "Romona", "Silver Edge", "Silver Plover", and "Silver Plover Gin." Company name timeline: Wichman & Lutgen (1877-1893), Wichman, Lutgen & Co. (1894-1916), Wichman, Lutgen & Co. (Inc) (1917-1919) Address timeline: 809 Montgomery (1877-1878), 321 Clay (1879-1888), 314-322 Clay (1889-1903), 29-31 Battery (1904-1906), 431-439 Clay (1907-1911), 134-140 Sacramento (1912-1919) Find out more about Wichman, Lutgen & Co. | ||
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