Old Dexter Whiskey Bottle

Object/Artifact

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Old Dexter Whiskey Bottle

Entry/Object ID

KK.0031

Description

Glass whiskey bottle with glass cap.

Context

Found on Blair Mountain.

Collection

Household Goods

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Old Dexter Distilling Company

Date made

circa 1905

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embossing

Location

front

Transcription

"Guaranteed Straight Whiskey" - Bottled by Old Dexter Dist. Company, 6 District Covington KY

Type

Embossing

Location

back

Transcription

Guaranteed Straight Whiskey

Parts

Count

Parts

glass bottle, glass lid (likely had cork surround which has deteriorated)

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Notes

about 100 feet above the House Site in an ash pile (burn pit) above a road

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Web Links and URLs

Old Dexter history

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

Blair Mountain

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Life in the Coal Camps

Notes

Household Items case

Research Notes

Research Type

Curator

Person

Shaun Slifer

Date

Nov 20, 2020

Notes

THE OLD DEXTER DISTILLERY Covington, KY. 1890-1916 The distillery (RD #22, 6th District) was located near Butler, KY. The company used the brand names: "Arlington ", "Holmesdale Rye", "Quaker Seal", and "Target Rye." Business name timeline: The Old Dexter Distillery (1890-1898), Old Dexter Distilling Co. (1900-1916) Address timeline: Pendleton Co. Ky., 15 W 7 th (1890), Butler, Pendleton Co. Ky., 527 Madison Ave (1892-1895), 25-27 Park Place (1897-1906), 20-22 E Pike (1908-1916)