Ambrose Bros. / Fresno ; clear, strong etch, odd shaped heavy “knob style” base, thick walled sides, perfect

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Adeline Wine Depot * Tillmann and Welander / 1154 Seventh St. / Oakland; clear std. western style, good etch, 2 mm fleck + one minute rough spot on rim, nice coverage

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ALBANY CLUB / RYE  / WHISKEY / WINCHELL & DAVIS  IMPORTING CO. / ALBANY NEW YORK. Tall glass with slight flare toward the top, crisp etch, about mint, a rare & unlisted glass

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Astor Wine Co. / Mail Order House / San Francisco / and / Hornbrook / Calif.; medium sca, good etch, a very scarce glass from a small town in remote northern California.

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BAUGH BROS  / STONEHEART / DISTILLERY / (picture of diamond with a heart within) BB /  TRADE MARK / RICH / AND / MELLOW, RIPE / WITH / AGE. PENNSYLVANIA / RYE WHISKEY; flared lip, full faced etch pattern, good etch, 3 mm flake off side of lip, unlisted.

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Capitol / OK / Whiskey; (another Roth product from S.F.), clear, 2 1/6”, internally fluted, etching somewhat worn, glass is mint, cheap.

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Carrol / Rye / Highball; gold rim shows some wear, ornate etch with three different fonts, a nice large glass produced for Louis Taussig & Co. of San Francisco, first we’ve had in years.

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Carroll Rye Toasts / To Our Friends / Here’s Another Kind Love / TJK; Olde English font (a Louis Taussig product from S.F.), clear, pin point rough spot on lip, crisp etch, scarce

40

Cyrus Noble / Old Goods.; (top line is arched - bottom line runs horizontally, product of Crown Distilleries / Lilienthal of S.F.), nice etch, clear, one 2mm lip fleck is present, 2 3/16”, nice swirl of glass across the front, fairly crude example with a crisp pattern.

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Cyrus Noble / Whiskey.; all etching is bold and in straight line, bold etch, NM, a good S.F. glass that is a perfect mate to the Crown mini / samples.

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"Don't Let Old Acquaintance Be Forgot" / Call and See / Adolphe Lasonde / 11 Fore St. / Somersworth, N.H. clear, large glass, full faced etching is crisp, unlisted, mint

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Drink / Berrys / Diamond Wedding (superimposed over a diamond pattern with horizontal lines running L to R) / Whiskey Boston, Mass.; clear, detailed etch, 1mm lip nick, fancy.

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Dufaud / Wine & Liquor Co. / Wines & Liquors / 315 Hennepin Ave. / Minneapolis, Minn; medium SCA, good strong etcg, 1 mm mark on lip appears in-manufacture, showy example

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Fine Old / Billie Taylor / Whiskey; clear, notably weak etch, produced for Rathjen Mercantile Co. of San Francisco ca. 1909 – an embossed quart with this embossing exists. A scarce glass!

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GANNYMEDE / "76" / (fancy logo with two eagles or griffins with a crest in between them opposing each other at center) / Trade mark – Registered / WHISKEY (reverse arched) / Sig. + Sol. H. Freiberg / DISTILLERS / CINCINNATI, O. / extremely intricate etch, Rare and unlisted.

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Germania / Peppermint / Schnapps (intertwined with intricate scrollwork); bold yet intricate etching, fancy glass that tapers sharply outward toward lip, character, unlisted and quite fancy

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Great Divide / J & S Goodreau / St. Louis, Mo.; in ornate script, clear, 2 5/8”, flared lip, crisp and vivid etch, a nice glass and one that we’d not seen before.

30

Green Mountain / Distillery / MAKERS (arched) / OF THE / CELEBRATED (arched) / GREEN MOUNTAIN / RYE & BOURBON (slanted) / KANSAS CITY, Mo.; blue green transfer, gold rim shows some wear, a couple of flakes to the inside of the lip (the gold rim hides them), a fancy glass.

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The Hayner Distilling Co. / Trade Mark 1866 in horseshoe – Hayner on barrel end – sheafs of grain / Registered / Dayton O. & St. Louis. Mo; no gold rim, ornate, clear, perfect etch .

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High Life / Kentucky ornate picture of an eagle with both hemispheres of the world clutched in the talons of each claw Bourbon / Cream (“Trade Mark”  is situated above eagles wing tips at top center); S.A. Arata of Portland Oregon owned the brand and this exceptionally ornate picture glass was produced for them ca. 1901, an embossed and labeled example of the picture cylinder is in my collection – the label is identical to the etching on this glass. Free of post production excuses the etch is crisp and detailed with only slight thinning. Fancy & rare.

