single mid-nineteenth century iron-pontiled emerald green porter shaped bottle manufactured for george kohl in lambertville, new jersey. the squat body and long tapering neck are finished with a crudely applied double tapered lip that features significant whittling, slop and asymmetry. there is also a chip on the ring at the front of the bottle. whittling continues into the neck, which features allover vertical bubbles, including as an exterior open bubble. the base has a shallow kickup with heavy iron residue leftover from manufacture with iron pontil. side seams round up the sides and are very visible. the front body is cleanly embossed with the bottler's name and place of manufacture. captain george a. kohl was born in 1802 in easton, pennsylvania and was the son of old country germans. kohl appears to have surfaced in lambertville in the the mid-1830's. he first operated a brewery with eden hunt under the name george a. kohl & company. from 1836-1868 george kohl had sole control of the brewery in lambertville, new jersey. kohl's manufacture of mineral waters appears to have started in 1843 or 1844. in 1844 eugene roussel issued a defensive advertisement asserting that an individual in lambertville-presumably kohl- had falsely claimed he was trained by roussel in the art of making mineral waters. kohl was always interested in military affairs and as early as 1840 acquired the title of captain. in 1843, he led the "doylestown guard," a local militia organized in 1835. captain kohl also established the "lambertville cadets" which consisted of 75-20 men who fought in the civil war. it does not appear that kohl ever served in the military himself. george kohl had connections to breweries in other cities on the east coast of the united states. in addition to his brewery in lambertville, kohl also operated a brewery in easton, pennsylvania, at first on his own and later in partnership with a mr. beans. the exact years of production are not known but kohl & beans were reported to be operating in 1859.