See description of Antique Whiskey bottles.

For state-specific Dispensary whiskey bottles, see NC, SC, and VA.

Ordering info for any of the For Sale bottles listed below.

1. ATLANTIC CAFE / GIESCHEN BROS. / OPPOSITE A.C.L. DEPOT / WILMINGTON, N.C. front
   Clear glass, height 6", BIM rectangular half pint with smooth base, professionally cleaned to near mint condition, Keeper.

2. D.N. CHADWICK / WINES & LIQUORS / 15 MARKET / ST. / WILMINGTON, N.C. front
   Amethyst tinted glass, height 8", BIM strap-sided pint with smooth base, professionally cleaned to excellent condition, Keeper.

3. Citron 3PM Whiskey
   Deep citron color (rare for a whiskey), cylinder shaped, 3 piece mold, smooth base with dimple, unembossed, height 11", professionally cleaned to excellent condition with a shallow collar chip and base ding, beautiful bottle - lovely color, item #W4, For Sale $40 at Granddaddy's.

4. BARRE`& Cie
   3 piece mold, dark olive green glass, height 12", ~1 qt, near mint condition. Keeper (bottle I collected as a kid).

5. BLANCHARD & FARRAR / 1415 16&17 / DOCK SQUARE BOSTON
   Green tinted glass, height 9 1/2", BIM with double collar lip and smooth base, quart size, embossing in circular slug plate, heavily whittled neck, near mint condition with some light stain but no chips/cracks/wear, item #W3, SOLD.

6. BUCHANAN'S BLACK & WHITE WHISKY olive
   Olive green glass, height 11 3/4", 3 piece mold with smooth dimpled base embossed "16", gloppy applied lip, circa 1860-70's, near mint condition, SOLD.

7. REGISTERED / FULL PINT / M. CARNEY & CO / COR. COMMON AND / HAMPSHIRE STS / LAWRENCE
   Clear glass, height 8", BIM with double collar lip and strap sides, embossing in circular slug plate, crude whittled glass, from Lawrence MO, near mint condition, Pending.

8. CASPER'S WHISKEY / MADE BY HONEST / NORTH / CAROLINA PEOPLE Front Label
   Cobalt blue glass, height 12 1/2", BIM with smooth base, cylinder shape with fluted shoulder, two parts of original label on back side (middle portion gone but two sides remain), has 70% of original label on front (embossed) side showing a picture of Mr Casper and advertising "4 year old" brand and "Yours for honest whiskies" and his signature, near mint condition with just a tiny 1/16" nick on edge of shoulder (hard to see), Keeper.

9. FROM / THE CASPER CO. INC. / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / NEW YORK / CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS Front
   Cobalt blue glass, height 12", BIM with smooth base, cylinder shape with fluted shoulder, called the "4 cities" variation, excellent condition with just a small ding on edge of base on rear side, Keeper.

10. CASPERS WHISKEY / MADE BY HONEST / NORTH / CAROLINA PEOPLE
    Clear glass - scarcer color than the cobalt blue version, height 12", BIM with smooth base, cylinder shape with fluted shoulder, near mint condition with some nice crudity, SOLD.

11. CHECKERS MEDICINE CO / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / MAKES PEOPLE NEW ALL OVER Front Back
    Amber glass, height 11 3/8", BIM with smooth base, professionally cleaned to excellent condition - retains some light scratches but no chips/cracks, product of Casper Whiskey company, Keeper.

12. CHECKERS / MAKES PEOPLE NEW ALL OVER / CHECKERS MED, CO / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Front Label
    Amber glass, height 4 1/4", BIM with smooth base embossed "525", 70% of front label that is faded but mostly legible, can make out "WHISKEY" and "CASPER COMPANY", has some inside dark residue meaning this was probably a medicine with a whiskey ad, sorry for poor picture with glare that makes label hard to discern but it looks much better in person, glass in mint condition, Keeper

13. DAN DONAHOE / MINT SALOON / MARYSVILLE
    Clear picnic-style flask from the California Gold Rush town of Marysville, height 5 3/8", BIM with double collar lip, near mint condition, SOLD.
    Dan Donahoe opened the Mint Saloon in 1882 at 140 Third Ave in Marysville CA.

14. DOUTHIT & BODENHAMER / RELIABLE / LIQUORS / 7 E 3rd ST / WINSTON, N.C.
    Clear glass, height 7 5/8", BIM with double collar top and smooth base, embossing in circular slug plate, pint size strap sided flask, near mint condition with some manufacturing roughness, a rare NC whiskey from before Winston became Winston-Salem, SOLD.

