COLORADO SALOON bottle SMITH & HOLLAND Denver shoofly flask unlisted ca 1890

Description

SMITH & HOLLAND
1543 Curtis St.
WHISKEY GUARANTEED
11
YEARS OLD
DENVER,
COLORADO
Original shoofly saloon whiskey
ground-top whiskey flask
Years manufactured:
Circa 1890
Condition: very good plus to
near fine; bottle itself is clear
& clean, with some appealing
manufacturer's flaws; HOWEVER,
there is a flare inside glass of
the spout of bottle, almost like
an upsidedown "v," visible but not
noticeable to touch.  Tiny, tiny nick
in spout lip only noticeable to the
touch and opposite internal flare
noted above.
THIS BOTTLE IS NOT LISTED
IN THE COLORADO BOTTLE BOOK!
Height: 6-1/8 inches
Width: 3 inches at shoulders
Width: 2-1/2 inches at base
Scarce.
Research on this bottle has
surfaced that
Thomas Holland and Oscar Smith
had temporarily teamed up to
open this saloon.  By 1892,
the team has separated to open
their own establishments in
Denver's downtown
(Possibly one-of-a-kind bottle,
although this observation is not
guaranteed.)
COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL