pre-Pro Shot Glass: "Burks Spring Bottled by the Distillers TL Smith MA"

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Burks Spring (in slanted script with a long tail to the "g", with 4 grain stalks at left and a frosted barrel at lower right etched in tsp letters: PURE OLD / RYE / WHISKEY) / BOTTLED BY / THE DISTILLERS / T.L.SMITH & SONS. (waved) / BOSTON, MASS (arched)
	ID#: RRP2356

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Glass Category:	Liquor advertising
Glass Type:	Thin-walled shot
Label Type:	Usual white-etched label, gold rim
Dimensions:	2-5/16" x 2-3/16" x 1-1/2"
Edmonson:	HSG, p. 31, entry #4
State:	MA
City:	Boston


Notes:
Thos. L. Smith & Sons listed from 1847-1919. "Fred M Smith" (1919). The company claims ownership of the Burks Spring distillery in 1919. Brand names used by this company include: "Belle of Loretto", "Burks Spring Pure Rye", "Golden Horn", "Happy Hollow Sour Mash", and "Locust Grove." Company name timeline: Thos. L. Smith & Sons Address timeline: 21 Washington (1895), 15-18 India St (1919) Find out more about Thos. L. Smith & Sons







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