The Bergerman Co. whiskey jug, SLC, Utah

[timeandabottle]

I was fortunate to have a FB post pop up regarding an estate sale yesterday and in the middle of tons of pictures I spotted this gem amongst a ton of items. 1/2 hour later it’s home with me! This fellow opened The Utah Liquor Co. and next door was another business. From my quick research, it seems somewhere around 1911 he bought that business and opened another one using his name. Post 1914 I can’t find ads for his “named business as I think he dissolved that company and expanded the UTAH LIQUOR CO. More research required but I’m pretty stoked as theirs less than a handful of these known to exist. P.S.: it even doubles as a lamp.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Nice find! Also nice to see an example of a bottle being turned into a lamp without drilling a hole in the base!

 

[timeandabottle]

I was nervous about that driving there. I was relieved to see what they did. Such a simple workaround!