1900 RARE PRE PROHIBITION ALCOHOL BOTTLE LABEL PEACH BRANDY LOS ANGELES PIUMA

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ORIGINAL RARE PEACH BRANDY UNUSED (NEVER APPLIED TO BOTTLE) BOTTLE ADVERTISING PAPER LABEL. LABEL IS ORIGINAL AND UNUSED, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE OUTSIDE OF A GLASS BOTTLE FOR RETAIL SALE. C1900, G. PIUMA WAS A SETTLER TO LOS ANGELES IN THE 1870S. INVOLVED IN THE CULITVATION OF GRAPES FOR WINE MAKING, HE STARTED HIS BUSINESS IN 1889. IN 1895 HE STARTED A VINEYARD IN EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA. IT WAS A MAJOR OPERATION AT THE TIME, THERE IS SOME INFORMATION ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS WINEMAKER AND THE HISTORY OF HIS COMPANY. SOME OF HIS LABELS ARE IN THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION. THIS LABEL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AS SHOWN IN SCAN, CIRCA 1900 . BEAUTIFULY PRODUCED LABEL, PRODUCED BY STONE LITHOGRAPHY, LABEL HAS GOLD GILT HIGHLIGHTING AND LETTER PRESS ADDITION OF G. PIUMA AT THE BOTTOM OF LABEL. WONDERFUL IMAGE. LABEL MEASURES APPROX. 4.5X5". GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC.