Casper Kuhn Michigan City Indiana - Anybody Heard of This One?

[GLASSHOPPER55]

I see my pictures worked so here are a few more. GLASSHOPPER55

 

[cowseatmaize]

The post is almost a year old but I hope they are looking, that's some good stuff.

 

[Kohler]

Glasshopper55. That is a great collection of bottles from Michigan City, IND!! I was born and raised in Michigan City, IND and just started collecting local bottles a few months ago. I have a H.C. Kunkel applied blob top quart with lighting closure and a H. Grattenthaler/Bottler of Zorn's Beer tooled crown top quart. I've been able to find information on H.C. Kunkel, P.H. Zorn, W.M. Kadow and even a picture of inside H. Grattenthaler's bar in the 1900's. I found it all at our library. How long have you been collecting? I'd love to hear some of your knowledge on Michigan City, IND bottlers and bottles.Kind Regards,Phillip

 

[GLASSHOPPER55]

I realize this is an old post, but I was surprised to see a local bottle being discussed here, so I want to get the information on here, if for others anyway.I also wanted to correct something I posted earlier. Fred Umlauf was located a block earlier, at 5th and Michigan. I hit the city directories today but found no new info. on Casper Kuhn. Seems good info. is very spotty/hard to find in that era. I saw that he was listed as a miller in 1890-91, a farmer (!) in 1896, and retired by 1899. Unless something new turns up, the OP has done the best research on this bottler. Hope he's still out there somewhere reading this. GLASSHOPPER55