1910-1914 John Roach Hannah & Hogg Kentucky WHISKEY WOOD CRATE PRE PROHIBITION

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I am a lover of old wood crates.
I have a number of them on display in our home and have several employed as useful storage vessels throughout the house and have even turned a large one into a coffee table. I pick them up whenever I see them.
When I found this one I knew I had found a piece of Bourbon Whiskey Hustory and a piece of Chicago history as well.
I feel this is such a scarce piece it belongs in the hands of a true collector so I’m going to part with it if we can find the right curator.
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T hen Hannah and Hogg met and the synergy between the two Scotsmen was electric.
In June 1873 they formed a partnership to run a drinking establishment at 190 Madison Avenue they called “The Thistle.” They soon branched out into the wholesale and retail liquor and cigar trade, calling their operation simply “Hannah and Hogg.” The thistle as shown on several items here, was their enduring trademark. It appeared prominently in their advertising, on their cigar box lids, and on the front of their whiskey jugs.
The two founders sold their saloon, retail outlets and brand name about 1910. A. D. Hannah retired and died in 1913 at the age of 70. David Hogg continued to run the Brevoort Hotel until 1920, according to records. He died in Chicago in 1934 at the advanced age of 92. Both men, with other family members, are buried in Calvary Cemetery in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois.