5 Stoneware Liquor Advertising Jugs, KY & OH
Five (5) stoneware whiskey advertising jugs from Kentucky and Ohio. 1st item: Covington, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, cream slip and cobalt stencil to lower body reading "Myers & Company/Pure Fulton Whiskey/Covington, KY" and "2" denoting gallon capacity. 13 1/2" H x 9" W at base. 2nd item: Paducah, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, cream slip, cobalt stencil to lower body reading "Geo. H. Goodman Company/(Incorporated)/Wholesale Whiskey/115 So. 2nd St./Paducah, KY/Sign of the Red Rock" and an encircled "2" denoting gallon capacity. 13 1/2" H x 9" W at base. 3rd item: Covington, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, cream slip, cobalt stencil to body reading "Myers & Company/Pure Fulton Whiskey/Covington, KY." 10 1/2" H x 7 1/2" W at base. 4th item: Lebanon, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, dark cream slip, cobalt stencil to body reads "Pure Old Liquor/From/J.H. Kearns, Pro/Sunny Side Saloon/Lebanon, KY." 8 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W at base. 5th item: Cincinnati, Ohio stoneware pottery bottle, gray slip, impressed label reads "Harris Hunt & Co./Maplewood/Sour Mash/Whisky." 9" H x 4" W at base. All Late 19th/Early 20th century.
Condition Report: 1st item: Overall good condition with scattered firing flaws, crazing to shoulder glaze, loss on bottom edge, 1". 2nd item: Inconsistently applied glaze, with crazing throughout and scattered firing flaws. Small losses to edge of base and lip, largest 1". 3rd item: Overall good condition with scattered firing flaws. Crazing with small loss to lip and bottom edge, largest 1/2". 4th item: Crazing to glaze, scattered firing flaws, and a series of hairlines extending from across the base up the jug, largest approximately 12". Handle is missing, loss to side and lip, largest 1 1/2" square. 5th item: Overall good condition with scattered firing flaws. Vertical hairline, approximately 5" on side.
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Five (5) stoneware whiskey advertising jugs from Kentucky and Ohio. 1st item: Covington, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, cream slip and cobalt stencil to lower body reading "Myers & Company/Pure Fulton Whiskey/Covington, KY" and "2" denoting gallon capacity. 13 1/2" H x 9" W at base. 2nd item: Paducah, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, cream slip, cobalt stencil to lower body reading "Geo. H. Goodman Company/(Incorporated)/Wholesale Whiskey/115 So. 2nd St./Paducah, KY/Sign of the Red Rock" and an encircled "2" denoting gallon capacity. 13 1/2" H x 9" W at base. 3rd item: Covington, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, cream slip, cobalt stencil to body reading "Myers & Company/Pure Fulton Whiskey/Covington, KY." 10 1/2" H x 7 1/2" W at base. 4th item: Lebanon, Kentucky stoneware pottery jug, dark cream slip, cobalt stencil to body reads "Pure Old Liquor/From/J.H. Kearns, Pro/Sunny Side Saloon/Lebanon, KY." 8 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W at base. 5th item: Cincinnati, Ohio stoneware pottery bottle, gray slip, impressed label reads "Harris Hunt & Co./Maplewood/Sour Mash/Whisky." 9" H x 4" W at base. All Late 19th/Early 20th century.
Condition Report: 1st item: Overall good condition with scattered firing flaws, crazing to shoulder glaze, loss on bottom edge, 1". 2nd item: Inconsistently applied glaze, with crazing throughout and scattered firing flaws. Small losses to edge of base and lip, largest 1". 3rd item: Overall good condition with scattered firing flaws. Crazing with small loss to lip and bottom edge, largest 1/2". 4th item: Crazing to glaze, scattered firing flaws, and a series of hairlines extending from across the base up the jug, largest approximately 12". Handle is missing, loss to side and lip, largest 1 1/2" square. 5th item: Overall good condition with scattered firing flaws. Vertical hairline, approximately 5" on side.