Antique J. Fisher Lyons, NY " August Baetzhold " Advertising Stoneware Jug 2 Gal.
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Up for auctuon is an antique 2 gallon J. Fisher//Lyons, NY "August Baetzhold (Michigan St, Buffalo NY) stoneware advertising jug.The jug is in excellent condition, with no hairlines, crazing, or any substantial damage. There is, however, one small chip to the exterior mouth/spout & some color loss to the "St." portion of the cobalt lettering. Please contact me with any questions! Don't miss out on this nice piece of Western New York history!NO RESERVE!August Baetzhold spent m...uch of his early life in Germany and in the United States earning a living with hammer and saw as a carpenter. Beginning in 1862, however, August used other tools to construct a liquor establishment that lasted more than half a century, had a nationwide reach, and thrust the family into the forefront of the business establishment in Buffalo, New York.... In 1877 he was elected to a term as a Buffalo alderman from his (then) Sixth Ward. He became a director of the German American Bank and a director of the Excelsior Brewery. He was elected State Treasurer of the New York Wholesale and Retail Liquor Dealers for many years. August also had vigorous social life, deem a prominent member of the Maccabees, a Canadian founded fraternal organization; the Buffalo Orpheus, a theater group; Sangerbund, a German choral society, and the Gymnastics Club.A. Baetzhold was a “rectifier of spirits, ” that is, blending and compounding whiskeys from a variety of distillers to create his own desired taste and smoothness. At wholesale he sold this liquor in large “beehive” shaped stoneware jugs, with his name imprinted on them. These would have been decanted by saloon customers and served over the bar. (Source: http://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/2015/03/how-baetzholds-bloomed-in-buffalo.html?m=1)