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1910 / Wm. F. O’hern / Dealers in / Wines & Liquors for Family Use / Both Phones T.C. 1307 N.W. Main 2137 / 297 Cedar Ave / Minneapolis Minn; SCA, dose style, good gold rim

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Inter-State Merc. Co. / Wholesale Liquor Dealers / Joplin, Mo.; clear, good etch, couple of “tiny bubbles” (thanks to Don Ho), nice mid-western glass

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JUDGE KELLY; (who was Judge Kelly?) clear, some crudity, bold block etching, western? eastern? distributor? scratch on reverse, pin point rough spot on lip, an unlisted glass.

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Keep / Your / (picture) Eye  / On The / (picture) Moon  (and stars?) ; A classic Truog style picture glass that is etched with the classic Eye Opener etch on the left and the moon surrounded by stars on the right. Very crisp and detailed, 69mm in height (my idea of supersizing – 2 shots for the price of one), one 1mm fleck on the lip is the only excuse, only one of these that we’ve run across in all our years in the hobby

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Kentucky / Tavern / Straight Whiskey / Jas. Thompson & Bro. / Louisville Ky.; clear, bold etching covers entire front of glass, fancy patterns, one 1 mm inside flake – couple tiny rubs

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Keystone Liquor Store / Fred L. Kemling / 32 North First Street / San Jose, Cal.; clear diminutive font is well etched, crude, bubbles, no post-production flaws, scarce glass

45

KING EDWARD VII (arched) / (small crown with a banner) / STRAIGHT / WHISKEY / J.G.PHILPOTT CO. / Port Huron,Mich. / U.S.A.; crude glass with bubbles and swirls, good etch.

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Mellow / Old / Killarney / STRAIGHT / WHISKEY / J.G. PHILPOTT COMPANY / PORT HURON, MICH., U.S.A.; unlisted barrel shaped variant, etching is ornate – detailed & crisp.

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KLAUBER'S / PRIDE / For Medical Purposes / 185 MAIN ST. / Orange, N.J.; good etch is slightly tilted, gold rim shows some wear, touch of character, unlisted, my idea of medicine!

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W.A.LACEY (arched) / (frosted circle with tsp: W.A.LACEY [arched] / PURE HAND MADE [arched] / WAL [script] / SOUR MASH [reverse arched] / WHISKEY [reverse arched]) / WHISKEY; etch is strikingly strong and crisp, this rare glass was produced for Livingston & Co. of S. F., we’ve only seen a couple over time and this is the nicest example.

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Levinsons / Our name Our Guarantee / High Grade (bunch of grapes) Wines and Liquors / 1209 2^nd Ave / Seattle Wash.; barrel shape, clear, 2 mm lip flake, generally good etch, fancy

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LOCKBOX 290. /  picture of wheat sheaves / Horseshoe TRADE 1866 MARK  / HAYNER in Barrel / REGISTERED / DAYTON.O.U.S.A.; a fancy and unlisted variant with great graphics.

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Mammoth / Cave / Whiskey / Known The World over (in upward arc); without question the crudest glass I’ve ever seen, loaded with seed bubbles and crudity, strong etch, slight amethyst cast, a heavy base slightly tapered glass, real showy - for crudity it can’t be beat!

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Mangross / Quality Deluxe / American Wines; tall glass flares out to lip, light SCA, strong etching, unlisted, free of excuses

25

MELLOW SPRINGS / WHISKEY / 4 QUARTS $2.25 / 8 QUARTS $4.25 / 12 QUARTS $6.25 / Maycliffe Dist. Co. / ST.LOUIS, MO.; gold rim worn, good etch, etching top to bottom, Unlisted.

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Meyer Klein / fancy scroll / Primo Whiskey / 522 North 16^th St. / Omaha Neb.; clear, gold rim shows wear, etching is light, a scarce glass priced right.

25

Moet & Chandon / ornate – detailed etched shield with Brut Imperial / White Seal / Moet & Chandon / Grand Cuvee / Champagne; gold rim in excellent shape, etch is crisp and bold, this pre-pro glass is 3 /5/8” & holds about double the normal shot, no excuses here – a first. 

60

Meyers & Company / Distillers / Fulton / Whiskey / Covington KY USA; good etch, bold, mint

25

Jesse / Moore; (in stylized script) crude, a very small glass, etching is strong and crisp, a first for us.

