Portner's Brewery in Alexandria VA - has anyone ever seen an actual photograph of this brewery?
Robert Portner Brewing Company
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book # 531 This is a 9" blue-aqua blob top with remains of the metal wire around the blob and a crudely formed bottom, embossed: front: R. PORTNER / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 532 These are lady-leg bottles with applied tops. Left is 10" tall and amber, right is 9.5" tall and aqua. They are both embossed: front: R. PORTNER / WASHINGTON, D.C. back: KEEP THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS / STANDING |
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book # 534 This is a 9.5" aqua blob top embossed: round slug plate: ROB. PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / WASHINGTON D.C. rear: THIS BOTTLE / MUST BE / RETURNED |
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book # 535 This is a 9.3" aqua blob top embossed: oval slug plate: ROBERT PORTNER / WASHINGTON / D.C. |
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book # 536 This is an aqua 6.5" hutchinson bottle with a tombstone slugplate, embossed: tombstone slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. rear on heel: DOC |
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book # 537 These are 7" hutchinson bottles. The one on the left is aqua and is embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. The one on the right is sun colored amethyst, and is embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD base: O D |
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book # 538 This is a 6.7" hutchinson, embossed similar to the ones above, except that it has a single-diamond trade mark. It's embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 539 This is an aqua 6.7" hutchinson bottle embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW COMP. / TRADE MARK HYGEIA (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. base: 25 Note that the trade mark on this one says "HYGEIA", not "TIVOLI". The "HYGEIA" trade mark was used for soda4. |
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book # 540 This is an 8" aqua hutchinson bottles with a round bottom (it wont stand upright). Some say round bottoms were to force you to keep the bottle on it's side to keep the cork from drying out - but the fact that this is a hutch (did not use a cork) makes me think there was another reason. Round botoms provide more strength to handle the pressures of carbonation, but by the hutchinson era I would expect that was no longer a concern. Anybody got a better theory? It is embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW. COMP. / TRADE MARK HYGEIA (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 541 This is a 9.2" aqua blob-top with a metal lightning stopper, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD base: KARL HUTTER / 20 / NEW YORK |
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book # 541 This is similar to the bottle above, but it has a single-diamond trademark vs. a double-diamond, and it doesn't say "BREWING CO". It's a 9.2" aqua blob-top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD base: KARL HUTTER / 2 / NEW YORK |
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book # 542 Left is a baltimore-loop top, and right is a blob top. They are both 10.5" aqua bottles embossed: round slug plate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW COMP / TRADE MARK HYGEIA (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD base: I |
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book # 542 (variation) This is a 9.25" aqua blob-top bottle (front & rear views shown in photo), embossed: round slug plate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW COMP / TRADE MARK HYGEIA (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD / RETURN WHEN EMPTY base: A This is the only Portner bottle I've ever seen that says "RETURN WHEN EMPTY" on the back. |
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book # 542 This is a 7.8" aqua blob top with a bulge in the neck, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREW COMP / TRADE MARK HYGEIA (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
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book # 543 This is unusual because it says "Rob" instead of "Robert". It's a 9.3" aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: ROB PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 544 This is a 10.5" aqua blob top (with a swirly manufacturing defect) embossed: front: ROB PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: TIVOLI / CABINET / BEER "Tivoli Cabinet" was a brand of beer. "Cabinet" implied that it was a "select" beer5. |
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book # 544 This is a 10" amber Baltimore-loop top (front & rear views shown), embossed: front: ROB PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: TIVOLI / CABINET / BEER |
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book # 544-variation This is a 10.2", aqua blob top embossed: front: TIVOLI / CABINET / BEER It does not say "Portner" on it anywhere, but it's embossing is identical to the embossing on the back of the bottle shown above, so I assume it's a Portner. |
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book # 545 This is a 9.25" aqua blob top embossed: round slug plate: ROB. PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD base: DEAN FOSTER & CO / BOSTON |
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book # 546 This is a 9.2" aqua blob-top, with holes in the blob for the wires that hold the stopper, embossed: round pattern: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD It has a ceramic stopper that says "R. PORTNER BREWING Co. Alexa Va TRADE MARK TIVOLI". |
