Baltimore Beer Bottles

Charles Root's Confectionery 1870-1874

Charles Root was in the confectionery business from 1870-1874 at Baltimore and Light St. As noted with other entries, confectioneries would have ample supply of fresh fruits and naturally when fruits and other supplies age they can be used to make alcohol beverages. Root's Ginger Spray was no doubt a side business from his confectionery shop enabling him to use spoils to turn some additional profit. Other than the two examples shown here, one other item of stoneware is linked to Root, that being a small stoneware cup with the same embossing as #2080.

Jacob Ruppert's Brewery 1899-1903

Ruppert's New York Brewery opened a bottling house in 1899-1903 at 410-412 W. Camden St. Ruppert's Extra Pale, Pale and Russicher (Extra Dark) beers were shipped in kegs from New York and then the beer was siphoned from the keg and bottled for local usage.

A 1902 view of Ruppert's Bottling House. Lemkuhl was a well known Baltimore bottler that previously had his own bottling house. Ruppert put his beers under Lemkuhl's control during the bottling in Baltimore.