Bottles

1920's Beverage & Utility Bottles


The Bottles made by Hemingray in the 1920's come in ice green, 7-UP green, carnival and amber. There are both decorative and plain styles. For more information on how to ID Hemingray made bottles see the Identification section on the articles page.

Here is a list of some of the Hemingray Beverage bottles currently known. There are more Hemingray made bottles out there but the data has not been made available to me. Note that some of these bottles also were made by other companies and can look almost identical to the Hemingray ones.

Chicago, IL:

Bostelmann’s
Bon Ton
Burkhardt
California Bev. Co.
De Luxe
Green Lantern Bev.
Lamb Bev. Co. (lamb)
Levin (elephant)
Liberty Blue Rock
Mayfair Bev. Co.
Pat-Ra
Ryan’s
S & L Bev. Co.
Sea Rock Bev.
Uncle Sam Bev. Co.
United States Brewing

Geneva, IL:

Jupiter Springs
Bottle

DuQuoin, IL:

Midwest Quality Bev.

Gary, IN:

United Bev. Co.

Indianapolis, IN:

Sun Punch
Monument Bottle Co.
Blatz

Cincinnati, OH:

Grand Pop Bottle Co.
Heckermann
Kroger
Queen City Bottle.
Rainbow Bottle Co.
Union Bottle Works
Vess

Reading, OH:

Royal

Minster, OH:

S. B. Co.

Wapokoneta, OH:

Koch Beverage Co.

Van Wert, OH:

Western Ohio Bottle Co.

Cleveland, OH:

Minnehaha
Distillata

New York, NY:

Fidelio Brewing
Scheafer Brewing

Brooklyn, NY:

Horton Pilsener
Brewing
Liebmann Breweries
Rubsam & Horriman

Detroit, MI:

Vernors Gingerale
ESCO Beverages
Red Arrow
Wolverine Bottling Works

Grand Rapids, MI:

Blatz

Lexington, KY:

Epping

Baltimore, MD:

BBS (w/arrow)

Pottsville, PA:

Yuengling & Sons

Milwaukee, WI:

Blatz
Cream City Prod.
Graf’s Zep

St. Paul, MN:

Hamm’s

Cedar Rapids, IA:

Tehel’s

Kansas City, MO:

Blatz

St. Louis, MO:

Silver Seal Soda

Unknown:

Hammer’s High Grade
San. Bev

  • Sun Punch Indianapolis, IN - carnival
    Sun Punch (*SK)
  • Universal Home bottle - carnival
    Universal Home (*SK)
  • Red Arrow - Detroit, MI
    Red Arrow (*SK)
  • Blatz - Grand Rapids, MI
    Blatz (*SK)
  • Graf's Zep - Milwaukee, WI
    Graf's Zep (*SK)
  • Wolverine Bottling Works - Detroit, MI
    Wolverine Bottling Works (*EB)

Rheinstrom Bros and “Good Luck” Bottles - 1890’s

There are two different styles of bottles made for Rheinstrom Bros of Cincinnati, OH

One style is the Creme de Menthe Claw bottle. Not to be confused with the miniature claw bottles made by Wheaten. Bottle has a Eagle and is embossed “Creme de Menthe”. The bottle is full sized and from the 1890s.

The second style of Rheinstrom Bros bottles are the “Eagle Liqueurs”. Bottle has embossing of a Eagle landing on a Shield with the RB logo. On the back it is embossed “Rheinstrom Bros. / Cincinnati, USA”. They come in 3 sizes.

In a similar style as the “Eagle Liqueurs” bottles, there are ones embossed with a Horse shoe with “Good Luck” Not sure if these are made for Rheinstrom Bros or not but shards of these also have been recovered from the Hemingray dump.