15. THE DUFFY MALT WHISKEY COMPANY / ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.
    Amber glass, height 6 7/8" (rarer size), BIM, near mint condition.
    See matching trade card.

16. THE DUFFY MALT WHISKEY COMPANY / ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.
    Amber glass, height 10 �", BIM, has most of original labels, near mint condition.

17. WARRANTED FLASK / EXCELSIOR / LIQUOR WARE HOUSE / 719 2nd AVE / T J LYNCH
    Clear glass, height 7 3/4", BIM with double collar lip and smooth base, base has circular idention with "12", strap-sided whiskey flask with embossing in circular slug plate, excellent condition with some stain and no damage except a 1/16" ping on the collar, Keeper with my last name (Lynch) on it.

    Mark Smith libottle@webspan.net provided the info below:
    The Excelsior Liquor Warehouse owned by Terence J. Lynch is listed as producing the following bottles (mine is the pint version of #2):

    1. T.J. LYNCH EXCELSIOR LIQUOR WARE HOUSE 719 2nd AVE
       Half pint; clear; shoo fly; letter plate.
    2. T.J. LYNCH EXCELSIOR LIQUOR WAREHOUSE 719-2nd AVE.
       Half pint; clear; strap side; letter plate.
    3. EXCELSIOR LIQUOR WAREHOUSE 719-2nd AVE.
       Half pint; amber; strap side; letter plate.
    Listings found:
    • 1890: Terence J. Lynch is listed at 801 2nd Ave as a Liquor Dealer.
    • 1902-1915: Retail & Wholesale Wine & Liquor Dealer at 719 2nd. Ave.
    • 1916: No listing found.

18. J. FOX & CO. / CINCINNATI / SALOON / BIRMINGHAM, ALA. front
    Clear glass, height 6", BIM half pint with smooth base, strap-sided flask, professionally cleaned to near mint condition, Keeper.

19. HAMPTON & FEATHERSTON / FINE LIQUORS / ASHEVILLE, N.C. front rear
    Aqua tinted glass, height 7 1/4", BIM pint strap-sided flask with smooth base, anchor on back has nice detail - indicates flask made by Baltimore Glass Works, professionally cleaned to excellent condition - just retains a few light scratches, Keeper.

20. 28th NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT / G.A.R. / 1895 / LOUISVILLE KY. / I.W. HARPER'S / NELSON CO. KY. WHISKEY

    Label under glass flask with cross-hatch pattern on back. Glass and label in mint condition. Just a few dents on cap, but it still screws on and fits nicely. Sold at eBay.

21. I.W. HARPER Labeled Label Embossing
    Medium amber glass, height 10", BIM with smooth base, is embossed on one side and has original label on other side, label is 90% intact with just some roughness on the edges where it rubbed against the wicker (removed the wicker to reveal the great bottle underneath), still has original cork, glass in mint condition. SOLD.
    See matching trade card.

22. E.M. HEUSTIS / WINES & LIQUORS / 214 MAIN ST. / CHARLESTOWN
    Clear glass, height 6 3/4", BIM with double collar top and smooth base, 1/2 pint size, embossing in circular slug plate, strap sided flask, excellent condition with light stain and a tiny 1/8" bruise on back side of lip - no chips/cracks, wonder what state Charlestown is in? SOLD.

23. LA GRANGE / DISPENSARY / LA GRANGE, GA. Front
    Clear glass, height 10", BIM quart strap-sided flask with smooth base, embossing in circular slug plate with "HONEST MEASURE / FULL QUART" embossed above, near mint condition, GA dispensaries flasks are very hard to find - especially in the larger quart size, SOLD.

24. S.R. LENTZ / OREGON SALOON / CHARLOTTE, N.C. front rear
    Clear glass, height 6", BIM half pint with smooth base, strap-sided flask, professionally cleaned to excellent condition - no damage but has lots of manufacturing crudeness, Keeper.

25. LYNCH & CO / ST. LOUIS
    Set of 3 different whiskey bottles with my last name on them, plus a token.
    1. OLD LYNCH RYE / BEST / PUREST / AUG. KLUEPPEL / 2 1/2
       Aluminum quarter-sized saloon token for Old Lynch Rye whiskey that pictures a bottle of product with ladies leg neck (like one of the bottles below). Circa 1893 from St Louis.

    2. LYNCH & CO. / ST. LOUIS MO
       Clear glass, height 9 1/4", cylinder shaped whiskey, 3PM with smooth base and ladies leg neck, circa 1870s, perfect except for some roughness on back side of neck.

