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OLD RIPY (arched) / WHISKEY / (line design) / ANDERSON CO. / KENTUCKY. |
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ID#: PVV134 |
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| Glass Category: | Liquor advertising | |
| Glass Type: | Thin-walled shot | |
| Label Type: | Usual white-etched label | |
| Dimensions: | 2-3/16" x 1-15/16" x 1-1/2" | |
| Edmonson: | HSG, p. 139, entry #2 | |
| State: | KY | |
| City: | Lawrenceberg | |
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T. B. Ripy Distilleries listed from 1890. T. B. Ripy Distilleries (RD #112 and RD #418, 8th Dist.) Thomas B. Ripy began making whiskey in 1869 in Tyrone, KY. He died in 1902 and his two distilleries became part of the Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company (KD&W Co., an arm of the Whiskey Trust) with George A. McGrann, formerly supt. of Melwood, in charge of operations. Meanwhile, Ripy sons Ezra, Ernest, Forest and Robert opened another distillery nearby and operated it under the name "Ripy Bros." until Prohibition. See the respective distillery listings for more details. Brand names used by this company include: "Anderson County S. M.", "Clover Bottom", "J. A. Mc Brayer", and "M. S. Bond." Company name timeline: T. B. Ripy Distilleries Address timeline: On Kentucky River, 4 m east of Lawrenceburg, at Tyrone Find out more about T. B. Ripy Distilleries | ||
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