VINTAGE 1953 Carstairs Rye Whiskey Brand BASEBALL HALL OF FAME Banner Flag MLB

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Seller: bluestreakcollectibles ✉️ (1,437) 98.6%, Location: Hudson, Ohio, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 204648129621 VINTAGE 1953 Carstairs Rye Whiskey Brand BASEBALL HALL OF FAME Banner Flag MLB. Vintage 1953 Carstairs Whiskey "Baseball's Hall of Fame" Banner/Flag This banner is a great addition to a bar or game room or historic vintage collection. The banner was distributed by Carstairs Rye Whiskey. Set on a cobalt blue satin background, the banner is printed in yellow with the names of inductees of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame during the period 1936-1952 (62 members).  Major League Baseball Banner/Flag Dimensions (approx.): Height 18" x Width 14"   Vintage aged and used condition. Staining is present and more apparent from the back side of the banner. Missing the matching hang cord. No rips or tears. Some loose trim threads. Good condition given it is approximately 70+ years old. Please see pictures for details. Thanks for shopping Blue Streak Collectibles! Carstairs was historically a top brand rye whiskey produced in Philadelphia in the mid 19th century. The distillery however did not survive Prohibition, and following the repeal of the act, the brand was purchased by Schenley who began to market it to a wider audience. The old Carstairs was a top-notch rye whisky from the 19th century that could be found all over Philadelphia. But the brand was knocked out by prohibition and when prohibition was repealed the brand was reborn as something quite different. The Carstairs Were Philly Brahmins of Booze Friday, June 7, 2019 (Article) In a 1860 Atlantic Monthly article called “The Brahmin Caste of New England,” physician and author Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. wrote of the region’s rich and well-born, like the men shown above.  Subsequently the term has been applied to upper crust families particularly in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.  Hailing from the the Quaker City, the Carstairs family, despite getting rich by selling liquor, were well qualified as “Brahmins.” The progenitor of the clan was Thomas Carstairs, born in 1759 in Fife, Scotland, who emigrated to the Pennsylvania Colony as a youth, marrying Sarah Hood Bradford in Philadelphia  in 1775.  Although Carstairs’ advertising put the origins of their liquor house at 1788, data on Thomas gives no evidence of such a  business.  Thomas’ obituary listed him as a “paymaster.” The next Carstairs, James, was not born until 1789.  His early occupation was in finance, having married Sarah Britton Summers, daughter of Andrew Summers, a wealthy Philadelphia banker and intimate friend of Robert Morris, known as the “Financier of the Revolution.”  Sarah’s mother was the sister of Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded a number of Navy ships, including USS Constitution, during the War of 1812.  Confirming the “brahmin” nature of the marriage, Jerome Bonaparte, youngest brother of Napoleon I, was an usher at the wedding. About 1834, James took a sharp turn from banking and established a business as a wholesale grocer and ships’ chandler, providing supplies and equipment for the many vessels porting at Philadelphia and, it was said, he “did a large and profitable business.”  Key among his stock was rum and whiskey, and in the 1870 census, James Carstair’s occupation was given simply as “liquor.” It was James’ son, James C. Carstairs Jr., seen left, who took the family firmly into the whiskey trade.  By 1860 he had entered a partnership with Philadelphia merchant Joseph F. Tobias in a liquor dealership that bore the Tobias name.  That same year James Jr. married a Philadelphia “blue blood,” Mary White Haddock.  Her father, Daniel Haddock Jr., was a well-known Philadelphia boot and shoe manufacturer, banker, and a director for other local companies.  By 1870 James Jr. had left Tobias and with a new partner, John C. McCall, created a liquor house called Carstairs, McCall & Co.  The business was highly successful.  An 1893 write-up of the firm reported that “their extensive operations as importers, exporters and wholesale dealers constitute them an important factor in the wine and liquor trade of the country.”  By this time Carstairs, McCall had opened outlets in both New York and Boston.   