Brown Whiskey bottle embossed THE I. TRAGER CO. CINCINNATI, O.

 

I. Trager Co. Whiskey Bottle

This bottle is embossed THE I. TRAGER CO. CINCINNATI, O.

The I. Trager & Company was a distillery in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1887 until 1918 when prohibition ended this business enterprise like thousands of other companies during the “great experiment” known as prohibition. Imagine working for 40 years only to have the government shut your business down and send all your employees to the unemployment line. Sadly this was reality for tens of thousands of workers when this law was enacted in the early 20th century. The law also ended a way of life for the Trager family as they were forced to close their family business also. The company produced many brands of whiskey during their heyday, including Black Warrior, Creme de La Creme, Deerfield, Old Colony Club, Tulip Rose, Edgemont, Youghiogheny Malt, and Union Rye.

Here is the link for that information and more.

I. TRAGER & CO. USED BEAUTY TO CATCH YOUR EYE! - The Antique Advertising Expert

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Embossed MY WIFE'S SALAD DRESSING BOTTLE

Bottle Embossed

My Wife's Salad Dressing.

I found the bottle shown above a long time ago and never paid much attention to it.  It seemed like a novelty or something.  I thought people would put their own homemade salad dressing in it, but I just learned there was a commercial salad dressing by that name.  Below is an advertisement for the salad dressing and another product by the same company.

The bottle shown in the ad isn't like the one I found, but it is probably the same product, perhaps in a later bottle.  Here is what I found about the seller.

Fred Fear & Company was, at one time, the largest seller of pure maple syrup, clam juice, and Easter Egg colors in the United States. It was founded in 1892, and once operated plants in St. Johnsbury, VT, Brooklyn, NY, and Lewes, DE. In 1954, the company was acquired by the Childs Company.