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original c. early 1860's antique american privy dug chicago salt glazed stoneware beer bottle featuring a richly colored dark cobalt blue lip manufactured in chicago, illinois.
  • original c. early 1860's antique american privy dug chicago salt glazed stoneware beer bottle featuring a richly colored dark cobalt blue lip manufactured in chicago, illinois.
original c. early 1860's antique american privy dug chicago salt glazed stoneware beer bottle featuring a richly colored dark cobalt blue lip manufactured in chicago, illinois.

original c. early 1860's antique american privy dug chicago salt glazed stoneware beer bottle featuring a richly colored dark cobalt blue lip manufactured in chicago, illinois.

SKU: UR-22299-15
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single all original and intact chicago privy dug salt glazed stoneware bottle with dark cobalt blue lip manufactured for chicago-based bottler joseph jerusalem. the pint sized mead shaped beer bottle has sloping shoulders and a squat neck finished with an applied tapered lip. the body has some variation in color, and is impressed with a slanted stamp near the heel that reads “j. jerusalem / chicago”. there is a small flat chip near the base. german immigrant joseph jerusalem ran a small brewery (1869-1887) specializing in weiss beer, a light-colored, effervescent ale that was made from top fermented malted wheat. the bottle contains a deeply incised letter "n" along the base. the exact fabricator is not known.

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