Cut Glass Liquor Decanter Bottle: Sonn Bros. Co. Buckingham Rye Whiskey

Cut glass liquor decanter bottle for Sonn Bros. Co. Buckingham Rye Whiskey. Circa 1890s. The Sonn Brothers, Hyman and Henry, were well-known New York City liquor merchants and grocers who, around the turn of the 20th century, established Sonn Bros. Company, wholesale and retail liquor dealers. Their flagship brand was Buckingham Rye, trademarked in 1906. They were rectifiers, not distillers, mixing raw whiskey and bottling it in various sizes. The company was known for its promotional giveaways to bars and restaurants that stocked their brands, including reverse glass signs, shot glasses, and back-bar bottles.

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• Sonn Brothers

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• Whiskey
• Liquor industry
• Advertising

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