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Green Mountain / Distillery (two lines script) / MAKERS OF (arched up) / THE / CELEBRATED (slanted: three lines to left of "Distillery") / GREEN MOUNTAIN / RYE & BOURBON (wave) / (line design)

ID#: RRP1591
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Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot
Label Type:Blue-green etched, gold rim
Dimensions:2-3/16 " x 2 " x 1-5/8"
Edmonson:Not listed
State:MO
City:Kansas City
Notes:
Green Mountain Distilling Co. listed from 1884-1916.

Not listed: the other more common variant is in HSG, p. 79, entry #2.

The name on the glass dates it to between 1900 and 1903.

EJ Reefer (my great uncle) and Max Charles Reefer (my great grandfather) founded the business. E J Reefer lived near 58th and Brookside Rd. in Kansas City, MO. Max Reefer and his wife lived at 37th and Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. My paternal grandparents, Jack and Arene, died in 1920 as a result of the final phase of the flu epidemic, leaving my father and his brother orphaned at ages 4 and 7 respectively. The family were non-drinkers and supported Prohibition! (submitted by an anonymous visitor to the site, 7-24-2009)

An ad from Munsey's magazine dated 1900 lists warehouses in St. Louis, Kansas City, Louisville and Chicago.

Brand names used by this company include: "Gold Medal", "Green Mountain Rye", "Real Kentucky Royal", "Smoky Hollow Rye", and "Tastewell."

Company name timeline:
Green Mountain Distillery (1900-1904), Green Mountain Distillery Co. (1905-1913), Reefer's Green Mountain Distillery Co. (1914-1915), Green Mountain Distillery Co. (1915), Green Mountain Distilling Co. (1916)

Address timeline:
1416 Grand Ave (1900), 1612-1618 Main (1901-1915), 1710A Main (1916)

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Be warned, these glasses are rare antiques, around 100 years old. Prices typically range from $30 or so on the more common glasses (e.g., a Hayner or a Detrick) to $250+ on desirable picture glasses.

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