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OLD / "76" / MEDALLION (reverse arched) The first line is tsp on the upper half of a frosted shield, capped by an eagle with outstretched wings. Second line is etched on the lower half of the shield over a striped background.
		ID#: KWS739



	Glass Category:	Liquor advertising
	Glass Type:	Thin-walled shot
	Label Type:	Usual white-etched label
	Dimensions:	*2-1/4" x 1-7/8" x 1-5/16"
	Edmonson:	HSG, p. 140, entry #4
	State:	OH
	City:	Cincinnati
	Brand Registration:	1906

	Notes:
	The Old '76 Distilling Co. listed from 1887-1918. Glass measurements have not been confirmed. Owned by G W Robson Jr & Co. The distillery was located in Finchtown, KY. The 64th annual report of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce lists Wm C Sanders as VP, Benj. S Sharpless as Secretary and Albert V Stegeman as VP of this company in 1912. Sanders and Stegeman are also listed in 1914. Brand names used by this company include:* "Charles Frank", "Finchtown", "General Lacey", "Geo W. Robson", "Lacy", "Licking Bourbon", "Lord Lytton Gin", "Medallion", "Metropolitan Club", "Old '76 Banner", "Old 33", "Old 76", "Old Lacey", "Old Liberty", "W. T. Hewitt", "Willmore Rye", and "Woodruff." Company name timeline: The Old '76 Distilling Co. Address timeline: 15 Sycamore (1887-1895), 119 Sycamore (1896-1900), 9 Masonic Temple (1901-1918) Find out more about The Old '76 Distilling Co.







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