Antique RUBSAM & HORRMANN BREWING CO (STATEN ISLAND NY) Aqua Beer Bottle
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:41985390 | Featured Refinements: Vintage BEER Bottle |
Bottle Type: Beer | Modified Item: No |
Color: Green | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Volume: 12.5 oz |
Scarce Aqua glass beer bottle dating from 1890-1920
Embossed "R&H" one side and "R&H BC" in stylized shield "contents 12 1/2 oz Registered" on the other.
Bottom rim "Rubsam & Horrmann Brewing Co New York "
9 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Condition, light wear and haze as seen. No chips or cracks.
Rubsam & Horrmann was founded in 1870 when two German immigrants, Jose...ph Rubsam and August Horrman took over the brewing operation of Krug & Bach. The business incorporated in 1888 under the name “Rubsam & Horrmann Brewing Co.”Their brewery, located in Stapleton, Staten Island was called the Atlantic Brewery. According to a document called “One Hundred Years of Brewing, ” published in 1901, the origins of the brewery date back as far as 1854.
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