WINTERSMITH LOUIVILLE KY

[athometoo]

DUG THIS BOTTLE ON FRIDAY AND CANT FIND ANY INFO ON IT . ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED . AMBER STRAP SIDED AND A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THE PISO .

 

[athometoo]

HERES THE SIDE , HAS A DIAMOND WITH I IN CENTER ON BOTTOM

 

[2muchstuff]

kovels ,dark amber 5 3/4 tall 1997 25.00 also list wintersmith whisky ,try louisville free libary they are very informative

 

[nhpharm]

I bought a collection of bottles a fellow had dug out of his backyard in Ybor City, Florida, and there was literally a 5 gallon pail full of those Wintersmith bottles in two different sizes (the size you have and a larger size). I never have found out what they contained.

 

[athometoo]

THANKS A BUNCH LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE PUTTIN THIS ONE IN THE KEEPER BOX . MY WIFE DUG THIS ONE FRIDAY ,HER SECOND DIG 1 HR FIRST TIME AND 2 THE NEXT. TRYING TO GET HER TO GO TOMMORROW . THANKS AGAIN .

 

[cyberdigger]

I was staring at that one for a while, Pat.. with a touch of envy! You're doing well, there, keep it up!!! Keep 'em coming, I am enjoying your posts!!! Can't wait to see the "really big thing"!!![]

 

[athometoo]

HEY CHARLIE ITS (SAM) PAT IS FOR BOTTOMS. LOL

 

[cyberdigger]

I wasn't talking to you, Sam! []

 

[athometoo]

K ME BADD , I SORRY

 

[nhpharm]

You got me curious, so I did a bit of research and discovered that Arthur Peter & Co. of Louisville, KY sold the following products in the late 1800's and early 1900's:

Wintersmith's Chill Tonic (two sizes)
Wintersmith's Mulberry Pills
Wintersmith's Buchu
Wintersmith's Sarsaparilla
Wintersmith's Worm Candy

I would guess that the Wintersmith bottles that I picked up in Tampa would be for something like the Wintersmith's Chill Tonic (which was a remedy for malaria).

Arthur Peter & Co disappears from the books in 1923 and is replaced by the company name "Wintersmith" selling many of the same products (still based in Louisville), so it is possible that these bottles actually post-date 1923 (the ones that I got were both tooled lip and ABM).

I could be wrong, but based on the size and shape of the bottles, I am skeptical about Kovel's claim that these were whiskey.