Bottle: August Koch, 173 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1880-1892.
Entry/Object ID
2013.005.0224
Description
Bottle: August Koch, 173 Washington St., Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1880-1892.
Green tinted mold blown glass, blob top, 7-7/16" high x 2-3/8" diameter; wire bail present (stopper missing - partial remains of a cork stopper is inside bottle). All lettering raised. Bottom marking is a single 1/2" long line at center.
Note: street address 173 is an old street number (prior to 1892) and is modern 413 which does appear on later Koch bottles.
Content amount not indicated. Contents type not indicated or known, but probably for beer.
Front, all lettering inside a round frame:
August Koch
173
Washington .St
Registered
Hoboken, N.J.
Back near base:
This bottle not to be sold
Acquisition
Accession
2013.005
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.