Western Whiskey

[westernglassaddict]

Thanks Mike,

I have tried to reduce the picture size, but it has not been accomplished. I thought if you could figure it out, it should be no problem for me. I thought wrong.
This Cline is gem mint, and very pretty, I believe the example that Ken S. dug had base damage? I remember Pacific Glass auctioning it off years ago. If I am ever able to get the picture size below 264kb, I will post it.
My collecting focus has always been Western flasks, but have picked up a few cylinders over the years.

 

[westernglassaddict]

William Cline

 

[CALDIGR2]

I managed to scrape a couple of clear A. Fenkhausens out of a local privy this afternoon. Both were covered in dirt, but appeared to be OK. I will not rub a bottle, especially clear whiskies, to read the embossing, either. I just wrapped them in paper and stuck 'em in the bucket. I took a pic of one when it came out, but not the other. As it turns out, they are different. One is tooled, and has the embossing within a "circle", and the other is globby and "open faced". Since they are just clear ones, both are still in the bucket in my garage. I may wash 'em tomorrow. If they ain't amber and globby, I don't get too excited over them.

 

[beendiggin]

I really like the whiskeys, too. I know if I lived out West I would collect those fifths...they are very cool and the history behind them, relating to California, the Gold Rush, the settling of the West, makes them really interesting. Great post!

 

[Lordbud]

That William Cline fifth is a beauty, plus the embossed street address (similar to what might be embossed on a coffin/pumpkinseed flask) make it a "10" in my book.

 

[Lordbud]

RE: Gold Dust fifth

Here's a real beauty up on ebay right now:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-Whiskey-Gold-Dust_W0QQitemZ180334777351QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item180334777351&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A3|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318

 

[CALDIGR2]

RE: Gold Dust fifth

Whew! That "Horse" is gettin' some much deserved respect. Way to go.

 

[caldigs]

RE: Gold Dust fifth

It's amazing how few amber Gold Dusts are offered for sale considering how 'common' they are. I can't remember the last time I saw an amber horse at show or auction !

 

[beendiggin]

RE: Gold Dust fifth

Is there a "bible" of Western whisky bottles"?

 

[Oldtimer]

RE: Gold Dust fifth

There's a gold dust on Ebay right now...
Edit: It might be the one I didn't see posted above^^^ sorry.