_When_ did they start shipping whiskey in bottles, for that matter? And
_who_? I was just reading about 'spirits' for the normal working joe being
shipped in barrels in the 19th C. to Russian America. However, they were
getting most supplies from the HBC after 1839.  I was also reading a thesis
that posed the idea that glass was not preferred for shipping because it
broke easily (during overland trips, especially). He took it further,
stating that the presence of bottle glass would therefore be an indicator of
a post Alaska purchase (1867) occupation.
What do you think of that?

Margan Allyn Grover

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From: Cathy Spude [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 6:14 AM
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Subject: beer in glass bottles


HISTARCHers:

Can anyone give me some good references on when it became a wide-spread
practice to ship beer in glass bottles? Same with whiskey for that matter?

Cathy Spude
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