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book # 547 These are blue-aqua blob top bottles. Left is 10" tall and right is 9.3" tall. The right one also has a ceramic stopper that says "R. PORTNER BREWING Co. Alexa Va TRADE MARK TIVOLI". They are both embossed: round pattern: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. below the round pattern: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD (I've painted the embossing with water-colors on the bottle on the right) |
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book # 548 This is a 9.2" olive-green bottle with an applied blob top, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
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book # 548 This is a 9.2" amber blob-top bottle embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
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book # 549 This is similar to the above bottle, but the letters make sharp angles at the top & bottom of the triangle. It's a 9" aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA VA |
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book # 550 This is a 7.2" amber bottle with a blob-top, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA VA |
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book # 551 This one is only 7.3" tall. It's an aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 551 This is the same as the bottle above, except it has a double-diamond. It's a 7.3" aqua blob top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 554 These are unusual because they just say "R." instead of "Robert". The left is 9.1" tall and the right is 8.8" tall. They're embossed: round slugplate: R. PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back (left bottle): THIS BOTTLE / IS NEVER SOLD back (right bottle): THIS BOTTLE / MUST BE / RETURNED base (left bottle only): KARL HUTTER N.Y. |
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book # 555 This is a 9.2" green bottle with an applied blob top and no embossing except on the base, where it is embossed: base: R. PORTNER / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA |
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book # 556 This is an 8.5", BIM, amber bottle with a "rope" design on the edges, embossed with: front: PORTNER'S / TRADE MALT MARK / EXTRACT |
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book # 556 This is the same bottle as above, but it has 2 labels on it. The labels say: label 1: EVERY BOTTLE OF PORTNER'S LIQUID EXTRACT OF MALT CONTAINS THE MOST NUTRITIOUS EXTRACTIVE MATTER FROM ONE QUART OF CHOICE MALTED BARLEY. Until opened, the Bottle should be kept on its side, so that the cork will remain moist and retain the gas. This bottle contains about four large wine-glasses of extract, one days supply for adult. A larger quantity is not deleterious but often beneficial. label 2: PORTNERS LIQUID EXTRACT OF MALT Is a pure and palitable preparation of malted barley and hops, combining all the nutritive and digestive properties of malt with the bitter tonic qualities of hops. The large amount of ??ritious extractive matter, and very low percentage of alcohol it contains render it a valuable preparation for administrating to nursing women, invalids, children, and sufferers from all nervous and weakening ailments. The diastatic principles of the malt render this preparation of great service in cases of mal-nutrition, dyspepsia, etc. causing the assimilation of starchy foods, increasing the appetite, and imparting tone to the stomach. A wine-glassful taken three or four times daily, is the adult does; children in proportion: It is best taken during meals or in cases of loss of appetite, immediatley before. |
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book # 557 These are 9" bottles with baltimore-loop tops. They are 2 different shades of amber. They're embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
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book # 557 Left is a 9" tall aqua bottle and right is an 8.75" tall clear bottle. They both have baltimore-loop tops, and are embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD base (left bottle only): A |
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book # 557 This is similar to the bottles above, except the shape is a little different, and it has a single-diamond logo instead of a double-diamond. It's a 9" aqua baltimore-loop top embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in single-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 558 These are baltimore-loop top bottles shaped like hutchinsons. Left is 7" sun colored amethyst, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD Right is 7.3" aqua embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: REGISTERED NOT TO BE SOLD |
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book # 559 This is a large sized (10.5"), aqua BIM crown top bottles embossed: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. / THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD base: 1545 |
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book # 560 These are BIM crown top bottles. Left is 8" and sun-colored-amethyst, middle is 7.5" and clear, right is 8" and aqua. They are embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD |
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book # 560 This is a clear 8.2" BIM crown top bottle embossed: oval slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA./ THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD back: REGISTERED |
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book # 560 These are BIM crown tops embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE/ TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. Left is 8.3" tall and SCA, right is 8.4" tall and light aqua with the lightning stopper intact. |
