White Horse

[John Mount]

A bottle very similar to this has been posted here before but there wasnt much discussion and this ones a bit different so id like to post it and ask for info. It appears to be an early machine made White Horse whiskey but without the horse and the only embossing is on the bottom. No date codes but there is an I or a 1. And the cap on it, which wont come off, i have never seen before. Some kind of soft metal with a milk glass or ceramic type center and a cork? Any thoughts? Thanks as always!

 

[Len]

Nice find. The cap is real interesting. Must admit I don't have one of these. Maybe a transitional tech combo from the 1930s-'40s?

 

[John Mount]

the SHA page on closures has a picture of a bottle from the early 20th century that has a foil wrap around the cork. Its not the same as this but has a similar look. My bottle is definitely not a foil wrap, its solid metal of some kind, and has that ceramic-like inner layer and a narrow cork. So its different but similar. A transitional closure certainly seems plausible.

 

[John Mount]

I'd like to get the cap off so I can clean the inside of the bottle a bit, although it's not bad at all. Its not budging so I'd have to really work at it. I'm guessing its probably best to just leave it alone?

 

[Len]

Hi John,
I wouldn't force anything at this point. (That ceramic could be fragile.) Wait a bit and see what the club experts have to say. --I had a thought. Maybe the White Horse bottle was a stand-in for a scientific container experiment. Replace the cork with a hollow glass flow tube. Just a thought at this early am hour that I'm "letting go." --Didn't want to say it might make a great whiskey pourer.

 

[John Mount]

Hi John,
I wouldn't force anything at this point. (That ceramic could be fragile.) Wait a bit and see what the club experts have to say. --I had a thought. Maybe the White horse bottle was a stand-in for a scientific container experiment. Replace the cork with a hollow glass flow tube. Just a thought at this early am hour that I'm "letting go." --Didn't want to say it might make a great whiskey pourer.

oh really cool idea!

 

[Digger 57]

A bottle very similar to this has been posted here before but there wasnt much discussion and this ones a bit different so id like to post it and ask for info. It appears to be an early machine made White Horse whiskey but without the horse and the only embossing is on the bottom. No date codes but there is an I or a 1. And the cap on it, which wont come off, i have never seen before. Some kind of soft metal with a milk glass or ceramic type center and a cork? Any thoughts? Thanks as always!

I agree with Len it's a pour
Spout. Nice find .

 

[Harry Pristis]

This may be a back-bar bottle with an opening for the insertion of a drink dispenser. That doesn't explain why the cork seems to be in place. Dunno what else it could be.

 

[John Mount]

This may be a back-bar bottle with an opening for the insertion of a drink dispenser. That doesn't explain why the cork seems to be in place. Dunno what else it could be.

Maybe the bottle got retired from its pouring job so someone replaced the flow tube with cork

 

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Hello John ; There Is One On Google For 80 Dollars .Under antique or vintage White Horse Whiskey Bottle But It Has No Photo From The Top down .