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Myers & Company
Posted:
Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:04 amby fricky
The attached photograph shows a 1-gallon jug identified as Pure Fulton Whiskey and Myers & Company, Covington, KY. I found the jug in my grand parents basement about 30 years ago. I don't know how long it was there. I searched for information concerning Myers & Company but found nothing. Can any historians help me?
Thak You
Doug
Posted:
Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:16 amby fricky
I apologize for being a dumb ass. I will try again to attach the photograph.
Doug
Posted:
Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:28 pmby bourbonv
Doug,
You have a genuine 19th century whiskey jug. The company, Meyers $ Co. is listed in the 1910 Mida's Financial Index as being BB ($250,000 to $300,000 assets), located in Covington, Kentucky with a distillery at Butler, Pendleton County, Ky., DSP 22, 6th District, Kentucky.
Posted:
Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:55 pmby fricky
Thanks MIke for the information. That jug must have been in the basement for a long time. I don't know if they used it for any other purpose. It was empty when I got it.
Doug
Posted:
Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:23 pmby bourbonv
My pleasure, Doug.
You do realize that jugs a re quite collectable. A jug in excellent condition can sell for anywhere from a hundred dollars to several Thousand dollars. I hope ypu keep the jug and pass it down to future generations, but it does have some value.
Posted:
Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:13 pmby fricky
I plan to keep the jug regardless of value. I wish that I knew more about its history.
I am the "pack rat" in our family. I am the caretaker of many family-related items and documents. I hope to pass them on to my children and granchildren. Hopefully, they will do the same.
Doug