Iron City: Once you get there, you'll never want to leave.

**halfdime** · Jun 30, 2011, 06:51 PM

When I was a kid, the immortal Bob Prince brought me the Pittsburgh Pirates night after summer night on the radio. One of the sponsors was Iron City Beer, and "The Gunner" (as Prince was known), would extol its virtues frequently during the game. Iron City was brewed by the Pittsburgh Brewing Company, which really was never a concern to me. Until yesterday, when I unearthed this beer bottle from Pittsburgh Brewing Co. Pittsburgh, PA U.S.A. I found one that looked similar on EBay, with the seller claiming late 1800's, but I doubt that this bottle is that old. For one, his had a maker's mark on the bottom; mine is bare. The only other markings on my bottle is a small inscription: D.O.C. 225. The bottle is 9.5" tall, and there are a few bubbles in the glass. The seam ends before the lip. I thought perhaps that Glenshaw glass would have been a possibility, but there are no markings to support that. Any ideas on age? Would there have been a paper label opposite the embossing? I've been excavating under part of my house, preparing for an addition, and the bottles have been interesting if not very old. Found a small Listerine (cork top) and a threaded Absorbine Jr. Wasn't that for Athlete's Foot? I don't know if I'll reach bottom before the excavator comes, but I'll be watching him work if not!