  • Creme de Menthe “Claw” - Amber
    Creme de Menthe “Claw” - Amber (*SK)
  • Creme de Menthe “Claw” - Orange Amber
    Creme de Menthe “Claw” - Orange Amber (*KB)
  • Creme de Menthe “Claw” - 7-UP
    Creme de Menthe “Claw” - 7-UP (*KB)
  • Creme de Menthe “Claw” - Olive Green
    Creme de Menthe “Claw” - Olive Green (*KB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs  -  Clear
    Good Luck - Full Size - Olive Green (*KB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs  -  Clear
    Good Luck - Full Size - 7-UP Green (*KB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs  -  Clear
    Eagle Liqueurs - Full Size - Clear (*SK)
  • Eagle Liqueurs  -  7Up
    Eagle Liqueurs - Full Size - 7-UP Green (*KB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs  -  Olive Green
    Eagle Liqueurs - Full Size - Olive Green (*EB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs  -  Olive Green
    No Embossing - Full Size - 7-UP Green (*SK)
  • Eagle Liqueurs  -  Amber
    Eagle Liqueurs - Medium Size - Amber (*KB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs - Medium -  Amber
    Eagle Liqueurs - Medium Size - Brown Amber (*KB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture -  Amber
    Eagle Liqueurs - Medium Size - 7-UP Green (*KB)
  • Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture -  Amber
    Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture - Clear (*SK)
  • Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture -  Amber
    Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture - Amber (*SK)
  • Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture -  7-Up Green
    Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture - 7-Up Green (*SK)
  • Eagle Liqueurs - Miniture -  7-Up Green
    Creme de Menthe “Claw” - 7-UP - Mini (*KB)

Cleveland Metal Products Kerosene Jars

Cleveland Metal Products Kerosene Jar - 7-Up Green
7-UP Green (*SK)
Cleveland Metal Products Kerosene Jar - Ice blue
Ice Blue (*SK)

1890's Bottles

The Bottles made by Hemingray in the 1890's come in a Range of ambers from black glass to orange amber, aqua, olive green and aqua. They will be embossed H.G.CO. on the base or heel.


H.G.Co. Base Embossed Bottle

H.G.Co. Base Embossed Bottles

These are some examples of the H.G.Co. Base embossed bottles. They come in a range of sizes and colors.

  • H.G.Co. Base Embosed - Blackglass
    Blackglass (*SK)
  • H.G.Co. Base Embosed - Keystone Bottling Huntimcon, PA
    Keystone Bottling Co. Huntingdon, PA - Ice Aqua (*SK)
  • H.G.Co. Base Embosed - Ice Aqua
    Ice Aqua (*SK)
  • H.G.Co. Base Embosed - Blackglass Small
    Blackglass (*GD)
  • H.G.Co. Base Embosed - Amber
    Red Amber (*GD)
  • H.G.Co. Base Embosed - Med Amber
    Oarnge Amber (*GD)
  • H.G.Co. Base Embosed - Olive Amber
    Yellow Amber (*KB)
  • Gambrinus Stock Company - Cincinnati, OH
    Gambrinus Stock Company - Cincinnati, OH - Oarnge Amber (*LJ)

H.G.Co. Heel Embossing

H.G.Co. Heel Embossed Bottles

These are some examples of the H.G.Co. heel embossed bottles.

  • H.G.Co. Heel Embossed - A Best Cincinnati, OH
    A Best Cincinnati, OH (*SK)
  • H.G.Co. Heel Embossed - Felix Fritz Covington, KY
    Felix Fritz Covington, KY (*SK)
  • H.G.Co. Heel Embossed - Adam Braun Gutiennbra, IA
    Adam Braun Gutiennburg, IA (*SK)
  • H.G.Co. Heel Embossed - F. Ruskaup Gutiennburg, IA
    F. Ruskaup Gutiennburg, IA (*SK)
  • H.G.Co. Heel Embossed - George Deffren Cincinnati, OH
    George Deffren Cincinnati, OH (*GD)
  • H.G.Co. Heel Embossed - J.A. Krusling Huesmann & Co Cincinnati, OH
    J.A. Krusling Huesmann & Co Cincinnati, OH (*GD)
  • H.G.Co. Heel Embossed - J.A. Krusling Huesmann & Co Cincinnati, OH
    J.A. Krusling Huesmann & Co Cincinnati, OH (*GD)

* EB = eBay Auction
* GD = Glenn Drummond
* LJ = Larry Johnson
* SK = in the collection of Shaun Kotlarsky
* KB = In the collection of Kim Borgman

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