Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle/Liquor
Object Number:
2002.1.312
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
8 3/4 x 4 x 1 3/4 in.
Description:
This clear bottle has machine finished screw top and is still in its original green and yellow box. The Box is marked "Old Taylor/ Spiritus Frumenti/ Aged in Wood/ Affix RX Label Thru Opening/ For Medicinal Use Only/ Unexcelled for Medical Use." On the reverse "Bottled in Bond/ 100 Proof/ Full Pint/ Straight/ Kentucky Whiskey/ of Topmost Class." The bottle is embossed "Taylor 1st and only". A prohibition era liquor bottle meant to be sold legally as medicine. See also 2002.1.313
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
