Casper Whiskey Four-Cities Variant

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“Made by Honest North Carolina People”

Apple-Touch-IconAJim Hagenbuch and crew had two nice examples of cobalt blue Casper Whiskey bottles in their Glass Works Auction #97 that closed this past Monday night. What I liked was that one example was the more common “Made by Honest North Carolina People” while the second example was the rarer “four-cities” variant. The North Carolinal example sold for $400 without the auction house premiun. The four-cities variant sold for $1,000 without the premium.

Read: Casper’s Whiskey Theme: Honesty First, Last, Always

Read: John L. Casper: Whiskey’s Wandering Pitchman

THE CASPER CO.

Winston-Salem, N.C. | New York | Chicago | St. Louis

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“FROM / THE CASPER CO. INC. / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / NEW YORK / CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS”, (Denzin, CAS-41), American, ca. 1890 – 1900, deep cobalt blue, 11 7/8″h, smooth base, tooled mouth, perfect condition. Identical in color to lot 46. But unlike 46 this is the rare four-cities variant! – Glass Works Auction #97

THE CASPER CO.

Made by Honest North Carolina People

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CASPER’S WHISKEY / MADE BY HONEST / NORTH / CAROLINA PEOPLE”, (Denzin, CAS-42), North Carolina, ca. 1890 – 1900, deep cobalt blue, 11 3/4″h, smooth base, tooled mouth, perfect condition. An American classic! – Glass Works Auction #97

Window Shots

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Window Shots of Above: “FROM / THE CASPER CO. INC. / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. / NEW YORK / CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS”, (Denzin, CAS-41), American, ca. 1890 – 1900, deep cobalt blue, 11 7/8″h, smooth base, tooled mouth, perfect condition. Identical in color to lot 46. But unlike 46 this is the rare four-cities variant! – Glass Works Auction #97

Caspers Whiskey next to a Figural Grape - Aprill Collection

Labeled Caspers Whiskey next to a Figural Grape – Aprill Collection

About Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass specializing in bitters bottles, color runs and related classic figural bottles. He is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in Quarter Horses, antiques and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past 6-year President of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors and is one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
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