HEIDELBERG STUDENT PRINCE BEER ANTIQUE WOOD BOTTLE CRATE COVINGTON KENTUCKY KY for Sale

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HEIDELBERG STUDENT PRINCE BEER ANTIQUE WOOD BOTTLE CRATE COVINGTON KENTUCKY KY For Sale

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HEIDELBERG STUDENT PRINCE BEER ANTIQUE WOOD BOTTLE CRATE COVINGTON KENTUCKY KY:
$112.00

WELCOME,
THIS LISTING IS FOR AN ANTIQUE WOODEN BEER CRATE.
IT\'S FROM THE HEIDELBERG BREWING COMPANY IN COVINGTON, KENTUCKY. KENTON COUNTY.
THE CRATE IS STAMPED INTO THE WOOD ON THE SIDE \"HEIDELBERG COV. KY BR\'G CO\" INSIDE THAT LOGO ITS PRINTED IN BLACK, \"THE HEIDELBERGBURG COMPANY INCORPORATED COVINGTON KY\".
AT ONE TIME YOU CAN SEE THIS WAS STAMPED INTO BOTH SIDE ENDS OF THE CRATE. BUT ITS NOW ONLY FULLY READABLE ON ONE SIDE FROM DAMAGE TO THE WOOD ON ONE END SIDE. THE PICTURES ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION SO BLOW THEM UP AND LOOK OVER THEM.
ON THE FRONT AND BACK SIDES ITS PRINTED \" STUDENT PRINCE, THE BEER OF GOOD CHEER, MELLOWED IN THE OAK CASKS OF HEIDELBERG\". PLUS, AS YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE OF THE PRINCE WITH A BEER MUG IN HIS HAND.IT\'S AROUND 90 YEARS OLD GIVE OR TAKE. IT HAS THE TYPICAL WEAR AND SPLITS IN THE WOOD, WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED FOR A WOOD CRATE THAT HAD A LOT OF ABUSE HAULING BEER FOR YEARS ON HORSE AND WAGON. IT HAS NICE GRAPHICS ON THE FRONT AND BACK.
ALL 4 SIDES AND THE BOTTOM ARE ALL SOLID ON THE INSIDE OF THE CRATE.
THE SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 16 1/2 INCHES ACRSS THE FRONT AND BACK, THE SIDES 12 1/2 INCHES, TOP TO BOTTOM 12 1/2.
THIS BEER BRAND WAS ONCE A PART OF THE COLUMBIA BREWING COMPANY WHICH ALSO PRODUCTED CHOCOLATE SOLDIER, BIRCH BEER, CIDER AND GOLDEN FOAM WHICH WAS A NEAR BEER. COLUMBIA FOUNDER EMILE KILESE FROM GERMANY DIED IN 1918 AND THE FAMILY SOLD THEIR SHARES TO COLUMBIA BREWERY AND THE HEMRICH BROTHERS. ELMER HEIMRICH CHOSE THE THEME OF STUDENTCORPS WHICH WAS POPULAR IN GERMANY AND THE NEW MASCOT OF THE STUDENT PRINCE FOR ALT HEIDELBERG. THE BEER WAS SOLD IN THE BOTTLE AND LATER IN THE CAN. THE BEER HAS BEEN BREWED SINCE 1689. STARTING IN GERMANY AND LATER IN THE U.S.A. WITH A BREWERY IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK N.Y. ALSO.
FREE LOCAL PICK UP.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THEN ASK THE QUESTIONS AND I WILL ANSWER THEM.
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