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HAND MADE (arched) / SOUR MASH / SPRING HILL (arched up: this and following lines are tsp on frosted ribbons) / RYE / L. & A. SCHARFF (waved) / ST. LOUIS, MO. (waved: a typically Truog leaf design runs behind the text banners)

ID#: RRP2589
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Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot
Label Type:Usual white-etched label
Dimensions:2-7/16" x 2" x 1-5/8"
Edmonson:Not listed
State:MO
City:St. Louis
Notes:
L & A Scharff listed from 1883-1918.

This glass is most likely designed by George Truog of Cumberland, MD.






The two Scharffs were Lazarus and Adolph (thanks to Mark Buscher for providing the information). They were drawing liquor from RD #112 (Anderson Co., KY): see the distillery listing for more details

Directory Notes: Sole agent Royal Pepsin Bitters, US and Canada (1902). "Pretoria Rye, None Better" (1904).

Brand names used by this company include: "Ameliorated", "Blue Lodge", "Camp Spring", "Captain Jack", "Delmonico Rye", "Eagle", "Maple Hollow", "Nelson Creek", "Pretoria", and "Spring Hill ."

Company name timeline:
L & A Scharff (1883-1903), L & A Scharff, Distillers (1904-1906), L & A Scharff Distilling Co. (1916-1918)

Address timeline:
215 N Main (1883-1887), 15 S 2 nd (1888-1900), 20 S Main (1902-1918), 201-203 S 4 th (1904-1906), 515 Clark Ave (1916-1918)

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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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