Citing the firm’s purported 1780 beginnings, the item continued:  “Such a protracted standing and close, perpetual touch with growers, distillers, and leading sources of supply in this country and Europe have resulted in an enormous trade….”   The company also was exporting American rye and bourbon “in heavy and regular shipments to Europe, Central and South America and elsewhere,” according to the report. Carstairs, McCall issued a blizzard of whiskey brands, among them (with trademark dates) “American Club” 1897; “Belle of Pennsylvania,” 1896; “Carstairs Monogram,” 1894; “Carstairs Rye,” 1905; “CMC&C,” 1884; and “Invincible,” 1905.  Not registered were “Carstairs No. 6,” “Diplomacy Rye AAA,” “Monongahela Monogram,” and “Orator Rye.”  For retail sales the company packaged their whiskey in both quart and flask sizes.   Particularly arresting is the label on Orator Rye, showing a stump speaker in full throat who apparently is being fueled by the whiskey on the dais with him.  It likely depicts Edwin Dickenson Baker, a noted American orator killed during service as a Union officer in the Civil War. Like other successful whiskey houses, Carstairs, McCall provided wholesale customers, including saloons, hotels and restaurants, with giveaway items.  They included saloon signs such as the one below that depicts a wounded Union soldier on horseback receiving a bottle from a nurse — a bottle identified as Carstairs Rye.  Other gifted items were shot glasses and back of the bar bottles, examples to be found throughout this post. Before 1890 James C. brought his two sons, Daniel H. and J. Haseltine Carstairs, into the firm.   Shown right in a passport photo, Daniel was the elder, born in 1962;  his brother had come along a year later.  In 1893 Daniel was recorded as the manager of the Philadelphia office.   Shortly after, both his father and John McCall died, leaving the firm in the hands of the next generation of Carstairs. By that time each brother had wed.  David married Louise Sowers Orne, the daughter of Philadelphia Judge Edward B. Orne.  They would have two children before apparently divorcing.  David then married Viola Howard in April 1906. No children have been reported.  J. Haseltine wed Belle A. Wolfe Wilson in 1884 and had one daughter.  After 34 years of marriage in 1918, Belle died and he re-married.  J. Haseltine’s union with Gertrude Reinhart produced a second daughter. The Carstairs brothers continued the name of Carstairs, McCall until 1909 and then dissolved the company only to re-appear in the liquor trade in a somewhat different guise.  Because Carstairs, McCall had been rectifiers, not distillers, they were dependent for raw product from which to construct their brands on distilleries located elsewhere.  The availability of supply could fluctuate significantly, sometimes through natural causes, sometimes by machinations of “Whiskey Trusts.”  In the late 1800s, the Carstairs attempted to alleviate the shortages by buying into and controlling their own distillery. The facility they chose was The Robert Stewart Distilling Co., shown here, located in Highlandtown, Maryland, about one hundred miles southwest of Philadelphia.  Federal records show the Carstairs drawing whiskey from that source by 1898.  The brothers appear to have purchased the Stewart Distillery outright in the early 1900s.  Under their ownership production appears to have increased significantly.  In 1905 Maryland’s State Tax Commissioner reported that the taxable value of distilled spirits for the year had increased to $328,984, jumping again to $421,292 in 1907. The siblings also reincorporated after 1909 as the Carstairs Bros. Company, having consolidated Carstairs, McCall into the Stewart Distilling Company.  In a 1911 ad, shown here, they claimed that Carstairs Rye was “the oldest American whiskey” and boasted that it had been sold “in every high class [read Brahmin] New York club, cafe and hotel for the past 112 years”  — a clear exaggeration.   The Carstairs family continued to guide the fortunes of the liquor house they had inherited until the coming of National Prohibition.  The last withdrawal in federal records occurred in 1920.  Both brothers died in 1934, just as Repeal was occurring.  Daniel succumbed on January 25, cause unknown, and J. Haseltine the following December 21.  According to his death certificate, he died from cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes.  he Carstairs brand name was revived for a time after Prohibition, attached to a whiskey called “White Seal.”  