Item 270
Price realized: $5 |
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Item: 270 Description: Bottle: McAvoy Brewing / Malt Marrow / Chicago Ill S. John McAvoy took over management of an existing southside Chicago brewery in 1882. The brewery operated under the McAvoy name until it was closed by the Prohibition Act of 1920. At one time it employed over one hundred men and was one of Chicago’s largest breweries with a main plant, a malt house, and six (6) ice houses. “Malt Marrow” was what McAvoy called his vintage malt beer. View 3 and View 4 show the embossing on the base. This bottle stands 8.25 inches tall and has a hand finished neck that dates it from the late 1890’s to the early 1900’s. It has scratches and light surface staining from having been buried, and a bruise on the lip possibly from someone removing the cork with an ice pick. No chips, flakes or cracks. If it was an insulator, I’d give it a Grade B . Estimate: $10 - $15 Open: $5 Price realized: $5 |
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