Unknown Continental Brewing Co.

[VaChick]

This is a bottle I haven't been able to find any information about. Here's the description:
It has a great embossed picture and an applied lip with screw-top threads INSIDE. Age: pre-1900 Color: Aqua Height: 9 Diameter: 2 3/4 in Bottom Markings:circle with a faint dot in center
[align=center][align=left]Embossing:
[/align]CONTINENTAL BREWING Co.
TRADEMARK(WITHIN CIRCLE above soldier)
PHILADELPHIA,
[/align]Other Embossing: picture of continental soldier. Right hand is in his coat, Bonaparte style, other hand is holding a staff (?). He's Wearing a long coat, half open, pouch on a belt, hat with a feather, knee-high boots, backpack, a musket.
Left background: cottage with 2 trees also a vine(?) beneath cottage.
Right background: mountain with 5 distinct triangles, and lots of faint triangles, under these is a segmented half circle, under that is perhaps the back of a cannon

Thanks for any help!
VaChick

 

[GuntherHess]

The company was listed on a Phila survey in 1880.
Drawing of brewery...
http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/HGSv16/HGSv16.1461.htm






Date
1880

Facility Name
Continental Brewery

Owner
Gardiner, John & Co.

Products Made
Brewery

Ward
26

Address
21st St, Washington Ave, and Alter St (SW corner)

Location
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania


Here is a label from the company.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/i:Early%20labeled%20Continental%20brewing%20STOCK%20ALE%20PHIL.%20PA,:210586610

 

[VaChick]

WOW! that was incredibly fast! Thanks for the information.
Would you know the approx value of the bottle, I've never seen it listed anyplace.

Thanks!