3 junk store finds

[epackage]

The label and the embossing on the flask don't match, correct?

 

[digger dun]

correct. label is A. Levin, Glen Cove NY, and the slug plate is Adolf Feldhus, wines and liquors, 1821-23 Amsterdam Ave New York

 

[NYCFlasks]

Some information on your flask.

FELDHUS, ADOLF
1) ADOLF FELDHUS WINES & LIQUORS
1821-23 AMSTERDAM AVE. NEW YORK
PINT FULL MEASURE
Clear/SCA; strap side; letter plate.
Listings found:
1895: No listing found.
1902-03: Retail Wine & Liquor Dealer
at 1821 & 1835 Amsterdam Ave.
1904-06: Retail Wine & Liquor Dealer
at 1821 Amsterdam Ave.
1910: Liquors at 1821 Amsterdam Ave.
1915: Retail Wine & Liquor Dealer
at 1821 Amsterdam Ave.
1916-17: Now listed as Adolf Feldhus Inc. at 1821 Madison Ave.
1918: Address given as 1823 Madison Ave.

 

[digger dun]

great time line there! what would be the reason that the label doesn't match the slug plate? was that a common thing?

 

[NYCFlasks]

There are several reasons why the label and bottle do not match. It is possible that others may think of some.
One is that Mr. Levin bottled a brand which was exclusive to Feldhus. I have a LI flask with a Binningers label advertizing both Binningers and the LI store that sold it.
Another is that the bottle was "recycled" or trash picked and then resold to Mr. Levin. I have seen a number of bottles over the years with labels that do not match the embossing, pharmacys in particular. I had at one time a local with embossing, and two labels, from a total of 3 different shops. I have a few flasks which are embossed with some variation of "return for deposit" on them. Picking bottles from the rubbish was a very profitable enterprise years ago.
Another is similar to the above. Mr. Feldhus goes out of business, and sells his bottles to a "recycler" as I call them, who then sold them (the bottles) to Mr. Levin. This seems to have been quite common in that day, as I have quite a few flasks with labels for "Boyer's Bengal Bluing" a laundry bluing out of Philly, but with NYC or Brooklyn addresses embossed on them.