Antique 1st NY YANKEES OWNER, JACOB RUPPERT BREWING CO. Bottle, Glass, Beer

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Real nice Aqua
JACOB RUPPERT BREWING COMPANY Bottle
from NYC. Bottle is very nice, has small bruise in front but is a sound bottle. See pictures and contact me with any questions.
Lots of history in NY with the Ruppert family. Below was found on the web
Ruppert was born in New York City, the son of brewer
Jacob Ruppert Sr.
,
[3]
Jacob Ruppert Jr.
(August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American
brewer
, businessman,
National Guard
colonel
and politician who served for four terms representing
New York
in the
United States House of Representatives
from 1899 to 1907. He also owned the
New York Yankees
of
Major League Baseball
from 1915 until his death in 1939.
Starting out in the family brewing business, Ruppert entered the
7th Regiment
of the
New York National Guard
in 1886 at the age of 19, eventually reaching the rank of colonel. While he was the owner of the Yankees, he purchased the contract of
Babe Ruth
and built
Yankee Stadium
, reversing the franchise's fortunes and establishing it as the premier club in the major leagues. Ruppert was inducted into the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
in July 2013.
[2]