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book # 561 These are BIM crown top bottles. The one on the left is 9.3" and aqua; the one in the middle is 9.5" and slightly sun-colored-amethyst. the one on the right is 9.5" and clear. They are embossed with: shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 561 These bottles are different shades of amber. The one on the left is 9.5", BIM, and dark amber; the one in the middle is 9.5", machine-made, and light amber; the one on the right is 9.0", BIM, and citrine/yellow. They are embossed with: shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 561 This is similar to above, except it has a mistake - it says "PA" instead of "VA": shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, PA. |
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book # 561-a These are 9.5" BIM clear crown-top bottle with the same embossing on the shoulders as the bottles above, each with a semi-intact label: embossed on the shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. printed on the label: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO / TIVOLI HOFBRAU / PALE EXPORT / BEER/ Alexandria Virginia / Guaranteed by Rob't Portner Brewing Co. under the Food and Drugs Act. June 30, 1906. Serial No. 18564. |
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book # 562 These are a similar to the above bottles, except the printing is at sharp angles, vs. an arched pattern. They are 9.25", BIM, crown top bottles, aqua on left and amber on right, embossed: shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # (unlisted) Like the bottle above, the embossed words are printed at sharp angles, but the embossing is lower on the bottle, and it is in a slugplate, much like #549 (which is a blob-top, whereas this is a crown-top). It is 9.25", BIM, amber crown top bottle embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA VA |
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book # 563 This is a 8.8", BIM, clear crown top bottle embossed: oval pattern: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 564 This 8" bottle has the same as embossing as book # 560 a few rows above, the difference is that this one is machine made. It's also greener shade of aqua. It's embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD |
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book # 565 This 9" bottle has the same as embossing as book # 561 a few rows above, the difference is that this one is machine made. It's embossed: shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 566 This is an 11.6" amber machine-made crown-top bottle, embossed: shoulder: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (inside double-diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. rear heel: 2 |
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book # 567 This is a 9.5", BIM, SCA crown top bottle embossed: oval slugplate: MALT BEVERAGE / PORTNER BREWING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # (unlisted) This is a 9.3" tall (11.8" with the top) syphon-seltzer bottle. It is etched: round pattern: ROBT. PORTNER BREW. CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI (in diamond) / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is the metal top to the seltzer bottle above. It is marked: Etched on the side: R. P. B. CO. I assume that stands for Robert Portner Brewing Company. |
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| Charlotte, NC |
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This is a 9.5" tall, aqua, blob-top bottle with a lightning stopper, embossed: round slugplate: ROR. PORTNER / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in double-diamond) / CHARLOTTE N.C. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD It appears they spelled Mr. Portner's first name wrong: it says "Ror.", not "Rob.". |
| Charlotte, NC | (I don't have one) |
I've seen a photo of a bottle just like the one above, except it has Mr. Portner's
name spelled correctly (ROB instead of ROR). It is embossed: round slugplate: ROB. PORTNER / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in double-diamond) / CHARLOTTE, N.C. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
| Charlotte, NC |
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This bottle DOES NOT SAY ROBERT PORTNER on it. However, Christian Valaer was Robert Portner's brother-in-law, and he bottled Portner's beer5. So this bottle may have held Portner's beer. This is an 8.3" clear crown top lady-leg bottle, embossed: on shoulder: C. VALAER / BOTTLING WORKS / CHARLOTTE, N.C. |
| Charlottesville, VA | (I don't have one) |
I've seen a photo of this bottle.
It's about 9.5" tall, aqua, baltimore-loop, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co / F.J. LILIENFELD / MANAGER / VA / CHARLOTTESVILLE below slugplate: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD |
| Charlottesville, VA | (I don't have one) |
I've seen a photo of this bottle.
It's about 9.5" tall, aqua, blob-top, embossed: oval slugplate: E.B. GIANNINY / MANAGER / R.P.B. Co / 421 WEST MAIN / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. below slugplate: THIS BOTTLE IS REGISTERED / NOT TO BE SOLD |
| Charlottesville, VA | (I don't have one) |
I've seen a photo of this bottle.
It's about 9.5" tall, aqua, baltimore-loop, embossed: oval slugplate: GIANNINY & GLEASON / MANAGERS / PORTNER'S BEST / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. below slugplate: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD |
| Fredericksburg, VA ?? | (I don't have one) |
I've seen a photo of this bottle.
It does not have a city on it, so I don't have any proof it was from Fredericksburg.
But I have also seen a photo of a bottle that did have FREDERICKSBURG VA embossed on it,
as well as "McCRACKEN & BRO", so I suspect it's a Fredericksburg VA bottle.
