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European ➔ Bottle

Identifier:
117581
Description:
Cylindrical stoneware liquor bottle, with tall and narrow body, small handle at shoulder, short neck, and flanged spout. Decorated with orange-brown glaze, with some wheel-marks visible and several words stamped into side.;'J.Friedrich/Gross.../B/Frankfurt" stamped into side, below a round emblem with indecipherable writing. '...um. 16' is inscribed under handle. |
Materials:
Fired, Glazed, Clay
Dimensions:
11.3" h
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Herpolsheimers
Related Entity:
Herpolsheimer's (donor)
Alternate names: Herp's, Herpolsheimer Company, Herpolsheimer's Department Store, Lazarus, Voigt Herpolsheimer's and Company Dry Goods Store, Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.
In 1865, William G. Herpolsheimer and Charles G. A. Voigt, two young businessmen, established the Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Company, a dry goods and carpet store in Michigan City, Indiana before relocating to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1870. The partnership between Voigt and Herpolsheimer ended in 1902 with Voigt taking over the flour mills and Herpolsheimer the store. Herpolsheimer's Firm continued to operate department stores until it was sold in 1987 making it one of the longest-running retail establishments in West Michigan.