Whiskey Bottle, 1859-1870

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Artifact Overview

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. Other bottles, like this one, sported printed labels.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Whiskey jug

Date Made

1859-1870

Creator Notes

Label created by lithographers Sarony, Major & Knapp for whiskey distributor A. M. Bininger. Maker of the bottle is unknown, but likely from a New York glass house.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.4.5607

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Blown glass
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Amber (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 6 in

Inscriptions

obverse, paper label: Bininger's Pioneer Bourbon A.M. Bininger & Co. Established 1778 19 Broad St. Sarony Major & Knapp LAFD 449 Broadway N.Y. Entered according to an Act of Congress in the Year 1859 by Rufus Watles and L.C. Sauger . . .
Whiskey Bottle, 1859-1870