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Question:
I recently found this whiskey jug at a local thrift store. The jug says "Quinn’s Quality Quantity (QQQ) – Largest Mail Order Grocer and Liquor Merchant in the West – Rye Whiskey – Kansas City, MO." It is approximately 13" tall, 11" wide and 4" deep. The only damage is a 1" narrow chip on the inside rim of the bottom of the jug. We have learned that Quinn Grocery Company was open from 1894 to 1919 in Kansas City, MO. I would greatly appreciate any information you can provide about this jug, including possible value and if you don’t believe it’s a Red Wing jug, who you believe may have produced it. Thanks!

 

Answer: Your whiskey jug was not manufactured by Red Wing. I have never seen a whiskey jug like yours and just have no idea of who may have manufactured it or it’s value. Sorry I could not be of further help. Al Kohlman