It's about 9.5" tall, aqua, blob-top, embossed: round slugplate: R. PORTNER'S BEER / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in double-diamond) / McCRACKEN & BRO. AGTS. |
| Lynchburg, VA |
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This is a 9.25" tall aqua blob-top bottle, embossed: round slugplate: ROBERT PORTNER / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in double-diamond) / LYNCHBURG VA. rear: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD base: DEAN FOSTER & Co BOSTON |
| Norfolk, VA |
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This is a 9.5" tall, aqua, blob top bottle embossed: round slugplate: R. PORTNER / NORFOLK VA. rear: THIS / BOTTLE / NOT TO BE / SOLD |
| Norfolk, VA |
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This is a 9.4" aqua blob-top, embossed: round slugplate: ROB PORTNER / TIVOLI (in double-diamond) / NORFOLK. VA back: THIS / BOTTLE / NOT TO BE / SOLD base: ('H' on top of an '8') |
| Raleigh, NC | (I don't have one) |
I've seen a photo of this bottle.
It's about 9.5" tall, aqua, blob-top, embossed: round slugplate: THOS R JONES / TIVOLI BEER / RALEIGH, N.C. |
| Richmond, VA |
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This is a 9.25" aqua blob-top bottle embossed: round slugplate: R. PORTNER'S BEER / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in double diamond) / C. & W. AGTS / RICHMOND, VA rear: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD Variations: also comes in amber; may say "DEAN FOSTER & CO / BOSTON" on the base. |
| Richmond, VA |
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This is similar to the bottle above. It is a 9.25" amber blob-top bottle embossed: round slugplate: R. PORTNER'S BEER / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in single diamond) / C. & W. AGTS RICHMOND, VA rear: THIS BOTTLE / IS NEVER SOLD Variations: also comes in aqua. |
| Richmond, VA |
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This is a 9" tall amber blob-top bottle embossed: round slugplate: CHRISTIAN & WHITE / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in double diamond) / RICHMN,D VA The word RICHMOND is spelled without an 'O', and it appears to have a comma before the 'D' instead of after it. |
| Wilmington, NC |
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This is a 9.25" tall, aqua, blob-top bottle embossed: round slugplate: R. PORTNER / (TRADE MARK TIVOLI in double-diamond) / WILMINGTON NC rear: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD |
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This is a ceramic stopper. It is marked as follows: top: R. PORTNER BREWING Co. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / Alexa Va bottom: AKT BES. F. GLASINDUSTRIE / GERMANY / CREDDER |
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This is another ceramic stopper. It is marked as follows: top: R. PORTNER BREWING Co. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / Alexa Va bottom: PAT'D FEB. &, 1893 |
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This is another ceramic stopper. It is marked as follows: top: R. PORTNER BREW'G CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. bottom: DREYFUSS BOTTLE & STOPPER Co N.Y. / PAT'D / OCT. 15 / 1895 |
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This is a 5.2" tall ceramic beer mug (front & side views shown). It says:
ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. TRADE TIVOLI MARK (in diamond) ALEXANDRIA, VA. U.S.A. |
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This is a 6.75" tall, 8-ounce glass is embossed: "R. PORTNER BRG. Co / TIVOLI / ALEXANDRIA VA" |
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This is a 3.5" tall, 6-ounce glass etched: "ROBERT PORTNER BREWING Co / HOFBRAU / PALE EXPORT / Lager Beer / BAVARIAN HOPS. CANADIAN MALT. / TIVOLI / Alexandria Virginia" |
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This is a 4" tall, 6-ounce glass etched: "ONE GLASS / Portner's / BEER / Table Tea / (graduation marks)" |
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This is a 4" tall, 6-ounce glass. It's not etched, but appears to be painted
or pyroglazed. The markings are: gold: (ring around top edge of the glass) light grey: ONE GLASS / Portner's / HOFBRAU / BEER / Table Tea / (graduation marks) |
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This is a 3.75" tall, 6-ounce glass, that's pyroglazed: white pyro dots: PORTNER's / HOFBRAU / EXPORT / ALEXANDRIA, VA. orange pyroglaze: TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK |
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These two postcards depict "the Portner Tower" in Manassas VA.
Portner owned a mansion in Manassas named Annanburg, which included
this 3-story sandstone tower in the front yard. Tower was built
in 1892 and torn down in 1978. 4
The one on the right is postmarked 1907. I think the one on the left is newer, as I've seen versions of it postmarked on or after 1911. |
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These 2 postcards both have a caption that says "Annaburg Residence of Mrs. Robt. Portner,
Manassas, Va.".
