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SUNSHINE / OLD RESERVE (arched) / RYE WHISKEY (reverse arched: all lines tsp on a frosted barrel end with grain stalks to either side) / L.SONNENSCHEIN / CHICAGO.

         ID#: KWS614

Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot
Label Type:Usual white-etched label, gold rim
Dimensions:*2-3/16" x 1-13/16" x 1-3/8"
Edmonson:OASG, p. 174, entry #8
State:IL
City:Chicago
Brand Registration:1903, 1907
Notes:
Leopold Sonnenschein listed from 1880-1918.

*Glass measurements have not been confirmed.



Leopold Sonnenschein (German for "sunshine") was a wholesaler, 1880-1918. His main brands were "Sunrise" and "Sunshine Old Reserve" (1903, 1907). "Sunshine" was used by G & B Gerdes Co of Cincinnati, OH., and the Wolff Distilling Co., Louisville, KY.

Brand names used by this company include: "Mechanic's Delight", "Sunrise", "Sunshine Old Reserve", and "Sunshine Old Reserve Rye."

Company name timeline:
Leopold Sonnenschein

Address timeline:
52 5 th Ave (1880-1881), 47 5 th Ave (1882-1883), 223 Randolph (1884-1893), 127 Market (1894-1895), 90 Market (1897-1910) 20 N Market (1911), 2141-2143 Lincoln Ave (1913-1918)

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