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OLD / Pretoria / RYE (label is bordered in either side by flaming torches).

ID#: TGM1083
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Glass Category:Liquor advertising
Glass Type:Thin-walled shot
Label Type:Usual white-etched label
Dimensions:Measurements omitted
Edmonson:HSG, p. 138, entry #6
State:MO
City:St. Louis
Brand Registered:1905
Notes:
L & A Scharff listed from 1883-1918.

The two Scharffs were Lazarus and Adolph (thanks to Mark Buscher for providing the information). They were drawing liquor from RD #112 (Anderson Co., KY): see the distillery listing for more details

Directory Notes: Sole agent Royal Pepsin Bitters, US and Canada (1902). "Pretoria Rye, None Better" (1904).

Brand names used by this company include: "Ameliorated", "Blue Lodge", "Camp Spring", "Captain Jack", "Delmonico Rye", "Eagle", "Maple Hollow", "Nelson Creek", "Pretoria", and "Spring Hill ."

Company name timeline:
L & A Scharff (1883-1903), L & A Scharff, Distillers (1904-1906), L & A Scharff Distilling Co. (1916-1918)

Address timeline:
215 N Main (1883-1887), 15 S 2 nd (1888-1900), 20 S Main (1902-1918), 201-203 S 4 th (1904-1906), 515 Clark Ave (1916-1918)

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This glass is shown for informational purposes only and is not for sale.

We MAY be able to find a glass like this for you, however.

Be warned, these glasses are rare antiques, around 100 years old. Prices typically range from $30 or so on the more common glasses (e.g., a Hayner or a Detrick) to $250+ on desirable picture glasses.

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