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COMMODORE'S ROYAL (arched) / * O.K. * (reverse arched: words are tsp on a frosted circle outline. At center is a frosted image of a sailor tending rigging) / OLD BOURBON (reverse arched) / MARX & JÖRGENSEN / PORTLAND.ORE: (last two lines tsp on a frosted panel)

         ID#: KWS078

Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot with a heavy base, 14 ground flutes around base
Label Type:Usual white-etched label
Dimensions:2-3/8" x 2-1/16" x 1-5/8"
Edmonson:HSG, p. 40, entry #3
State:OR
City:Portland
Notes:
E C Jörgensen & Co. listed from 1877-1905.

Business originally Marx & Jörgensen. Daniele Marx began business then partnered with Emil C. Jörgensen in 1877. They were wholesalers and retailers. In 1902, Daniele Marx sold out and the Company became E C Jörgensen & Co, with Carl F Batholoma (Vice President) and Max Fleischauer (Secretary), the latter two being silent partners to whom Marx has sold his share of the business. The business was sold in 1905.

Brand names used by this company include: "Commodores Royal O. K.."

Company name timeline:
Daniele Marx (?), Marx & Jörgensen (1877-1901), E C Jörgensen & Co. (1902-1905).

Address timeline:
28 N Front St. (?-1887), 210 3rd St. (1889-1905)

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