Latest Acquisition:
April 20, 2017
Krissy’s husband, Greg Nauretz, bought this bottle online several months ago. He got the bottle at the same time he acquired the California White Port Wine Bottle, bottled by A Carbone & Co. Inc. for Davis Brothers Drug Co. under their DB Hillside Brand label (below.) The bottles were in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Wyoming reference is relevant since – according to Claudia’s research/story – grandfather Carbone first settled in Wyoming. In fact, the bottle is most probably *pre-prohibition. Thanks, Greg for bringing this to our attention.
This is most probably the oldest bottle we have. The bottle itself is brown glass; the label, I want to say, is very simply designed – much more so than our other bottles. The “shield” is different and it was placed below the “CARBONE BRAND” lettering. There is no tax stamp, just a printed phrase on the label “REFILLED FROM A TAX PAID PACKAGE.” There are no references to COLORADO WINES or BONDED WINERY NO. ONE. The only embossment in the glass, are the words “ONE QUART.”
Carbone Wine Muscatel Bottle – *Pre-Prohibition
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’50s era Carbone Wine Quart Bottle with Muscatel label, screw-cap and foil capsule generously donated by the lovely Bain Family of Lakewood, Colorado.
’50s era Carbone Wine Quart Bottle’s 6-cent Revenue Liquor Stamp and foil capsule. The bottle was donated by the Bain Family of Lakewood, Colorado.
Although we can’t be certain of the date of the stamp, we know that Colorado Secretary of State, Geo. J. Baker was in office 1949-1953 so it’s most probably from ’49 through ’53.
Thank you Bain Family from Lakewood, CO. FYI Mr. Bain mentioned – and I hope I get this right – that his grandfather was in charge of moving the trains around The Denargo Market which was the location of A Carbone & Co Inc.
Previous Acquisitions
California White Port Wine Bottle, bottled by A Carbone & Co. Inc. for Davis Brothers Drug Co. under their DB Hillside Brand label, photo enhanced.
DB HILLSIDE BRAND
California White Port Wine “Bottled Expressly for Davis Brothers Drug Co. in Denver, Colorado”
This very unusual quart-bottle of California White Port Wine, which was bottled by A Carbone & Co. Inc. for Davis Brothers Drug Co. under The DB Hillside Brand label, is part of Krissy and Greg’s collection, thanks Krissy and Greg. I found an online ad for Davis Brothers Drug Co. from 1916, which was at 1401 Lawrence(?) Denver, Colorado.
Spratlen-Anderson Wholesale Grocery Company–Davis Brothers Warehouse – Denver, CO. “The Spratlen Mercantile Warehouse was purchased in 1923 by the Davis Brothers Drug Company. Davis moved to Denver from Rawlings, Wyoming and purchased the firm in 1901. He died tragically in a railroad crash in 1909, but his sons and grandsons went on to build Davis Brothers into a large wholesale drug firm.” Visit the link (above) for more information.
Here’s another link for the Edbrooke Lofts
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Here’s another bottle from Krissy and Greg’s collection: a Carbone Tokay Wine Gallon Jug with a Louie Greenwald Label. Apparently Louie Greenwald’s Liquor Store was in the huge Home Public Market Building at the corner of Fourteenth and California Streets, filling 78,000 square feet of space with 70 vendors. Here are more pics: (Home Public Market in Denver, Colo. circa 1930-1940) Louie Greenwald’s sold this bottle in the Liquor Store.
“Founder of Mattel Toy Company – Ruth Handler – grew up in Denver, lived with her sister and brother-in-law (Sarah and Louie Greenwald) and worked in the Greenwald Soda Fountain during her high school years in the 1930s.”
Carbone Tokay Wine Gallon Jug with Louie Greenwald Label
A Carbone & Co’s Carbone Tokay Wine Gallon Jug with the Louie Greenwald Label was bottled at the warehouse/bottling room in Denver. Here’s a close up of the Louie Greenwald Label. “My Shirt for My Friends if they need it,” photo enhanced.
Carbone Wine with Louie Greenwald Label
Louie Greenwald’s “A Union Liquor Store.”
Italian Swiss Colony wine from the “Italian Swiss Colony Winery located in Asti in the Alexander Valley (Sonoma County)” was “shipped out in bulk—the standard method was by 8,000-gallon rail tank car—to bottlers across the country.”
