pre-Pro Shot Glass: "Lewis 66"

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Lewis / 66 (both lines slanted)
	ID#: RRP2528

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Glass Category:	Liquor advertising
Glass Type:	Thin-walled shot
Label Type:	Beaded
Dimensions:	2-1/8" x 1-15/16" x 1-7/16"
Edmonson:	HSG, p. 104, entry #1
State:	OH
City:	Cincinnati


Notes:
Strauss, Pritz & Co. listed from 1875-1918. The company apparently had close ties to the Commonwealth distillery (RD &12, 7th Dist.) in KY: there was a Strauss and 2 Pritz' on the Commonweath Distilling Co and the Commonwealth was dba Durham Distilling Co. and Cream of Anderson. The 64th annual report of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce lists Sidney E Pritz, Carl E Pritz and Wallace Holzman as being associated with this company in 1912. By 1914, the roster has changed to Sidney E Pritz, Carl E Pritz and Albert I Strauss. Brand names used by this company include: "1875", "A. Lewis & Sons Pure Hand Made Sour Mash", "Bon Ton Rye", "Boquet Rye", "Cream of Anderson", "Durham Distilling Co. Rye", "Durham Rye", "Edge Cliff", "Flower of Kentucky", "Flower of Maryland", "Fountain Run", "J. M. Walker's Anderson County Hand Made Sour Mash Distilled Spring 1868", "Lewis 66", "Mercer Co. Kentucky Pure Small Grain Bourbon", "Mountain Brook", "Old Bon Ton", "Old Winchester", "Planet Rye", "Roanoke Rye", "Small Grain Bourbon", "The Celebrated Longfellow", "The Famous Lewis 66", "Winchester ", "Winchester Rye", and "X & S P Co. X." Company name timeline: Strauss, Pritz & Co. Address timeline: 58 W 2 nd (1875-1879), 114 W 2 nd (1880-1883), 32-34 Main (1884-1895), 52 Main (1896-1898), Office: 909-911 Sycamore (1899-1917), 703 Union Trust Building (1918) Find out more about Strauss, Pritz & Co.







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