75

Jesse / Moore; (in stylized bold script) crude, a little lean to the right, clear, etching is strong and crisp, standard shot size, 2 1/8”, has a “swish” above the second “R”, not sure if it was a stencil slip or intentional but it’s one we’ve never seen before, A tough western glass.

60

Jesse / Moore; (in stylized bold script), taller glass than previous, 2 ¼”, clear, etching is also strong and crisp, get both glasses, and the mini from this list! another good one.

50

P.MORVILLE’S (arched) / AAA (letters are tsp on a frosted panel) / OLD BOURBON / LOUIS TAUSSIG & CO / SOLE AGENTS / PACIFIC COAST (reverse arched. All text is contained within a frosted, circular outline designed to look like a barrel end); good etch – slightly thinner (but actually much crisper) at bottom – looks like they used too much acid paste on top, gold rim shows thinning, a first for us, a fancy glass with a great etching pattern.

110

Old Cabinet / (3 stars above this line) / Whiskey / Fred J. Rieger & Co. / Salt Lake City, Utah; overall crudity, bold etch, seed bubbles & a touch of crudity, top example & a very rare glass.

155

The Old Government / The Perfection of Whiskey; (another product of Rathjen Mercantile of S.F – see Fine Old Billie Taylor glass) clear, crude, lopsided at the top, good etching, gold rim

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The Old Government / The Perfection of Whiskey; different etch and size, smaller, no gold rim.

35

Old / GWH / Straight Sour Mash; a crude early glass with an exceptionally strong etch, lots of swirling and character, a couple of minute rough spot on the lip (not even nicks), unlisted

45

Old I. W. Harper (surrounded by sheaves of grain and wreathes); fancy fluted base, clear, 2 mm flake on lip at 12 o’clock, nice detail in generally crisp – well detailed etch

25

Old Huntington / Rye (in odd fancy border) / Schlesinger & Bender Inc.; very light SCA, somewhat light etch, 2 mm lip flake, unlisted variant of a very scarce S.F. glass.

75

OLD / JUDGE (both lies slanted, with curlicue swooshes above and below the final line); bold etch with a little skip at the bottom right, clear, gold rim show some wear, a product of Rothenburg & Co. of S.F. Cal., an unlisted glass.

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Old Thompson / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. In banner beneath /  GD Co. logo on reverse; heavy glass with mug style base, etch is a an odd beige hue, one we’ve never seen before, unlisted.

45

O!SO Good / fancy intertwined logo / Riegers Whiskey / J. Riegers & Co. Kansas City, Mo ; clear, gold rim worn, still a fancy glass

20

O!SO Good / fancy intertwined logo / Riegers Whiskey / J. Riegers & Co. Kansas City, Mo ; clear, good etch, gold rim has some wear, a nice example,

25

W. B. Quigly Co. / Wholesale / Liquor Dealers / Oakland Calif; clear, inside flutes, generally excellent etching, two 1 mm rough spots on lip (easier felt than seen), tough one

50

Highball / I. W. / Parker / From Old / Kentucky (all inside fancy circular beaded border with a bow at the bottom);  gold rim, crisp and well detailed etch, full face pattern, another unlisted glass.

55

R. W. / Parker / Whiskey (surrounded by sheaves of wheat / Highball; a large and extremely ornate glass with multi faceted panels and an exceptionally ornate etching pattern, Unlisted.

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RADCLIFF / WHISKEY / PUT UP BY (line of dots to either side) / MACK & O’BRIEN / IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE / LIQUOR DEALERS / 12 WASHINGTON ST & 108-110 UNION ST. / BOSTON, MASS. (etching is contained within a rectangular border of fleur de lys); clear, crisp etch, tough to fit even one more letter on this full faced etch! Rare and Unlisted.

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Ridgecroft ; (in arch like an upside down smile), clear, one good sized bubble, circular swirls, crisp etching, distributor unknown but looks western to me, about perfect

25

Royal Stag / O ornate picture of stag - trade mark - K / Bourbon / Ahrens Pein & Bullwinkle; good etching (slightly weak in places), gold rim shows wear, touch of crudity, considered one of the top western picture glasses - this example is free from post production excuses, rare!

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RUBY SALOON / PALESTINE, TEXAS.; just like the state – a no nonsense glass, good etch. Nice.

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It Keeps on Tasting good / Shawhan / US Registered Distillery no. 8  / Weston Mo.; fancy scrollwork and highly stylized etching combine to make for one fancy glass, about perfect.

