Hello Folks, I recently picked up this bottle embossed "CASPER KUHN & CO. 602 E. MICH. ST. MICHIGAN CITY IND.". The bottom (post-bottom mold) is marked "W F & S MIL". I'm not real knowledgeable about bottles, but my internet research suggests that the bottle was made by the Northern Glass Works in Milwaukee shortly after it was taken over by William Frazen & Son (mark used ~1896 to 1900). The bottle appears to be quart-sized (11 1/2" tall) with a lightning closure. It's a blown in mold bottle (seam lines stop near top) with a tooled finish lip. The edge of the base is marked "THIS BOTTLE IS NEVER SOLD". My question to the group is whether anyone has heard of this bottle or if it's documented in any books. My internet research has come up nearly empty and I can't find another single example of this bottle mentioned anywhere on the web. I found a 1905 Michigan City directory that listed the company "Kuhn Brothers" (of which Casper Kuhn was associated with) as "bottlers of Schlitz Milwaukee Beer". Since Schlitz is not mentioned on this bottle, I'm wondering if they were brewing their own beer prior to bottling beer for Schlitz. Any ideas regarding this bottle would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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