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Jacob Ruppert, known as “the
colonel” for his service in the New
York National Guard, became president
of the New York based Jacob Ruppert & Co. brewery upon
the death of his father just before
Prohibition. The brewery’s main beers
were Knickerbocker lager and Ruppert’s
Pale Ale.
Col. Jacob Ruppert bought the New York Yankees in 1914. In 1920 Ruppert
purchased Babe Ruth from the Boston Red
Sox for the sum of $125,000., and
turned the New York Yankees from a
cellar dweller to a championship
juggernaut. After Rupert past away in
1939, his heirs sold the Yankees to Dan
Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail in
1945. The brewery sold its flagship
beer, Knickerbocker beer, to Rheingold,
and went out of business in 1965.
This 1930s keg measures 16 1/2" High, with a 10 3/8" diameter. New York
and Ruppert are Stamped into the top
between bands. The top and bottom
panels read "Jacob Ruppert, NY"
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