49er Bottle Jamboree

Hamilton Gray & Co. Proprietors, Maysville, Kentucky. Blue Lick Water, with picture of deer. Amber, double roll applied top. Minor whittle, a fe...

Trade token for one H. Mau & Co. drink, and advertises H_r_agemann & Co. Cigars on back. Token graded XF Details with environmental damage o...

Goldfield Bottling Company Soda Works, a sparkling dark purple clean example. This choice rare crown top soda has only a minor ding on the base. The l

Eagle Bottling Works, Goldfield, Nevada. Crown top, four piece mold, purple soda. X- Holabird. Near mint. One of a handful of choice rare Nevada minin

J. J. Tuckfield, Las Vegas Bottling Works Nevada. Four piece mold Crowntop soda bottle. Sparkling clean, bright and vibrant. The Tuckfield soda is one

This is the incredibly rare Pollard crown top soda from Las Vegas. It is the only embossed bottle of any kind from the early first period of the life

Stephens & Jose, Virginia City, Nevada. "J" and "S" embossed in center of back side. Gravitating stopper. Aqua. Never touch...

This is one of the nicest examples of Wright known. It has an exceptional quality, full of tiny bubbles., with "Pacific Glassworks" emboss...

This is one of the darkest blue examples of Wright known. It has an exceptionally thick base, is full of tiny bubbles., with "Pacific Glasswork...

Medium green G. P, Morrill soda. Applied top bubbles sparkling, vibrant, exceptional. See Holabird volume one pp 97-102. Morrill's soda bottles ...

This may be the earliest crown top bottle from Nevada, pre-dating the Pollard bottle from Las Vegas. It comes from a time of change- as Hutchinson-sty

Six Coca-Cola bottles manufactured for use in various places in Nevada that include Reno, Las Vegas, Caliente, Tonopah, and Ely (2). No cracks in any

Suite of four Nevada bottles. Two of these bottles are Frank Brothers seltzers from Reno, both with different engraved patterns on the faces. One has

A. Harsch, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Aqua hutch. Embossing in circular slug plate. Blank base. Several cracks in side, chipped top, otherwise clean, sc

City Soda Water Works, Albuquerque. Rare aqua hutch, no slug plate, blank base. 6.25 inches tall. Rare. City: Albuquerque State: New Mexico Inventor

John Corbett, Deming, New Mexico hutch. Embossing in circular slug plate. 6.3 inches tall. Blank base. Aqua. Tooled top, circa 1890-1905. Rare. Small

G. A. Rothgeb, Las Vegas, New Mexico. Fluted base, tall aqua hutch. Embossing in round slug plate. Blank base. Cracks in base and top. Clean, rare. C

Broadway Bottling Works, Silver City, New Mexico. Hutch. Embossing in circular slug plate. Blank to base. Tool top, circa 1900-1910. Aqua. Face chip.

Johnson and Corbett, Socorro, New Mexico hutch. Embossing in circular slug plate. Blank base. 6 1/2 inches tall. Aqua. Told top, circa 1900 to 1910. L

Philadelphia Glassworks, Burgin & Sons. Applied top soda, no pontil, very rare light purple or light puce color. This is a common bottle in aqua...

Rueffer & Bausch, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Aqua soda, no pontil, heavy whittle, some stain on the interior though minor, never touched by a p...

Two Morley applied top sodas from Victoria, British Columbia. Greenwood and Morley, Victoria, BC. Tall aqua soda, larger than the classic Pacific Glas

Advertising token for the Davy Crockett Liquor Co. and for the merchant Bert Morgan. Davy Crockett Liquor Co. was a trademarked manufacturer with 2 va

J.H. Cutter Saloon token from Gilroy CA. The J.H. Cutter brand was a major whiskey manufacturer with 15 different embossed whiskey bottles and this t

Lot of 4. 1) c. 1907. Great advertising postcard for Italian Swiss Colony. Postally unused. 2) Three RPPCs with three different views: World's L...

Collection of ten corner advertising covers from California wine vintners or wholesalers, circa 1900. Includes Inglenook, Italian Swiss Colony, Calif.

This is a lot of 3 fabulous pieces from the booming years of Nevada City! The Rector Brothers came to California in 1874 and eventually became the pro

A commemorative / advertising token for E. Borbeck Wine & Liquor Merchant highlighting Double Eagle Whiskey on one side and a Vignette of Reddin...

Trade token for 5c at Hilbert Bro's Saloon in Sacramento Ca. Hilbert Bro's was a whiskey merchant in San Francisco with 3 different embosse...

Newport Bar, A Merry Christmas, 1910, Newport E. O. S. Two tone whiskey jug. Small chips on lip, professionally repaired. Jug is 3" diameter an...

Youngs Special. Northwest Corner of Sixth & F Streets. San Diego, Cal. 12 oz. Embossing in round slug plate. Pint pocket flask, tool top, clear,...