Said to be a product of the Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, White Seal is a blend of bourbon, grain whiskey and neutral spirits.  The product reputedly does not meet the legal definition of whiskey in some states and is available only in limited markets.  It clearly is a “bottom shelf” label and a far cry from the “Brahmin” origins of the brand.  The Carstairs must be turning over in their graves. Note:   This post was gathered from a wide range of sources.  The quotes on Carstairs, McCall above are from an 1893 booklet entitled, “A Souvenir of New York’s Liquor Interests,” no author given, from the American Publishing & Engraving Co. of New York City. MLB Hall of Fame inductions by year as of January 2024 Here are the total 346 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, sorted by the years they were inducted. 2024 Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Jim Leyland, Joe Mauer (Note: The 2024 induction ceremony is scheduled for July 21 in Cooperstown, N.Y.) 2023 Fred McGriff, Scott Rolen 2022 Bud Fowler, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva, Buck O'Neil, David Ortiz 2021 None 2020 Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker (Note: The 2020 induction ceremony was canceled due to COVID-19 and held in September 2021). 2019 Harold Baines, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera, Lee Smith 2018 Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, Trevor Hoffman, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell 2017 Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Ivan Rodriguez, John Schuerholz, Bud Selig 2016 Mike Piazza, Ken Griffey Jr. 2015 Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz 2014 Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Tony La Russa, Frank Thomas, Joe Torre 2013 Hank O'Day, Jacob Ruppert, Deacon White 2012 Barry Larkin, Ron Santo 2011 Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Pat Gillick 2010 Andre Dawson, Doug Harvey, Whitey Herzog 2009 Joe Gordon, Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice 2008 Barney Dreyfuss, Goose Gossage, Bowie Kuhn, Walter O'Malley, Billy Southworth, Dick Williams 2007 Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr. 2006 Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Biz Mackey, Effa Manley, José Méndez, Alex Pompez, Cum Posey, Louis Santop, Bruce Sutter, Mule Suttles, Ben Taylor, Cristóbal Torriente, Sol White, J.L. Wilkinson, Jud Wilson 2005 Wade Boggs, Ryne Sandberg 2004 Dennis Eckersley, Paul Molitor 2003 Eddie Murray, Gary Carter 2002 Ozzie Smith 2001 Dave Winfield, Kirby Puckett, Bill Mazeroski, Hilton Smith 2000 Carlton Fisk, Tony Perez, Sparky Anderson, Turkey Stearnes, Bid McPhee 1999 Robin Yount, George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Orlando Cepeda, Joe Williams, Nestor Chylak Jr., Frank Selee 1998 Don Sutton, Larry Doby, Lee MacPhail, George Davis, 'Bullet' Joe Rogan 1997 Tommy Lasorda, Phil Niekro, Nellie Fox, Willie Wells 1996 Jim Bunning, Bill Foster, Ned Hanlon, Earl Weaver 1995 Richie Ashburn, Leon Day, William Hulbert, Mike Schmidt, Vic Willis 1994 Steve Carlton, Leo Durocher, Phil Rizzuto 1993 Reggie Jackson 1992 Rollie Fingers, Bill McGowan, Hal Newhouser, Tom Seaver 1991 Rod Carew, Ferguson Jenkins, Tony Lazzeri, Gaylord Perry, Bill Veeck 1990 Joe Morgan, Jim Palmer 1989 Al Barlick, Johnny Bench, Red Schoendienst, Carl Yastrzemski 1988 Willie Stargell 1987 Ray Dandridge, Catfish Hunter, Billy Williams 1986 Bobby Doerr, Ernie Lombardi, Willie McCovey 1985 Lou Brock, Enos Slaughter, Arky Vaughan, Hoyt Wilhelm 1984 Luis Aparicio, Don Drysdale, Rick Ferrell, Harmon Killebrew, Pee Wee Reese 1983 Walter Alston, George Kell, Juan Marichal, Brooks Robinson 1982 Hank Aaron, Happy Chandler, Travis Jackson, Frank Robinson 1981 Rube Foster, Bob Gibson , Johnny Mize 1980 Al Kaline, Chuck Klein, Duke Snider, Tom Yawkey 1979 Warren Giles, Willie Mays, Hack Wilson 1978 Addie Joss, Larry MacPail, Eddie Mathews 1977 Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Al Lopez, Amos Rusie, Joe Sewell 1976 Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Bob Lemon, Fred Lindstrom, Robin Roberts 1975 Earl Averill, Bucky Harris, Billy Herman, Judy Johnson, Ralph Kiner 1974 Cool Papa Bell, Jim Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford, Mickey Mantle, Sam Thompson 1973 Roberto Clemente, Billy Evans, Monte Irvin, George Kelly, Warren Spahn, Mickey