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Identify bottles in photo?

@SODABOB - I appreciate all your work. I think there may be too many options (so many labels back then...way more than I imagined!) and the image to poor. I would feel bad if you put more time into it after how much you've done. Although there's not solid answer, the suggestions have been...
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- Post #56
- Nov 18, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

Yes, you are right. I got sidetracked on a unrelated beer story while searching, and the Utah Brewing Co got stuck in my head. A turn of the century write-up of Salt Lake City Brewing talked about it's capacity and that it shipped to several state in the west, including Colorado. If you search...
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- Post #43
- Nov 17, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

@SODABOB - that Regal label looks quite close. That's a good find. Apparently it had a short run, being newly introduced in 1914, and Utah Brewing Co. was reported to be closed by 1917. But that still overlaps the date of 1916, when I think my photo was taken. Thanks for finding that!
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- Post #41
- Nov 17, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

That was my thought too, and before posting here, that's where I spent the most time. The blurry writing looked like it could be something like "A.B. Coors Lager". The writing looked like two initials, then a small word, then a larger word. But AB Coors is, I think, a modern name. The founder...
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- Post #36
- Nov 16, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

I strongly suspect it was taken in Colorado, but I'm not 100% sure. I was hoping that the label would match a Colorado (or neighboring state) beer to confirm what I suspect is the case. The person that took the photo had a ranch in western Colorado from 1915 or 1916 to 1918. He moved back east...
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- Post #33
- Nov 16, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

The fellow with the beer label website didn't go into detail about why he thought it was pre-prohibition other than mentioning label design. I'm pretty confident it's pre-prohibition because it's a family photo, and all the photos from 1903 to around 1920 look very similar, like they were taken...
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- Post #24
- Nov 13, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

Although it does look closer than any I've seen so far, Tam O'Shanter was apparently a post-prohibition beer made by American Brewing Company.
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- Post #20
- Nov 12, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

I appreciate the comments. I did ask the person with the large website of beer labels, as recommended in an earlier answer. He was not able to match to a specific label given the lack of detail in my photo, but based on the general label design and the style of bottle, he said the likely time...
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- Post #17
- Nov 11, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

Yes. I did look at them. All of them. And did not find a match. I understand the need for research effort. 4 years ago we received over 500 photos taken between 1900 to 1920 by two family members (both long dead) and handed down to us. They include Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Pennsylvania, New...
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- Post #7
- Nov 9, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

I tried Topaz Gigapixel AI, but it didn't help much. It's a small area of a small, 3"x2" photo. So not a lot to work with.
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- Post #5
- Nov 8, 2020
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Identify bottles in photo?

I'm trying to date a photo and confirm it's location, and I thought identifying the bottles in the photo might help. Don't laugh - I already know this is a real longshot, but on the off chance someone recognizes the bottles, that would be extremely useful information for me. I believe the photo...
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- Nov 8, 2020
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