A Carbone & Co. Inc. bottled that wine at the Carbone warehouse bottling-facility, the first in Denver.
Carbone Wine / Italian Swiss Colony Label
This label is affixed to the rear of the Tokay bottle (above.)
FYI “New Buyer Found (1987) for Old Italian Swiss Colony Winery.”
And last but not least for this series, three Six-Cent Tax Stamps dated Nov. 27, 1940.
Affixed to the back-side of the Carbone Wine Tokay Gallon-Jug, 3 Six-Cent Tax Stamps dated Nov. 27, 1940
These 6-cent liquor-stamps were “signed” by the Secretary of State. According to the Jack Daniels Collectors Page, Colorado’s Secretary of State in 1940 was George E. Saunders (1935-1941.) Apparently a one-gallon-jug required 18-cents worth of tax stamps; we have quart bottles with a single six-cent stamp.
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Wine bottles from the 50s.
Carbone Wine Bottles
Note the “49” written in pencil on the Muscatel label (right) referring to the 1950s price. A 6-cent tax stamp is attached to the Port bottle.
Carbone Wine Muscatel Label
Carbone Wine Muscatel Label
Carbone Wine Muscatel Label with “49” (1950s price) marked in pencil.
These Carbone Wine Bottles are from Paul Weingardt, a collector who generously donated them.
“I grew up in Denver in the 50’s and 60’s. My brother-in-law had a liquor store [16th Street Liquors] near 16th & Larimer, back in the 50’s. I used to hang out around there and watched Andy bag up many bottles of Carbone’s wine. Over the years, I acquired, and hung on to a couple Carbone’s bottles. Both have the labels and Bakelite caps. One even has the 6 cent tax stamp. The only way I would turn loose of these bottles is if they went to a place where they would be appreciated. The Carbone Family sounds good enough for me.”
Carbone Port Wine Bottle
Carbone Wine Tax Stamp
“Signed by” Walter F. Morrison, Colorado Secretary of State 1941-1949
More about this donator, Paul:
“I was named after my ‘Uncle’ Paul Weingardt. He was a well known music store owner and musician in the Denver area. He and his band not only played extensively in the R M region, but made and sold many recordings. I started playing with his group when I was 15 Y O . One of my favorite remembrances of the band was playing for the Smaldone family weddings. They were usually held at the D X Hall on West 38th. Boy, could those Smaldone women Cook !”
Paul is scaling down his “Collection business” (collectables,) “it’s more of a ‘hobby’ these days.”
He has a meticulous garage full of signs, automotive collectables such as a mid-50s, Cadillac steering-wheel, restaurant glassware and menus, and much more. Paul can be reached at: 303-794-7799
In the 50s A Carbone & Co Inc. was run by three of A Carbone’s sons: John, Arturo and Americo, and two daughters, Caroline and Milly.
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Louis “Louie” Greenwald was my father. Somewhere, I have an old business card from my dad that says, “My shirt for my friends if they need it.” I have a few old newspaper articles about his soda fountain. If you have any additional information regarding my father, I would love to hear from you. My father was very old when I was born, and he died when I was very young. I would love to learn more about him.
I am so sorry I haven’t responded before this. Since the pandemic, the restaurant business – as you know – has been dead, this site has been neglected. I’ll try to respond in more detail A.S.A.P.
William Carbone
Louis “Louie” Greenwald was my father. I have an old business card from him that states, “My shirt for my friends if they need it.” I also have some newspaper articles about his soda fountain in Denver. My dad was very old when I was born, and he died when I was very young. I would love to learn more about my dad. If you have any information about my dad, please let me know.
I am so sorry I haven’t responded before this. Since the pandemic, the restaurant business – as you know – has been dead, this site has been neglected. I’ll try to respond in more detail A.S.A.P.
William Carbone
Louis “Louie” Greenwald was my father. I have an old business card from him that says, “My shirt for my friends if they need it.” I also have newspaper articles about his soda fountain in Denver. My dad was very old when I was born, and died when I was young. I would love to learn more about my dad. If you have any information about my dad, please let me know.
I am so sorry I haven’t responded before this. Since the pandemic, the restaurant business – as you know – has been dead, this site has been neglected. I’ll try to respond in more detail A.S.A.P.
William Carbone