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Title |
Aug. J. Lang & Co. Lager Beer Bottle, n.d. |
Object Name |
Bottle, Beer |
Description |
Aug. J. Lang & Co. Lager Beer Bottle, n.d. Glass beer bottle is amber in color with a tapered top that ends in a thin vertical neck. Rim has a narrow lip with a bulbous base. Bottle is pressed glass with a vertical seam extending up one side. "Aug.J.Suny & Co / San Francisco California / LAGER BEER" embossed on side in rectangular frame. Bottle is empty. |
Date |
c. 1906-1913 |
Creator |
August J. Lang Company Lager Beer, San Francisco |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
1971.243 |
Dimensions |
H-7.625 W-2.25 D-2.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"Aug. J. Lang & Co / San Francisco / California / C & L / LAGER BEER" (embossed on side within a raised rectangle); "721" (embossed on bottom) |
Provenance |
Dug up at Sixteen Mile House. |
Notes |
"Lang Bros. had moved several times in the 1880’s, from the Polk Street location to 1318 Scott Street near O’Farrell Street in 1883, and then in 1890 to 1510-12 Ellis Street near Fillmore, where it remained until 1906. After the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906, August bought out Otto and Leonhard to form August Lang & Co., which owned and operated the Fredericksburg Bottling Company. He relocated the bottling operations to 18th and Alabama Streets, with a branch at the corner of Geary and Baker³... "August Lang and his sons must have recognized that the beer industry as they knew it was finished. In 1913 August Sr. started Lang Realty and Company, and his sons gained employment in the real estate business." [http://www.brewerygems.com/aug-lang.htm 4/18/2017] |
Search Terms |
August J. Lang Company Lager Beer, San Francisco Beer Bottles Breweries Glass Glasses Glassware Lang, August J. San Francisco |
Subjects |
August J. Lang Company Lager Beer, San Francisco Beer Bottle industry Bottles Bottling industry Glass industry Glassware San Francisco |
People |
Lang, August J. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Gene Whited |