AAA Old Valley Whiskey, "G-Mc-M-F" in cross. Classic single roll applied top whiskey flask in medium amber with medium whittle. Bottle app...

Lot of 4 pieces. 1) & 2) are small advertising cards from Rathjen Mercantile Co. they were importers of wine and liquor located in San Francisco...

Suite of two different Henry Campe Co., San Francisco whiskey bottles. The first is the miniature Henry Campe, a square whiskey bottle with a fluted n

Wolters Bros. & Co., 221 California St., San Francisco. Amber sunken panel, applied top. Medium to medium dark amber. Minor kick-up in the base ...

Big Seven 7 Whiskey, "The Whiskey That Sells, Liquid Food". The Rosenblatt Co. / San Francisco Cal. Amber quart, fluted shoulder whiskey b...

Levy & Rowe, The Cabin, San Francisco, Cal. Circa 1892-1893. Generally mint purple pint pumpkinseed whiskey bottle. Double roll top, tooled. No...

Louis Taussig & Co., 205 and 207 Battery St., San Francisco. Amber pint small double roll applied top whiskey. Embossing in circular slug plate....

Miller's Extra Old Bourbon, E. Martin & Co. Double roll applied top. Medium amber. Bright and vibrant, apparently problem free. Please inspe...

Phoenix Bourbon, Naber, Alfs & Brune, San Francisco with image of the "Phoenix Rising" in center. Medium to dark amber, bright luster,...

A trade token for the joint whiskey and cigar manufacturer "Bell of '76". The token is good for one Bell of '76 whiskey with a ci...

The fabulous rare Gold Dust Whiskey. Of the five different embossed Gold Dust whiskies, this is the John Van Bergen variety, the oldest and first of t

Old Bourbon Castle Whiskey flask. F. Chevalier & Co., Sole Agents. Very rare, and one of the most desirable of all California whiskey flasks. Do...

OPS Bourbon Whiskey, A. P. Hotalings Private Stock San Francisco. Thomas lists two varieties of this very popular full faced embossed western whiskey

Tea Kettle Old Bourbon, Shea Bocqueraz & McKee, agents, San Francisco. Thomas number 136. This is probably the most popular western whiskey by f...

Gilt Edge was a San Francisco whiskey manufacturer from 1882-1915 with 8 different trademarked embossed bottles. See Barnett pg. 163. Gilt Edge / 5

Gilt Edge was a San Francisco Whiskey brand that has 8 embossed trademarked bottles with various dates that range from 1882-1905. See Barnett pg. 162

Pioneer Bear, William H. Spears Co., Old Pioneer Whiskey, Fenkhausen & Braunschweiger, Sole Agents SF. Thomas number 4. Circa 1880. Amber, appli...

Gilt Edge Saloon whiskey token from Stockton CA. Gilt Edge was a major trademarked whiskey distiller with 8 different embossed whiskey bottles. see B

Lot of 8. King of the early California cabernet sauvignon! 1) Two early cards with the same exterior view. One mailed in 1912 and the other in 1916. 2

Thirteen checks and receipts for (embossed) Western whiskey merchants. The date range is about 1902-1910. Most items are Wells, Fargo &Co. relat...

"The Windsor" (Hotel) N.E. Corner of 18th and Larimer, (1881-1915) Denver. Amber applied top whiskey. Four piece mold. Dark amber. No scra...

Choice green amber whiskey flask, double roll, applied top, no pontil. Beautiful example. Loaded with seed bubbles. Westford Glass Co., Westford, Conn

Miniature Iowa whiskey jug. Classic two-tone miniature whiskey jug, complements of C. Rhynsburger, Pella, Iowa. Appears blemish free. City: State:

Very nice, classic Kentucky whisky two tone ceramic one gallon jug. 1903 ad in "Kentucky Irish American" puts his address at 214-16-18 Sev...

Clear back bar handled whiskey jug. "JW Vandagrift's Old Kentucky Original Short Horn Club Bourbon." Trademark, Louisville, Kentucky.a...

Simmonds Nabob, Pure KY Bourbon Whiskey, with image. Thomas lists five different embossed variances. Two are classic picture whiskeys. This bottle is

McKenna’s Nelson County Extra Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey, W & K sole agents. Amber applied top whiskey. Four piece mold. This bottle is a choice e...

Old Valley Whiskey was one of the early Kentucky distilleries from 1867-1873 and it was famed throughout the US until prohibition. See Wilson pg. 112.

Rare WH Kirby pinch back bar. Clear. Gilt filled engraved letters. Kirby was a whiskey brand name manufactured by the Bonnie Brothers Company in the 1

Clear lead glass, raised white enamel lettering, back bar whiskey. Not found under whiskey trademarks. Probably different from the current Lexington B

A framed print of a painting of a man in a saloon drinking Kentucky Tavern Whiskey, Frame Size: 27.75" x 21.75" Unknown Artist City: St...

