A.M. Bininger & Co. Bourbon Bottle, 1859-1861
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Abraham Bininger established a grocery business in New York City in the late 1700s. Family descendants carried on the trade into the late 1800s, selling alcoholic spirits in bottles with a variety of shapes. The bottles were often embossed with Bininger's name and description of the contents.
Abraham Bininger established a grocery business in New York City in the late 1700s. Family descendants carried on the trade into the late 1800s, selling alcoholic spirits in bottles with a variety of shapes. The bottles were often embossed with Bininger's name and description of the contents.
Artifact
Bottle
Date Made
1859-1861
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Made for the A. M. Bininger Company by an unknown manufacturer.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
00.4.5610
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Mold-blown glass
Technique
Glassblowing
Blow molding
Color
Amber (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Diameter: 3.5 in
Weight: 1 lb
Inscriptions
pressed, top of body: DISTILLED IN 1848 pressed, center: OLD KENTUCKY BOURBON / 1849 RESERVE pressed, bottom of body: A. M. BININGER & CO. / 338 BROADWAY, N. Y.
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