tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post6435041199268647283..comments2024-03-23T05:26:31.832-07:00Comments on Those Pre-Pro Whiskey Men!: The M. Wollstein Liquor Tree — How It Grew and FellJack Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499431800088809848noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-91301594952352974832023-03-08T04:45:13.953-08:002023-03-08T04:45:13.953-08:00Anon: You may well be right.Anon: You may well be right.Jack Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499431800088809848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-43058636032940604462023-03-07T02:00:32.141-08:002023-03-07T02:00:32.141-08:00I have a jug with Kansas City Missouri address 106...I have a jug with Kansas City Missouri address 1068-70 Union Avenue. I believe that the initial "M". in "M Wollstein", stands for Mary, the wife of Theodore Wollstein.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-2395783852711644682021-11-10T05:57:14.217-08:002021-11-10T05:57:14.217-08:00Unknown: Since Wollstein was in business so long ...Unknown: Since Wollstein was in business so long it would be difficult to assign an exact date. Most important is that all his artifacts are pre-Prohibition (before 1920) and thus have achieved antique status. As for value, such usually sell at under $50.Jack Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499431800088809848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-87580794904214700802021-11-10T01:27:07.848-08:002021-11-10T01:27:07.848-08:00I have a price list/order blank pamphlet from M.wo...I have a price list/order blank pamphlet from M.wollstein mercantile co. 1066-70 Union Ave. <br />Kansas City MO.<br />Nothing of this place or eggs or anything of the Stamper valuable somebody to give me info on it that'd be greatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372711411724601847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-66966140770934140192021-11-09T11:05:16.977-08:002021-11-09T11:05:16.977-08:00I recently found a metal shot glass that says,
&qu...I recently found a metal shot glass that says,<br />"M. WOLLSTEIN<br />MERCANTILE CO.<br />KANSAS CITY, MO"<br /><br />The shape is the same as the metal shot glass you have in a picture here, but the words are more at the top and in a straight line. Any idea of the year it was made and its value?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764382156546529429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-60061058810682335082021-06-22T14:20:41.480-07:002021-06-22T14:20:41.480-07:00Leslie: I came across your comment only just now,...Leslie: I came across your comment only just now, if you are still listening. Promotional pocket knives were common in the whiskey trade in the pre-Prohibition era and have some auction value today. Jack Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499431800088809848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657913448535983609.post-1986436158397204542018-06-23T15:58:40.969-07:002018-06-23T15:58:40.969-07:00I have in my possession a promotional pocket knife...I have in my possession a promotional pocket knife that has "H Brann & Co. Fort Worth, Tex" on one side and "Drink Brann's Iconoclast" on the other. My grandpa was a drinker/bartender.. but.. I cannot find one single reference to this item at all.. any thoughts? Leslie_rutledge1@comcast.net.. appreciate any response ThanksLeslie Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526618735051860006noreply@blogger.com