The black-and-white one on top is postmarked 1909. The color one on the bottom seems to be newer, but I can't read the postmark. |
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| This postcard with caption "Entrance to the Portner Estate, Manassas, Va." is presumably the entrance to Annaburg, depicted in the postcards above. It is postmarked 1916. |
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| This is a postcard with caption "No. 1 - Prince William Hotel, Erected by Mr. Robert Portner at a Cost of $50,000, Manassas, Va.". It's postmarked June 23, 1906. |
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| This is a postcard with a better view of the Prince William Hotel, which was "erected by Mr. Robert Portner" according to the postcard above. |
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| This postcard has a caption that says "The Portner, Washington DC". This was a massive apartment building at the northeast corner of 15th and U Streets that was built by Robert Portner in 3 stages between 1897 and 1902. |
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This is a 3x5" postcard from 1878. It refers to the brewery as The Alexandria Brewery.
I've seen newspaper ads/articles from the 1870s with references to Portner's brewery that call it that.
Front & rear views are shown. It says: Office of The Alexandria Brewery, / Alexandria, VA. June 14 1878 / I have shipped you today, according to your order, / two crates of Beer / Please credit my account with $1600 / Very Respectfully / Robert Portner / Please Return Empties promptly |
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| This is a letter that is postmarked 1898. It has a picture of the Portner brewery in Alexandria VA. |
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This appears to be a check from 1905. It says: vertical on side: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE MARK TIVOLI / TIVOLI BREWERY . horizontal: $5 25/100 / Alexandria, VA., 7/1/05 / Received from Mr G.P.Deane / Five and 25/100 Dollars / Accept Thanks Robert Portner Brewing Company, / No. 140 per Nugent |
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This is a 4.5" x 8.5" 1908 receipt for 4 dozen bottles of Hofbrau. The beer was $2.50, and the
bottles were $1.20 (2.5 cents per bottle). I believe the $1.20 was to be refunded once the
bottles were returned. Permanently printed: (picture of brewery) Alexandria, Va. / Bought of / Robt. Portner Brewing Co. / Tivoli Brewery typed: March 17, 1908 / Messrs. A.C. Reid & Co., / Upperville, Va. / To 1-4 doz Crate Hofbrau @ 62 1/2 2.50 / To 1-4 doz Bottles @ 30c 1.20 / $3.70 / By Express to B.M. Baker, Delaplane, Va. / We allow $120 when crate and bottles are returned. handwritten on back: Dear Gentlemen, 1-4 doz crate shipped to you, Decbr 20 1907, Delaplane VA, has not been returned. Please look it up. Truly yours, ROBERT PORTNER BREWINB COMPANY Alexa Va 3/17/1908 |
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This is a recept from 1915, with a picture of the brewery. It says: STATEMENT. / MR.____ / IN ACCOUNT WITH / ROBERT PORNTER BREWING COMPANY / TIVOLI (picture of brewery) BREWERY / TRADE MARK TIVOLI ALEXANDRIA, VA. / Alexandria VA, July 1st 1915 ... |
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This is a red, black & white label. It says: GUARANTEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, JUNE 30, 1906. / Serial No 18564 / NON-INTOXICATING / SMALL (picture of George Washington holding a beer) BREW / BEVERAGE / REGISTERED / A mild fermented and carbonated infusion of Malt / and Hops containing less than two per cent of Alcohol. / PREPARED BY / PORTNER MALT EXTRACT COMPANY / ALEXANDRIA, VA. U.S.A. |
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| This is a 5" diameter tip tray. It advertizes Portners HOFBRAU Lager Beer, made with Bavarian hops and Canadian malt. |
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| I'm not sure what this is, maybe an emory board? It's made of 2 peices of cardbord that swivel, and each piece of cardboard is shaped & painted like a bottle of Hofbrau Tivoli lager beer. The black sheet in the middle may have been rough enough to file one's nails with at one time, although it's smooth now. |
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| This is a token, probably made of brass. I don't know what it was for, or how it was used. It says "R.PORTNER" on the front and has a "V" on the back. I saw a similar one on eBay that has a "J" on the back. Email me if you know anything about this token. |
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This is a metal match box. The top is on a hinge, and swings open. The bottom has
an area with ridges for people to strike the matches against. It has the letters
"A.L.H." scratched into the back, presumably a previous owner's initials. The front
is engraved with: engraved: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / ('TIVOLI' in an oval inside a diamond) / ALEXANDRIA / VA. |
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This is a metal bottle opener. It's badly rusted, but what I can make out, is
that it says: along the edges: PORTNER'S / HYGEIA |
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This is an advertisement in the Augusta Herald from Friday, March 30, 1906.