Welch 1972 Yogi Berra, Josh Gibson, Lefty Gomez, Will Harridge, Sandy Koufax, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn, Ross Youngs 1971 Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard, Satchel Paige, George Weiss 1970 Lou Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, Jesse Haines 1969 Roy Campanella, Stan Coveleski, Waite Hoyt, Stan Musial 1968 Kiki Cuyler, Goose Goslin, Joe Medwick 1967 Branch Rickey, Red Ruffing, Lloyd Waner 1966 Casey Stengel, Ted Williams 1965 None 1964 Luke Appling, Red Faber, Pud Galvin, Burleigh Grimes, Miller Huggins, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward 1963 John Clarkson, Elmer Flick, Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey 1962 Bob Feller, Bill McKechnie, Jackie Robinson, Edd Roush 1961 Max Carey, Billy Hamilton 1960 None 1959 Zack Wheat 1958 None 1957 Sam Crawford, Joe McCarthy 1956 Joe Cronin, Hank Greenberg 1955 Home Run Baker, Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons, Ray Schalk, Dazzy Vance 1954 Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, Bill Terry 1953 Ed Barrow, Chief Bender, Tom Connolly, Dizzy Dean, Bill Klem, Al Simmons, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright 1952 Harry Heilmann, Paul Waner 1951 None 1950 Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott 1949 Mordecai Brown, Charlie Gehringer, Kid Nichols 1948 Herb Pennock, Pie Traynor 1947 Mickey Cochrane, Frankie Frisch, Lefty Grove, Carl Hubbell 1946 Jesse Burkett, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Johnny Evers, Clark Griffith, Tommy McCarthy, Joe McGinnity, Eddie Plank, Joe Tinker, Rube Waddell, Ed Walsh 1945 Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Fred Clarke, Jimmy Collins, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Hugh Jennings, King Kelly, Jim O'Rourke, Wilbert Robinson 1944 Kenesaw Mountain Landis 1943 None 1942 Rogers Hornsby 1941 None 1940 None 1939 Cap Anson, Eddie Collins, Charles Comiskey, Candy Cummings, Buck Ewing, Lou Gehrig, Willie Keeler, Hoss Radbourn, George Sisler, Albert Goodwill Spalding 1938 Grover Cleveland Alexander, Alexander Joy Cartwright, Henry Chadwick 1937 Morgan Bulkeley, Ban Johnson, Napoleon Lajoie, Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tris Speaker, George Wright, Cy Young 1936 Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner Manufactured by Igelstroem-Oberlin Inc. (Massillon, OH) Ralph E. Oberlin Jr. was president of Igelstroem-Oberlin, Inc., an outdoor signage, banner, and poster printing company. IGELSTROEM-OBERLIN, INC. Company Number 28411 Status Please log in to see this data Incorporation Date Please log in to see this data Company Type CORPORATION FOR PROFIT Jurisdiction Ohio (US) Registered Address STARK, MASSILLON, OH United States Previous Names THE JOHN IGELSTROEM SIGN & LABEL COMPANY THE JOHN IGELSTROEM COMPANY Business Classification Text CONVERSION DEFAULT Inactive Directors / Officers 4 officers available, please log in to see this data Registry Page Please log in for link to primary source RSS feed icon Recent filings for IGELSTROEM-OBERLIN, INC. 20 May 1987 CANCELLED BY TAX DEPT W/NOTIFICATION view 17 Apr 1968 DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES view 25 Feb 1947 DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES view 10 Oct 1922 DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES view 14 Jan 1910 DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES view 20 May 1907 CERTIFICATE OF SUBSCRIPTION BANK view 8 May 1907 DOMESTIC ARTICLES/FOR PROFIT view Source Ohio Secretary of State, 4 Feb 2024 Please note that Blue Streak Collectibles does not offer combined handling/shipping discounts for multiple items. 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  • Condition: Vintage aged and used condition. Staining is present and more apparent from the back side of the banner. Missing the matching hang cord. No rips or tears. Some loose trim threads. Good condition given it is approximately 70+ years old. Please see pictures for details. Thanks for shopping Blue Streak Collectibles!
  • Player: Babe Ruth
  • Sport: Baseball
  • Officially Licensed: Yes
  • Year: 1953
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Team: Major League Baseball
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Team-Baseball: Major League Baseball HOF
  • Event/Tournament: MLB Hall Of Fame Inductees (thru 1952)

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