George Benz & Sons Pickwick Rye. Back bar whiskey decanter with custom fit top. Clear with raised white and orange enameled letters. Damage to a...

Possibly unique pictorial letterhead for a label under glass bar bottle manufacturer in Maryland. Dated July 1900, this pictorial letterhead has a ful

Bartlett & Ostreicher Gem Saloon Elko Nev. Clear quart coffin whiskey bottle, turning purple. Damaged base and lip chip. This is one of the all-...

Max Oberfelder clear half pint coffin whiskey flask from Eureka, Nevada. This flask is in remarkable mint condition. It comes with an unusual story si

Kane's Café Reno Nevada. Amber embossed pint whiskey. Screw top with original, appears sparkling mint. Thought to be only two or three know...

Green Thos. Taylor & Co. importers Virginia. N. Spectacular green fifth, one of two known. Base chip. Never conserved, exactly as found in the e...

Extremely rare shot glass from the Crystal Saloon in Virginia City, c.1870s-80s. The shot glass, possibly the only one known, was dug by Holabird behi

Two choice unique Nevada whiskey bottles. Both bottles were made by Nevadans for prizes of exhibits at the Las Vegas and Tonopah bottle shows in 1968.

Group of whiskey bottles found in Nevada. We put this little group of whiskey bottles in the national bottle auction to show that things are still bei

Back bar, handled whiskey jug. Clear, 7 1/2" tall, 6" diameter plus top. "Very Old Corn" (whiskey). "From Casper-Winston, N...

Casper's Whiskey "Made by Honest North Carolina People". Fluted shoulder cobalt blue whiskey. Four piece mold. Clean, bright, vibrant....

From The Caspers Co. Inc. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, New York, Chicago, St. Louis. Embossing in circular slug plate. Fluted shoulder cobalt whiske

Galeton Fine Whiskey. White enamel lettering, clear fifth backbar whiskey bottle. Raised white enamel. Minor blemish to the W of whiskey. No records f

A 10c trade token for the H.B. Auchy Saloon in Philadelphia PA. It is unusual because it is a token for bar whiskey and not a name brand or "dr...

Rare Washington Taylor whiskey flask in deep puce/purple. Open Pontil. Slope shoulder applied top. 7.5" tall, 4.5" wide, 2" deep. &qu...

A. Weinberg, Tacoma, W. T. (Washington Territory). Half pint clear coffin whiskey flask. Initials "A W" embossed in center. Unlisted in Th...

Virginia Dare, Garrett and Company, Paul Garrett's Special, Norfolk, Virginia and St. Louis Missouri. Beer tray, The scene in the bottom is of h...

Lot of 3 items. 1) Cherdon Wine & Champagne Company Limited, stock no. 3. It as issued to a John Chickele Plowder of London for 200 shares on Oc...

Beautiful hand-painted pair of strap sided pint whiskey flasks, circa 1885. The pair are hand painted with multicolor flower patterns, with the initia

Pair of double roll inside screw amber whiskey bottles in wicker with handles. The amber bottles are the approximate size of the USA hospital bottles.

Group of 5 saloon advertising trade cards, all circa 1880 to 1900. Only one of the trade cards has advertising on the back. The saloons are from Illin

Two Telluride bottles. City Bottling Works Telluride, Colorado. Back side, "This Bottle Not To Be Sold". Aqua to limegreen, crown top bee...

Two different embossed Nevada bottles. Folsom Dairy Milk Route, Carson City. Clear court, a beauty. Wielands Bottling Works Reno, Nevada. Four piece m

Beautiful green amber cone ink with open pontil. "X" embossed n the bottom. 2.25" diameter at base, 2.25" tall. Bright and vibra...

Aqua 7.5" tall "Chas. M. Higgins & Co., New York" "16oz" with original paper label in recessed band in the center. 3&qu...

Spectacular "Harkness Fire Destroyer" grenade [ribbed glass bottle form hand fire grenade]. 6.5" tall, body 4"in diameter. This ...

13 advertising covers for bottle products. All post 1900. All but three covers have color vignettes or advertising. Products include seven food covers

Beautiful canary yellow Sandwich glass single candle holder. 7 1/2 inches tall and base 3 3/4 inches wide. This is a choice rare color for sandwich gl

Choice unusual aqua pepper sauce bottle, with five stars embossed on each of three panels and fancy coil embossing along each of the four edges. Graph

Desktop inkwell collection. Four different desktop inkwells, three with original fitted bases. All from the collection of Reno attorney Wayne Mortimer

Early Pumpkinseed Flask. One of the all time great bottles. With original CDV c1870,

Lyons powder. B and P New York. Open Pontil. Deep green. 4.25" tall. These little bottles are very popular here on the West Coast, and are ofte...