VINTAGE 1900 STEEL WOOD ADVERTISING WHISKY BEER BOTTLE OPENER KANSAS CITY MO

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VINTAGE 1900 STEEL WOOD ADVERTISING WHISKY BEER BOTTLE OPENER KANSAS CITY MO A great advertising piece from the early americana. Advertising Reefer’s Green Mountain Distillery – Kansas City MO U.S. Bottlers’ Supply Co., Chicago A solid steel coil style bottle opener for beer, whisky, and liquor bottle caps. Please see all images for great item detail. More info regarding; – Thanks to  www.pre-pro.com for the brand identification information. GREEN MOUNTAIN DISTILLING CO. Kansas City, MO. 1884-1916 Est. 1884. EJ Reefer (my great uncle) and Max Charles Reefer (my great grandfather) founded the business. E J Reefer lived near 58th and Brookside Rd. in Kansas City, MO. Max Reefer and his wife lived at 37th and Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. My paternal grandparents, Jack and Arene, died in 1920 as a result of the final phase of the flu epidemic, leaving my father and his brother orphaned at ages 4 and 7 respectively. The family were non-drinkers and supported Prohibition! (submitted by an anonymous visitor to the site, 7-24-2009) An ad from Munsey’s magazine dated 1900 lists warehouses in St. Louis, Kansas City, Louisville and Chicago. The company used the brand names: “Gold Medal”, “Green Mountain Rye”, “Real Kentucky Royal”, “Smoky Hollow Rye”, and “Tastewell.” Business name timeline: Green Mountain Distillery (1900-1904), Green Mountain Distillery Co. (1905-1913), Reefer’s Green Mountain Distillery Co. (1914-1915), Green Mountain Distillery Co. (1915), Green Mountain Distilling Co. (1916) Address timeline: 1416 Grand Ave (1900), 1612-1618 Main (1901-1915), 1710A Main (1916) Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below): W, D (1901) Always ask questions of you need more information. I will take care to pack and ship to ensure your item arrives safely. Thank you for looking! I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON EVERY ITEM I SELL SO PLEASE REVIEW PICTURES AND ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU THINK I MAY HAVE MISSED. I MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE OR NOTE EVERY IMPERFECTION BUT I TRY TO TAKE A LOT OF PICTURES.

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