Sunday, August 17, 2014

C.C.G. Co. Flask

I have been going through an old collection which was all dug in San Francisco, and Nevada. While going through boxes of flasks, I came across this seemingly western little half pint with an applied top. The base embossing on this one was a bit of a surprise as I have not seen the initials "C.C.G. Co." before. Maybe I just have not looked but I was hoping someone could shed some light on this glass house.
 Thanks,
 Dale M.


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10 comments:

  1. Golden PlantationAugust 17, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    Cream City Glass Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1888-1894).

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  2. WesternglassaddictAugust 17, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    Seriously????? Dale M.

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  3. Rick SimiAugust 17, 2014 at 4:22 PM

    If memory serves I have dug dozens of un-embossed beers with this marking on the base. I think the C. Conrad Original Budweiser Beer has this embossed on the base?
    rs

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  4. Warren FriedrichAugust 17, 2014 at 4:29 PM

    Dale,
    The book, Bottle Makers And Their Marks, talks about that C.C.G. Co mark on page 119 in much more depth. Lou has given you the company name.

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  5. Kentucky GemAugust 17, 2014 at 8:38 PM

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  6. Kentucky GemAugust 17, 2014 at 8:39 PM

    When using the "facts" stated in Bottle Makers and Their Marks" by Dr. Julian Toulouse, do tread lightly.

    Think back to "Holt Glass Works".

    http://www.westernwhiskeytooltopgazette.com/2010/03/william-holt-man-behind-myth.html

    http://www.westernwhiskeytooltopgazette.com/2010/02/extra-extra-read-all-about-it.html

    http://w http://www.westernwhiskeytooltopgazette.com/2010/03/ladies-and-gentlemen-of-jury-have-you.html

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  7. Eric McGuireAugust 19, 2014 at 11:09 PM

    I suggest you check this site. It may not be the definitive answer but it goes a long way:
    http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/CreamCity.pdf
    I dug one of these flasks many years ago in San Francisco and was hoping it would turn out to be the California Co-operative Glass Co., but I doubt it.

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  8. Warren FriedrichAugust 20, 2014 at 8:04 AM

    Eric,
    Congratulations on becoming the FOHBC Western Regional representative. The BRG does come to some interesting conclusions.

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  9. WesternglassaddictAugust 20, 2014 at 10:39 AM

    Thanks for the info Eric.
    I too was "hoping" it was from a California glass house as it is so clean and sure looks earlier than 1890s.
    Also it is interesting that this example and yours was dug out here. It just seems odd there would be a demand for out dated globby top half pints from the mid-west when they were blown by the zillions out here with "modern" tooled tops and newer technology and not really a special type of container...

    Pretty unusual.
    Dale M.

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  10. AnonymousAugust 21, 2014 at 1:06 AM

    It was probably a whiskey product from somewhere close to Milwaukee, so maybe it wouldn't be so unusual to find them here after all, sometimes the simple solution is the answer huh.

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