    3. LYNCH & CO. / ST. LOUIS MO
       Clear glass, height 9 1/4", cylinder shaped whiskey, 3PM with smooth base and ladies leg neck, circa 1870s, excellent condition with some stain but no chips/cracks. SOLD.

    4. LYNCH & CO. / ST. LOUIS MO
       Clear glass, height 11 3/4", cylinder shaped whiskey, BIM with smooth base and ladies leg neck, circa 1880s, excellent condition with some stain but no chips/cracks.

    5. LYNCH & CO. / ST. LOUIS, U.S.A.
       Clear glass, height 6 1/2", BIM with smooth base, base has 2 embossed in a circle, strap-sided, very good condition with 1/2" base crack and inside stain.

    6. LYNCH & CO. / ST. LOUIS. U.S.A.
       Clear glass, height 4 1/2" (sample size), BIM with smooth base, cylinder shaped body with ladies leg neck, near mint condition with just a bit of inside stain.

26. S.J. McCAULEY / WINES & LIQUORS / GREENSBORO, N.C. front rear
    Aqua tinted glass, height 6 1/8", BIM half pint strap-sided flask with smooth base, anchor on back has nice detail - indicates flask made by Baltimore Glass Works, professionally cleaned to near mint condition, SOLD.

27. M.F. McGee / 20 AMSTERDAM / AVE. / NEW YORK
    Clear glass, height 6 1/2", BIM with double collar top and smooth base, 1/2 pint size, embossing in circular slug plate, strap sided flask, near mint condition, SOLD.

28. I. NELSON'S / {circle} / OLD BOURBON / MAYSVILLE.K.Y Front Back Sunlit

    Amber glass with strong olive tone, height 7 1/4", BIM with smooth base, barrel shape, has some overall stain - may have had a quick acid dip - a tumble would fix that, does have some damage which is limited to:

    1. 1/4" chip on front side of lip
    2. 1/2" chip on back side of lip
    3. chip out of the "M" in MAYSVILLE that has taken away about half the M
    4. small shoulder ding
    No repairs (but lip chips would be good candidates for repair), rare and desirable whiskey that is typically seen in amber.
    Sold at eBay.

29. PATENT Front Base
    Yellow amber glass, these are commonly seen in green and rarely in this color that is more yellow than amber, height 11 1/8", BIM with iron pontil base, base embossed "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILa", professionally cleaned to near mint condition (no graphite remaining on pontil), lovely crudity in glass that is not shown by PICs, SOLD.

30. PERKINS STERN & Co
    Amber glass, height 11 3/4", 3PM with smooth dimpled base, has original foil seal around lip, near mint condition, For Sale $75.

31. P. PURYEAR / FINE LIQUORS / VIRGILINA / VIRGINIA front
    Clear glass, height 7 5/8", BIM strap-sided pint with smooth base, professionally cleaned to excellent condition, Keeper.
    Peyton Puryear sold out to L.V. Shumaker. W.H. Puryear was a distiller in Northern Granville County (near Virgilina) in 1896.

32. Rheinstrom Bottles

    Bottles below - also ee matching trade card.

    1. 3 Sample bottles embossed RHEINSTROM BROS. / CINCINNATI; U.S.A. / {Eagle} Pic
       3 BIM sample sized bottles, all embossed the same, but in different colors: clear, amber, and green. All in perfect condition. The amber and green has all the original gold paint, while the clear has some paint. Height of each is 4 3/4". Pending.

    2. RHEINSTROM BROS. / CINCINNATI; U.S.A. / {Eagle}
       Light amber glass, height 10 3/4", BIM with single collar lip, bulb shaped body with long neck, excellent condition with two shallow lip flakes but no other damage and very clean, SOLD.

33. B.F. ROBERTSON / MADISON, N.C. front
    Clear glass, height 7 1/2", BIM pint strap-sided flask with smooth base, near mint condition, Sold

34. SIEGLER BROS. / 489 / COLUMBUS AVE. / NEW YORK
    Clear glass with light amethyst tint, height 6 1/2", half-pint size strap-sided flask, embossing in circular slug plate, near mint condition, SOLD.

35. SPRUANCE STANLEY & CO / {horse shoe} / WHOLESALE / LIQUOR DEALERS / SAN FRANCISCO / CAL.
    Amber glass, height 11 1/4", BIM with tooled lip, quart cylinder, circa 1890s, near mint condition, SOLD.

