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RARE ANTIQUE CERAMIC TURKEY WHISKEY FLASK FOUST DISTILLERY GLEN ROCK PA

$ 73.39

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • Maker: FOUST DISTILLERY
  • Style: TURKEY
  • Color: BROWN FADE TO YELLOW
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Primary Material: CERAMIC
  • Condition: Used
  • Country/Region of Origin: Glen Rock, Pa USA
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Foust Distillery was located in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania and made what they called Pennsylvania Whiskey, which was popular before Kentucky Bourbon. Foust was one of the last distilleries to produce Pennsylvania Whiskey which was considered America's first great whiskey. Foust Distillery was established in 1858 and closed in 1907.
    Some 15 figural glass and ceramic bottles were issued by the Foust distillery. In addition to a realistic yellow banana,, they included a salt-covered pretzel, a ceramic ear of corn, a Pickle, a partially peeled sweet potato and a glass billy club. Other figurals attributed to Foust are a roast turkey, cigar, ham bone, clam shells, fish,dagger, pig and horn of plenty.
    Write up above was copied from the internet.
    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-figural-clam-shell-whiskey-1885805031
    More Information about Foust
    Distillery
    in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania at:
    http://www.ellenjaye.com/foust.htm
    http://www.pre-pro.com/midacore/view_distillery.php?did=DST035
    LOOK CLOSELY AT PHOTOS
    Small chip on lip and very tiny chips in glaze