George Milton Wright was born in 1864 in La Porte, Indiana. He married Teresa A. O’Reilly. He died in 1935 and is buried in Pine Lake Cemetery in La Porte.
He had a long career in the saloon business and later in soft drinks because of Prohibition. The earliest trace we found is a saloon at 411 Front Street in 1893-1894. He operated multiple saloon locations over the years; see the directory listings tab for changes over time.
Unfortunately, aside from the city directory listings and the two bottles we have photos of, we couldn’t find much else about him.
1893–1894 – Wright, George M., saloon at 411 Front Street (corner of Jackson), home at the same address; also listed as a blacksmith.
1897–1898 – Wright, George (Teresa), saloon at 502 Michigan Ave, home at the same address.
1899 – Wright, Geo. (Teresa), saloon at 502 Michigan Ave, home at 501 State Street.
1902 – Wright, George (Theresa), saloon at 607 Main (now Lincolnway), home at 501 State Street.
1904 – Wright, Geo. (Teresa), saloon on E Main Street, home at 501 State Street.
1907 – Wright, George (Teresa), sample room, home at 501 State Street.
1910 – Wright, Geo. (Teresa), saloon and summer garden at 821 E Main, phone 461; residence at 825 E Main, phone 461, 3-r.
1913 – Wright, George M., saloon at 821 E Main; residence at 825 E Main (Teresa).
1919 – Wright, George M., 821 Lincolnway East, soft drinks.
1924 & 1926 – Wright, George M., smoke house at 821 Lincolnway E; residence at 825 Lincolnway E (Teresa). Also listed under soft drinks.
1931 – Wright, Geo. M. (Teresa), residence at 825 Lincolnway East.
Bottle Type: Pint, tooled blob top.
Embossing: GEORGE WRIGHT / LA PORTE, IND.
Glass Maker: R.G.Co. (embossed on base), Root Glass Company, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Other Marks: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD (embossed on back).
Notes: Has a bail-wire lightning stopper.
Photo Credit: Indiana Bottle Collectors
Bottle Type: Pint, tooled blob top.
Embossing: GEORGE WRIGHT / LA PORTE, IND.
Glass Maker: ROOT (embossed on base), Root Glass Company, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Other Marks: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD (embossed on back).
Notes: Very similar to bottle #1 but with ROOT on the base.
Photo Credit: Indiana Bottle Collectors
