Western Whiskey

[Lordbud]

This was actually a yard sale find in the late '70s.

Yeah, those were the good old days. The early 1990s were still "good old days" for me finding bottles and other cool collectibles at antique fairs, antique shops or yard sales out here in the San Jose area, but a few years later I was hard-pressed to find anything of note at these same places.
The bottle auctions (then also ebay) pushed up the prices in almost every bottle category, and suddenly I'd see previously affordable bottles at bottle shows sporting "ebay" price tags even though the bottles were no rarer than they were before.

 

[casperwhiskey]

Hi Jason,
What Ebay did was open up the western market to whiskey collectors in the east, and the eastern market to the west. It also helped determine what was rare and what was very common. It killed the white house vinagar bottles. I have added more items to the collection in the last 10 years than I did in the first 20. I have also learned more about brands, shared more info and met some great people. I still find some killer items on ebay and in the "wild"
David

 

[casperwhiskey]

Hey Tim,
I have a couple of clear Yreka,Ca. drug stores. I bought locally. Know anybody might be interested?

 

[casperwhiskey]

Damn I Love Whiskey!

 

[NCdigger5]

NCDIGGER, your Hall Luhrs is a pretty common one, dates 1880-1915 and is listed in R.E. Barnett's book at $15.00. I have one too.

Thanks Wilkie. I only paid $17 for it so not bad.

 

[NorCalBottleHunter]

these are my favorites, so far...... love that whiskey too!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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what a great strike! my first whiskey, which has started my latest craze, when i go to a show or an antique shop, they're all i have bought, i got it bad! i got this one as a b-day present last year in june, the spuance and stanley i bought for 20 bucks along with 3 other bottles, didn't know what i had untill i came home and consulted mr. r.e. barnett

 

[Wilkie]

Nick, nice ones, I don't have a castle yet but it is on my wish list. What color is that Spruance? It looks black. Is that just the lighting or is it really that dark?

 

[NorCalBottleHunter]

hey tim, yeah the s & s is a red amber that varies in shade through out the bottle, i have another castle, its got a weak strike though. its actually the one where the "whiskey" has been slug plated over by rocks

 

[Lordbud]

"I have a couple of clear Yreka,Ca. drug stores. I bought locally. Know anybody might be interested? "

If you can note the names embossed on the druggists I can you their "rarity" rating in Miller's book for reference...

 

[casperwhiskey]

California Druggist forum listing with pictures


https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-199297/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#199476