Whiskey Memorabilia

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I've collected various whiskey memorabilia over the years and thought it would be worth something in time.

I follow various auctions on ebay to see what the fetch. I recently seen a water jug from George Roe and thought it would go well.

I estimated it at over £200 as i'd see rare Jameson ashtrays getting that. I got an auction reminder before the end of the auction and it was at £223.77. I checked to see what the final bid was yesterday and it fetched £847.00

Here's a link http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... NA:IE:3160

The Whisky Exchange had a full bottle recently for £899 I think. If I had the cash to spare I'd have bought the bottle.

I'll be looking at more auctions now I think.

[TheWhiskeyBro]

Saw that as well €1,000 for a very rare George Roe jug, presumably it must have been two longtime collectors desperate for the same jug.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

This was a Bushmills Jug that went for £217.

It claims to be from the 30's/40's and has "The spirit of the age Famous over 300 years". I thought they only started to claim they were older than 1784 in the 70/80's!

Is this jug a bit of a lemon?

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Here's a Dunville's Jug that has a week to run.
I'm amazed at the prices I'm seeing.

[JRB]

Hey GWC, thanks for starting this thread! I collect some whiskey memorabilia as well, should be fun to share thoughts. Some crazy prices for a few things out there on eBay these days for sure, but not huge interest on the Dunville's you posted yet it seems. I had a question on this old double sided porcelain Jameson sign. I picked it up a while back but never was able to learn much about it. It's about half a meter long and about half that tall. It has some age to it for sure based on the rust and roaching. If anyone knows what era this is from, I'd be happy to learn. Thanks!

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I've a couple or small mirrors with similar writing style that I'm guessing are 20's-40's. I could be totally wrong.
I would think the "not a drop sold until its 7years old" started in the 40's but again I'm not sure.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

This little badge is my favorite piece.
I use a similar picture for my avatar photo. I found it on ebay as far as I can remember.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

This one went for €214 (£179).

[kurtbenoit]

I have these four in my possession at the moment, if anyone is interested in buying them off me (as a set) drop me a private message.
Martin.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I've been following some auctions recently on eBay.

This was a nice Jameson sign which went for £79

[John]

Nice one GWH, do you know what the caption under the trade name means?

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Here are some jugs



"Bally Boy" Mitchells & Butlers, old Irish whisky, water jug went for €245



MILLAR’S IRISH WHISKY STONEWARE WATER JUG went for €67



Cowan's Jug went for €215



JOHN JAMESON IRISH WHISKEY WHISKY Advertising Jug went for €89

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Nice one GWH, do you know what the caption under the trade name means?

I think it was 24 under 100 proof meaning 76proof which was 7/4 ABV, that would be 44.5%. I remember IWB explaining it to me, but I'm not certain.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

This was another interesting auction item The Shamrock Whiskey Kirker,Greer & Co Ltd Irish Match Striker/Holder went for £60/€72

[DavidH]

I think it was 24 under 100 proof meaning 76 proof which was 7/4 ABV, that would be 44.5%. I remember IWB explaining it to me, but I'm not certain.

Your description is correct but it comes out at 43.4% ABV when I do it. I had a go at this stuff on the blog way back.

[John]

Interesting! Thanks lads

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I think it was 24 under 100 proof meaning 76 proof which was 7/4 ABV, that would be 44.5%. I remember IWB explaining it to me, but I'm not certain.

Your description is correct but it comes out at 43.4% ABV when I do it. I had a go at this stuff on the blog way back.

I stand corrected David, My mental calculations are a little dodgy lately especially when I'm after having a nightcap.

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Here's a few more recent finds,



went for £155

Here's a sign still available for £450

[JRB]

Picked up this mirror a while back. The oval part is the mirror with the rest being green matting. It appears to be hand painted. I was told it was the owner's grandfather's, which would make it mid 1900s or older, but can't say for sure. Any one have any insight (or guesses)?

Thanks!

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

That stunning. A real gem.
I guess early to mid 1900s judging by the style of writing.

I hope someone here has a better idea. Well done.

[mistymay64]

How's this for memorabilia, should I open it and enjoy the contents or save it unopened like I've been doing for the last 8 years because it was a gift from a loved one who passed many years ago.

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[JRB]

Picked this up recently. Hadn't seen one before. Now just need to find the matching bottle

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

Here's a few recent finds on ebay


It went for £11.16



This went for £18.97, plenty of interest in it too. I've got one somewhere.


These went for £159.

These pop up now and again
&

These range from $100 to $500 but I've seen them ask $1000+

[JRB]

This one got some interest as well. I'm still sort of new at this... is the €200+ seen here and throughout this thread the going rate for an old jug??? Or are these prices a little crazy?

[Good Whiskey Hunting]

I was watching that one. The price was high but all you need is 2 eager bidders. There was a lot of interest in it. I notice all the were on the last day.

I love to have one like it but wouldn't go that high.