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"THE OLD GOVERNMENT" / THE PERFECTION OF WHISKY.

         ID#: KWS354

Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot
Label Type:Usual white-etched label, gold rim
Dimensions:2-1/16" x 1-15/16" x 1-9/16"
Edmonson:HSG, p. 179, entry #5
State:CA
City:San Francisco
Notes:
Wm Wolff & Co. listed from 1888-1910.

Snyder indicates Wm. Wolff Co. registered the "Old Government" brand in 1897, San Francisco. The Wilsons (p. 110) say it was distributed by Rathjen Mercantile Co.

Brand names used by this company include: "Old Government", "Old Government Whiskey", "Royal Garter", "The Knickerbocker", "The Old Government", "Very Old Taylor", and "Very Old VO."

Company name timeline:
Wm Wolff & Co.

Address timeline:
105 Front (1888-1889), 327-329 Market (1890-1901), 216 Mission (1902-1906), 52 Beale (1907-1910)

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