This is one of the neatest Liqour advertising jugs we've put up for sale. At 8" tall x 5 3/4" this isn't exactly a mini jug, but it is a very nice collectible 1/2 gallon size. The jug says: The New York Liquor House 2311-13 Larimer Street Telephone 1910 - Denver, Colo.
The jug is in pretty good shape. There is one chip on the upper shoulder, and three chips at the bottom of the jug.
There are also the usual hand made manufacturing defects that are under the original glaze, blurred and faded stamp, color spots, glaze skips, crazing, debris under glaze, and thats OK because they show the real age of the jug. This jug comes from a time when the old west days and the Victorian days were mixing together. And they had a telephone.How cool would it be to call over for a bottle of wine and a guy on a horse delivers it. At the same time when a lot of America didn't even have electricity. Investors this is the real deal. This jug is a collector cross over of several different types, from the wiskey advertising jug, of the old west, to the high tech telephone.
Two years later (in 1878), Frederick O. Vaille obtained rights from Bell Telephone of Boston to develop telephone service in the new Rocky Mountain state. The office belonged to the Colorado Telephone Company.Three rooms contained a business office, battery room and the central office where boy telephone operators connected the local subscribers' calls. At the time, there were 162 subscribers. The telephone company also distributed its first telephone directory, using two different lists: one in alphabetical order by subscriber name and one classified by business type.
These are great for conversation starting, collecting, or giving as gifts. Great for home, office, farm, cabin, or beach house. Also, as seen in the last pictures, you can see, we have lots of great items for sale, plus others you can't see. We have lots of vintage, antique, collectibles, great art, and Asian goodies for sale.
So please feel free to take a look. We are adding items daily. We will be happy to add birthday, holiday, anniversary, etc. And add the name(s) to the card. We've done this a couple times and people love it. The item "Mini Whiskey Advertising Jug 1/2 Gallon New York Liqour House Crock Stoneware" is in sale since Saturday, May 13, 2017. This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Ceramics & Porcelain\Crocks". The seller is "lawtoness" and is located in Loveland, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.