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Whiskey bottle
Artist/Maker (active 1838–1918)

Whiskey bottle

1860-1880
Place madeGlassboro, New Jersey, United States, North America
Glass
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 19.7 x 10.2 x 7.3 cm )
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
1937.1042
"E.G. Booz's Old Cabin Whiskey" was made for one Edmund G. Booz by the Whitney Glass Works of Glassboro, New Jersey around 1860. It is thought that the 1840 date refers to the age of the whiskey in the bottle. At his death, Booz had 25 cases of Cabin Whiskey in stock, valued at six dollars a case or fifty cents per bottle. That the Booz bottle was continued after his death is suggested by an example with a stopper inscribed with an 1875 date. This famous bottle has been widely reproduced.
DescriptionDeep amber lead glass log cabin bottle blown in a multi-part mold (McKearin GVII-4) with down-tooled lip, inscriptions "E.G. BOOZ'S OLD CABIN WHISKEY" and "(1840)" on gabled roof with beveled points, "E.G. BOOZ'S OLD CABIN WHISKEY" and "120 WALNUT ST PHILADELPHIA" on sides, and base with large circular depression.
Markingsin relief: on roof: "E.G. BOOZ'S / OLD CABIN / WHISKEY" and "(1840)" in relief: on sides: "E.G. BOOZ'S / OLD CABIN / WHISKEY." and "120 WALNUT ST / PHILADELPHIA"
ClassificationsGLASS