Back to Index Page

Previous    Next

ELREY / WHISKY (comma design to either side) / McDONALD&COHN

         ID#: KWS255

Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot
Label Type:Usual white-etched label
Dimensions:*2-1/8" x 1-7/8"
Edmonson:HSG, p. 63, entry #4
State:CA
City:San Francisco
Notes:
McDonald & Cohn listed from 1903-1911.

*Glass measurements have not been confirmed.

There are two known variants of this glass that differ in the length of the right leg of the letter "R" in "ElRey". This is the long-leg variant.

Donald McDonald & Harry Cohn were originally managers for Carroll & Carroll and then bought the company in 1898. They only changed the name in 1903 (OASG).

Brand names used by this company include: "El Rey", "Elrey", "Hawkins Rye", "Kentucky Club", "Nectar", "Old McBrayer", and "Old Pepper."

Company name timeline:
McDonald & Cohn

Address timeline:
120 Front (1903-1906), 520 Valencia (1907-1908), 61 1 st (1909-1911)

Find out more about McDonald & Cohn
Previous    Back to Index Page     Next

< top of page


Copyright © 2002-2024 pre-pro.com.  All rights reserved.