tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post3553179927363058644..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Is That Another Growler I See?Lew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-4727044037376544302012-11-17T17:14:28.858-05:002012-11-17T17:14:28.858-05:00Our old friend Jess Kiddin contacted me after he s...Our old friend Jess Kiddin contacted me after he saw this new thread and reminded me that he has some well-researched history at his own site:<br />https://sites.google.com/site/jesskidden/thegrowler<br /><br />Be sure to follow the second link to Post Prohibition info.<br /><br />Thanks Jess!Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-8028245256104477322012-11-16T10:42:09.921-05:002012-11-16T10:42:09.921-05:00I just happened to watch the 1915 movie "Rege...I just happened to watch the 1915 movie "Regeneration" last night. Several scenes involved lower class street types (Irish surnames, of course...) drinking from beat up growlers. One scene even showed one of them purchasing one from a saloon.Ken K. in NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-21634639669391475202012-11-15T21:08:11.232-05:002012-11-15T21:08:11.232-05:00'Cause it's teeny weeny!
Fortunately, Hel...'Cause it's teeny weeny!<br /><br />Fortunately, Heller calls it out at Print.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-71918195092927094092012-11-15T19:03:04.264-05:002012-11-15T19:03:04.264-05:00Thanks Steven! Don't know how I missed that!Thanks Steven! Don't know how I missed that!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-8526157694819466472012-11-15T17:17:01.475-05:002012-11-15T17:17:01.475-05:00The date on the cover is actually 1913.The date on the cover is actually 1913.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-30627589623633338722012-11-15T16:52:57.884-05:002012-11-15T16:52:57.884-05:00Some states had Prohibition in 1919, but national ...Some states had Prohibition in 1919, but national Prohibition didn't start till January of 1920. Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-45168329973783032822012-11-15T13:24:16.495-05:002012-11-15T13:24:16.495-05:00the date causes me concern, 1919 would have been p...the date causes me concern, 1919 would have been prohibition, yes? Would a growler have been out in the open if availble at all? Trying to make pour ditch digger Dimitri look like a drunk with the other skullduggery is aprapos but growlers during prohibtion are questionable.Trumannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-34644007973378651502012-11-15T07:56:39.888-05:002012-11-15T07:56:39.888-05:00What comes to my mind; was the growler hugely frow...What comes to my mind; was the growler hugely frowned upon by teetotalers and prohibitionists as too much mass-consumption at one time? The atmosphere of this (editorial) illustration certainly suggests that!Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585545034172431563noreply@blogger.com