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hemihampton said:
Yeah, That a nice bottle. Congrats. LEON. P.S. Whats the bottom look like? is it a 1850's bottle?

I think late 1850's but still trying find out when Cook's was first distributed in Memphis.
 

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Try cronicalingamerica , I found 128 references to Diehl & Lord. Nothing on Cook yet. Earliest reference to Diehl & Lord was Oct, 18 1874. That's when they established their branch house there. Says they were famous for their ales. Mitch
 

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Yes those are rare bottles although there are more around. I had one I sold, thememphisdiggers sold one a few years ago that they had dug in Memphis, I know of two in collections here in Memphis. In the 70's I saw some others that were dug. I figure there are at least 10 or more in collections. If you wanted to buy one I doubt you could find one anyone would sell these days.In the 70's the sold for $50, I think thememphisdiggers got maybe $1800 for their bottle on ebay. It is one of the best looking bottles from Memphis. Great find.
 

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memphisbottles said:
Yes those are rare bottles although there are more around. I had one I sold, thememphisdiggers sold one a few years ago that they had dug in Memphis, I know of two in collections here in Memphis. In the 70's I saw some others that were dug. I figure there are at least 10 or more in collections. If you wanted to buy one I doubt you could find one anyone would sell these days.
In the 70's the sold for $50, I think thememphisdiggers got maybe $1800 for their bottle on ebay. It is one of the best looking bottles from Memphis. Great find.
Yes, when I read the information on Memphis Diggers site several years ago I missed that they said there were at least 15 known and I didn't read it again until after I bought this bottle and posted this thread. I'm still pumped up about getting it, Having stumbled onto the Memphis Diggers site while researching F W Cook and finding out he actually had his beer being sold in Memphis in embossed bottles. I sent a message to Memphis Diggers but didn't recieve reply, so that was that I thought and now finding one in my own back yard so to speak, it's almost like a dream
 

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