antique Andrew Donahoe stoneware whiskey jug R.I. 1874

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See all my other items on eBay: Wonderful antique whiskey jug from the Woonsocket, Rhode Island liquor business started by Andrew Donahoe in 1874. The cobalt blue letters have faded some but the jug is in great condition, uncleaned, with no cracks or chips. It measures 12 inches tall and 7 inches across. Actual shipping cost is calculated for 3-day delivery Priority Mail. "ANDREW DONAHOE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Liquors and Cigars, Agent for the Hon. Frank Jones' Ale, Portsmouth, N. H., Nos. 12, 14, and 16 Arnold Street. -- This house presents a striking instance of what may be accomplished by a steady application to business and a just and honorable course of dealing. Mr. Donahoe established his business here in 1874 and has built up an extensive and influential patronage among first-class retailers throughout New England, owing to the unrivaled quality, purity and excellence of his wines and liquors. The premises occupied comprise a three-story building, 30 x 70 feet in dimensions, admirably equipped with every facility for the accommodation and preservation of the large and valuable stock. Among the leading specialties handled by this house are the J. M. Atherton copper stilled whiskies, the Mill Wood whiskies, Frank Jones' Portsmouth ale, Daniel Laurence & Sons Old Medford rum, Bass ale and Dublin read more

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