36. S.S.P. / B strap-side green
    Deep emerald green glass (rare color for strap-sided flask), height 7 3/4", BIM with smooth base that has all the embossing "S.S.P. / B", oval shaped with strap sides, near mint condition, item #W1, SOLD

37. STAR WHISKEY / NEW YORK / W.B. CROWELL JR Front Pontil Base
    Medium amber glass, no seams - pattern molded with large open pontil base, embossing in unusual slug plate, crude pour lip, professionally cleaned to excellent condition with no chips/cracks but is missing its original handle (this could be repaired), a rare whiskey with classic and unusual shape, is pictured on cover of "Dictionary of Spirits and Whiskey Bottles" book, For Sale $200.

38. J.W. TERPENING / ARLINGTON BAR / FINDLAY, OHIO front
    Amethyst tinted glass, height 6 1/8", BIM half pint with smooth base, coffin or shoo-fly shaped flask, near mint condition, Keeper.

39. JAS. THARP / WINES & LIQUORS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
    Amber glass, height 6 1/8", BIM with double collar lip, strap-sided half pint with smooth base, embossing in circular slug plate (embossing painted white for highlighting), excellent condition with just some stain but no damage, Keeper. SOLD

40. JAS. THARP'S SONS / WINES LIQUORS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
    Amber glass, height 6 3/8", BIM with double collar lip, strap-sided half pint with smooth base, embossing in circular slug plate, excellent condition with no damage, SOLD.

41. E.A. THOMAS / LEADING BAR / OF / MARION, N.C. front
    Clear glass, height 9 1/4", BIM strap-sided flask with smooth base, 4 oz short of a quart (proving why there was a need for the WARRANTED size flask), near mint condition, SOLD

42. A. TOMFOHRDE'S / LUNCH ROOMS / 45 COURT ST. / BOSTON
    Aqua tinted glass, height 6 1/2", BIM with tooled lip, 1/2 pint size, circa 1890s, embossing in circular slug plate, sold to relative of Tomfohrde's.

43. UDOLPHO WOLFE'S / AROMATIC SCHNAPPS / SCHIEDAM Normal Sunlit
    Peach puce glass - nice color that is hard to describe but definitely better than your average amber - pictures accurately show color, height 8 1/4", BIM with single collar tapered lip, smooth base, professionally cleaned to near mint condition, For Auction at eBay.

44. WARRANTED FLASK yellow/olive
    Yellow w/ olive tone (rare color) glass, height 8", BIM with double collar lip and smooth base, oval shaped with strap sides, near mint condition, item #W2, For Sale $35 at Granddaddy's Inv#W2.

45. REGISTERED / FULL 1/2 PINT / HENRY WEISS / 627-3rd AVE / BET. 40 & 41 STS. / NEW YORK / CONTENTS 8 OZ.
    Clear glass, height 6 1/2", BIM with blob top and smooth base, embossing in circular slug plate, strap sided flask, near mint condition with no stain/damage, has some neat and crude manufacturing deformities, For Sale $50.

46. Nick Williams whiskey bottles. Old Nick was a very colorful character around Winston and Williams, NC.
    1. OLD NICK'S CORN WHISKEY front
       Clear glass, height 12", BIM with smooth base, no embossing but has a great label with graphics of colonial man in chair, glass is mint - label has some age as shown but is 100% intact, Keeper.

    2. THE OLD NICK WILLIAMS CO. / ESTABLISHED 1768, LOCK BOX No 11 / WILLIAMS, N.C. Embossing Label
       Clear glass, height 7 1/8", BIM rectangular pint with smooth base, near mint condition with some manufacturing lip roughness, Keeper.

    3. THE OLD NICK WHISKEY CO. / LOCK BOX No 26 / WILLIAMS, N.C. / ESTABLISHED 1768 Embossing Label
       Clear glass, height 7 1/8", BIM rectangular pint with smooth base, near mint condition, Keeper.

    4. THE OLD NICK WHISKEY CO. / LOCK BOX No 26 / WILLIAMS, N.C. / ESTABLISHED 1768 Full Close
       Clear glass, height 11 �", BIM square quart with smooth base, near mint condition with just a manufacturing open bubble inside the lip, Keeper.

47. WINCHELL & DAVIS / ALBANY, N.Y. Front Back/label
    See-thru amber glass, height 9 3/4", BIM with double collar top and smooth base, embossing in circular slug plate, has original star-shaped label on back that reads "FROM / WINCHELL & DAVIS / IMPORTERS / BOURBON / 504, 506 BROADWAY / ALBANY, N.Y.", base embossed "AGC&Co", quart size strap-sided flask, near mint condition with some manufacturing roughness, Keeper.