The Ken Schwartz Shot-glass Collection

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OLD KENTUCKY HOME (waved) / CLUB (arched, with curlicue designs to either side. Both lines are etched in white). Below are three discrete panels: At left, in black: HAND MADE / (design) / DOUBLE / DISTILLED FROM / CHOICEST GRAIN At right, in black: SOUR MASH / (design) / WARRANTED / ABSOLUTELY / PURE In the center, all white on a black barrel-end design: OLD (surrounded by curlicues) / KENTUCKY HOME / CLUB (enclosed within an elaborately curlicued frame, with HAND / MADE at left and SOUR / MASH at right) / LEXINGTON / KY (both lines surrounded by curlicues) Final lines read: LEXINGTON, K.Y. / E. HOCH, SOLE AGENT. PORTLAND, OREGON(all in black)
		ID#: KWS842



	Glass Category:	Liquor advertising
	Glass Type:	Thin-walled shot
	Label Type:	Enamel transfer on side, gold border, gold rim
	Dimensions:	1-15/16" x 1-13/16" x 1-1/2"
	Edmonson:	OASG, p. 137, entry #4
	State:	OR
	City:	Portland


	Notes:
	Blumauer & Hoch listed from 1901-1915. The Washington St. address was a saloon, the 4 th St. address a wholesale outlet. Thomas (WBO) suggests the company was established in 1890 by Daniel Kunkel and Eugene Hoch at 73-75 Washington St. Hoch later bought out Kunkel and in 1899 was joined in partnership by Solomon Blumauer (Thomas, WBO). Brand names used by this company include: "Curry's Malt", "Dodson's", "Exploration", "Kentucky Club", "O. P. S.", "Old Kentucky Home", "Old Kentucky Home Club", "Old Pony", and "Three Star." Company name timeline: Blumauer & Hoch Address timeline: 275 Washington (1901-1906) & 108-110 4 th (1901-1910), 105 12 th (1912-1915) Find out more about Blumauer & Hoch







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