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While I do not have information at the moment on your bottle, here is some information on related bottles. I will have to look and see what I can find in my directories.I have seen this bottle before, I think twice, but do not have one in my collection of NYC flasks. Would not mind adding it!
BRANDES BROTHERS[/b] (August, Frederick & Dederick)[/b] 1) BRANDES BROTHERS NEW YORK Half pint; amber; strap side; letter plate. 2) BRANDES BROTHERS NEW YORK Pint; amber; strap side; letter plate. Listings found:[/b] 1867: [/b]Frederick is a grocer at 184 & 884 Second Ave. 1875: [/b]Frederick is a wine and liquor dealer at 872 2nd Ave. and operates the Pheonix Ale House at the corner of 4th Ave and E. 42nd St. Dederick is a liquor dealer at 963 Broadway. 1880: [/b]Grocers at 103 E. 42nd, liquors at 872 11th. 1885: Liquor Dealers at 319 3rd Ave., 119-121 E. 42nd St. 1890: [/b]August Brandes grocer at 121 E. 42nd St. 1895: Listed as Brandes Brothers & Co., Liquor Dealers, at 119 E. 42nd St., 135 E. 125th St. [/b] 1902-1906:[/b] Retail Wine & Liquor Dealer at 119 E. 42nd. 1910:[/b] Meat or butcher operation at 123 E. 42nd St, liquor at 119 E. 42nd St. 1915: No listings found. BRANDES, WM. (William)[/b] 1) MANSION HOUSE 478 FOURTH AVENUE NEW YORK Wm BRANDES PROPRIETOR Pint; amber; strap side; letter plate. 2) MANSION HOUSE/478/4TH AVE N.Y./ Wm BRANDES & Co. Props Half pint; amber; strap side; letter plate. Listings found:[/b] 1880: [/b]No listing found. 1885:[/b] Liquor Dealer at 478 4th Ave. 1890:[/b] William Brandes Liquor dealer at 478 4th Ave. 1895: Wine & Liquor Dealer at 478 4th Ave. 1902: No listing found.

 

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Sorry for the double post, tried to edit but my browser will not let me, oh well.....
The screw top feature is typical of Hotel flasks from the 1880's. The caps were typically of zinc, with a cork liner. Many of the surviving caps are marked “Hastings & Hahn/Glass Manfrs/55 Murray St NYâ€
If you read the information on "Brandes Brothers" I posted, sounds like it fits in this time period, and the names do fit the initials. The only tricky part is the lack of address to really nail this down.

 

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here ya go guys and girls!!

 

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I'm betting this were sold in a small store right in Grand Central Station back in the day...

 

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