Taylor & Loyall fine liquors Norfolk Va

[casperwhiskey]

I have never seen this amber whiskey with applied top from Norfolk. It appears to be 1870's and is a 1/6 of a gallon cylinder. Any info?

 

[casperwhiskey]

Killer whiskey

 

[casperwhiskey]

Any one seen it?

 

[casperwhiskey]

Sweet

 

[tigue710]

Never seen it, but I love it!

 

[Plumbata]

No info here, but you should fill it up with room temp water then pour the contents into a large measuring cup to determine rough volume.

I wonder if it was it intentionally sold as a 1/6th gallon, or were they cheapskates trying to sell it as a quart or 1/5th, thus digging the grave of the company and inadvertently making it so rare nowadays?

Great bottle, but since I see your multicolored flask as the #1 bottle in the upcoming Glass Discoveries auction preview I am sure that you have handled far better. 11,000 or 11,200 or something you got for that less-than-10-dollar 2nd hand shop bottle a while back, right? Wonder what it will bring in this economy? Or am I confusing you with someone else??

Regardless; great find and best of luck figuring out the historical particulars.

 

[casperwhiskey]

It is a 6th. I found the company was listed in 1875 as a Grocer and importer. There are very few applied top southern whiskies. I also saw Klingensmith has the flask in his auction. I hope it does well. The whiskey was a ebay purchase and not cheap. The opening bid was alittle steep but no one bid on it due to the poor description.

 

[sandchip]

Great score! I like that embossing. Would like the see the top, too.

 

[CALDIGR2]

Had the bottle been Western I would call it 1860s to very early '70s. Whatever, it is a fine and rare cylinder. Congrats on a great score.