I dug up fragments of this stoneware jug and pieced them back together. The jug is incomplete but has a fascinating history. It was made for H. C. Bohack Co. which was a family owned chain of grocery stores founded in 1887 by German immigrant Henry Christian Bohack.
Henry C. Bohack:
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Scored a number of firsts today down at the 1924-capped landfill.
Found my first complete 1 Pt. whiskey jug and then a second even nicer 1 Pt. whiskey jug.
Found my first 19th century clay pipe bowl fragment, stamped: "Dublin Pipe No. 1".
Scored this huge clay marble, a shooter, as well...
Someone in my neighborhood put this old jar to the curb after doing spring cleaning. When I looked closely I saw it was full of old paper milk bottle covers!
Judging from the four digit phone numbers I'm guessing some are close to 100 years old! So cool!
This is a jug I reconstructed from fragments. I couldn't find all of the pieces so the jug is incomplete, it was good practice though! Maybe one day I'll fill in the holes with plaster. :D
The best of today's finds:
Finds include:
1. Parker's Hair Balsam
2. Peer-Amid Re Umberto
3. Fred Schierenbeck Bottling Co. 403-405 East 101 Street.
4. One Gallon Stoneware Jug
5. A little whiskey sampler
6. Brass key
Don't get too jealous just yet, the jug is not complete. It was the last...
Finds include:
1. The John Eichler Brewing Co. (Clear variant).
2. A. Hüpfel's Son's of 161st St. & 3rd Ave.
3. A full gallon stoneware jug, probably for whiskey, unmarked.
This is a 32oz stoneware ink bottle with a rolled rubber stopper.
It was produced for J. Bourne & Son, and P. & J. Arnold, near Derby, London, Great Britian. It dates from about 1890-1910.
Always looking to add gallon bottles from any state, any dairy (either wide mouth or narrow) with the glass rings for the handles.
Please email me at cherapaca@windstream.net or text me at 830-285-1452.
Thanks,
Cathy