45

Sherwood / Mascot / Whiskey; (product of Sherwood & Sherwood of S.F. – also dist. Cutter line ca. 1910), clear, etching generally good, a little crudity, rare glass & about perfect, We also have a new western back bar find in white enamel “Sherman Rye” with the pewter top!

45

Sherwood / Robin Hood / Whiskey; (product of Sherwood & Sherwood of S.F. – also dist. Cutter line ca. 1910), clear, etching strong and a little crooked, rare glass & about perfect it’s been 2 years since we’ve seen one.

45

SOCIAL (arched) / RYE / PURE & OLD / Hollenbach, Dietrich & Co. / READING, PA.; flared lip, crisp etch, couple of bright spots on the lip appear to be in-manufacture, a tall and graceful glass.

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Turn Halle Café / And / Old Heidelberg / Kirchber & Hanno / Portland, Ore; clear, various sizes and fonts of etching – all generally exc., gold rim has some wear, 2 mm inside lip nick

55

TWOMEY & (arched) / MIHOLOVICH (reverse arched). Text is tsp in a frosted shield design that incorporates a crown at top, 7 fleur-de-lys emblems, and a clear circle at center. The circle contains details as follows: THE YELLOWSTONE (arched) / ~~ / · 22 · / ~~ / MONTGOMERY ST. (reverse arched); crisp / well executed etch, no excuses, a rare glass.

155

Etched on bottom “W. J. VanSchuyer logo under crown” in center of base; 48mm at lip, 38mm at base, 55mm in height. The “Van Schuyver logo and crown” are prominent, crisp and well etched, Two 1 – 2mm thin rim flakes are present, base is crude and glass is lopsided, this is a very scarce glass from Portland, Oregon.

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WALSH’S / SPECIAL (ornate picture of bottle of Whiskey on each side) / circle  with No. 4 inside of another seal  / 4 FULL QUARTS $3.00 / EXPRESS PAID / WALSH & CO. / DISTILLERY DISTRIBUTORS / 1828-1834 WASHINGTON STREET / BOSTON MASS.; glass is fluted on the inside, gold rim shows wear, this is one fancy glass!

50

Wolff’s (slanted script, below a picture of a wolf) / A.WOLFF / FRUITVALE,CAL.; good etch, great graphics, no excuses, a rare small town picture glass from a long since gone east bay community (Fruitvale was absorbed by Oakland Ca. nearly 80 years ago, first we’ve seen.

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WOODLAND (arched) / (monogram C&C in a shield with grain stalks on each side)/ WHISKEY / CRIGLER & CRIGLER / DISTILLERS / COVINGTON, KY.; red enameled letters are bright and scrip, doubt if it was ever used, a very fancy and scarce glass.

60

F. Zimmerman & Co. / Portland, Or.; clear, about average etch, crude w/ heavy swirls, 2 - 1mm nicks on lip, these normally are pretty plain – this is a notch above.

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Compliments of/  F. Zimmerman & Co. / Portland, Or.; another variant not yet documented – this one has the first line running straight instead of arched, also different spacing and layout than noted on other Zimmermans, clear, good etch, 1mm nick on lip, glass is notably lopsided!

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Dose Glasses

A

Otto Zicks / Druggist / Cor. Clark Av. & Milford St.; typical thick walled WT&Co. dose glass with all info contained within circular slug on the obverse and graduations on reverse. Origin?

B

G. W. Clinton & Bro. / Druggist & Chemist / Independence Mo.; typical thick walled WT&Co. dose glass with all info contained within circular slug on the obverse and graduations on reverse. Flat flake across bottom of base – lip nick, Bold strike.

Mini Jugs

We’ve got a couple – One for Continental Whiskey (picture of an acorn) / two tone with handle. – Another for Old Kentucky Home OPS (Blumauer and Hoch – Portland Or.) It’s highly ornate with original wire bale wooden handle and all the gold gilt. Call for pictures.

Historic Shot Glasses - The Pre-Prohibition Era by Barbara Edmonson; 224 pages crammed with information, we have the remaining publishers new inventory. Available postpaid via USPS Media Mail.

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Books

Old Advertising Spirits Glasses by Barbara Edmonson; Long out of print, we have two new copies in mint condition. 307 pages, complete listing of all glasses documented as of 1988, great cross reference section. A fantastic research tool. Postpaid via USPS Media Mail.

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Western Pre-Pro etched High Ball Glasses; we’ve got a few highballs - stuff you don’t normally see but are great accompaniments to the standard pre-pro shot glass collection! Super size your shot collection! Call for details.