It says: PORTNER'S HOFBRAU EXPORT BEER is a pure liquid food / contains less alcohol than other beverages.A (comparison of beer alcohol at 4% with cider/claret/champagne/sherry/gin/whiskey/rum). (description from Dr. W.h.Wiley about the goodness of beer) (Table comparing nutrition of beer to turnips/eggs/milk/lean meat/potatoes/cabbage/bread) RORBERT PORTNER BREWING CO., August, GA. Jno. J. Nugent, Agent, Bell Telephone 133 |
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This is a letter from Febuary 22nd, 1893. It has "Alexandria VA" crossed out and replaced with "Charleston SC", and it looks like it is signed with the name "Otto Banck". The letterhead shows the Portner brewery. It also lists the cities where the Portner "Depots & Botting Establishments" were at that time. |
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This is a corkscrew that says: front/back: COMPLIMENTS OF / ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / J.W. GIBSON, Mgr / DANVILLE, VIRGINIA bottom: NEED NOT PULL KEEP TURNING |
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This bottle cap is yellow and red, and says: bottle cap: ROBT. PORTNER BREWING CO. / COLORED WITH / CARAMEL / AROMATIC / GINGER ALE / CONTAINING / CAPSICOM / HAGERSTOWN, MD. |
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This bottle cap is yellow on green, and says: bottle cap: ROBT. PORTNER BREWING CO. / ARTIFICIAL / STRAWBERRY SODA / COLOR / HAGERSTOWN, MD. |
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This is a receipt from 1908. It says: header: STATEMENT / Hagerstown, MD, Nov. 24 1908 / Mr Caleb Forsyth / Williamsport, Md. / (picture of brewery in Alexandria VA) TO Robert Portner Brewing Co, DR. / HIGH GRADE BEERS, / SODA AND MINERAL WATERS written below header: Oct 27 To 8 Doz Soda 2.00 / Nov 10 To 6 Doz Soda 1.50 / ... Paid Porner Bwg Co / Judy / Nov 25 08 |
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This looks like a receipt but has a letter on the back. The letterhead is from the Southern Depot at 83 Main Street, Norfolk VA, but mentions the Alexandria brewery and the principal depot at 624-28 Virginia Ave, Washington City D.C. The letter on the back is dated "April 28/78". The hadwriting is too hard for me to decipher. |
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This is a metal bottle opener (front & back shown). It says: front: ROBT. PORTNER BRG CO. / C.S. JOHNSON, AGT. / ROANOKE, VA. rear: DRINK HOFBRAU / (EXPORT BEER) rear along the edge: TRADE PICNIC MARK / REG. US. PAT. OFF |
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This is a receipt from 1896. It says: top section: Roanoke, VA., July 1st 1896 / Hotel Roanoke / To GEORGE P. CARR, Dr. / AGENT / Robert Portner Brewing Company's / VIENNA CABINET AND TIVOLI LAGER BEER. Below section: June 15 1/8 1.00 / ... There are 11 entries on this receipt, and each cost $1. 10 of them say "1/8", and one says "2 doz". A similar receipt I saw said "1/8 keg", so I assume that the "1/8" was referring to 1/8th of a keg. If 2 dozen bottles is about equal to 1/8th of a keg, then a keg held about 192 bottles - assuming 12 ounce bottles, that would be 18.375 gallons per keg. |
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This is a receipt from 1897. It says: top section: Roanoke, VA., May 3rd 1897 / Hotel Roanoke / To GEORGE P. CARR, Dr. / AGENT / Robert Portner Brewing Company's / VIENNA CABINET AND TIVOLI LAGER BEER. Below section: April 5 2 doz Beer 1.00 / ... Unlike the receipt above, this one says "2 doz" beers on each line. So if 2 dozen beers cost $1, that would be a little over 4 cents per beer that the hotel was paying. My guess is that the hotel sold them for 5 cents each. |
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This is a framed photo of the Portner bottling building in Roanoke, VA. It shows the building with some men standing outside in front of it, and a horse drawn wagon with Portner's logo on it. |
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This is a receipt from Staunton VA for 16 Dozen Soda Waters for $5.60. Date is August 10, 1908. |
