Another mystery.....

[shawnd11]

Another mystery, no name. 7 1/2" tall - 4 1/2" wide. any ideas?
Seam is through lip.
Back says Federal Law Prohibits Sale or Use of This Bottle.
Buy this bottle only in tin top sealed carton.

 

[shawnd11]

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[bearswede]

20th century whiskey bottle commemorating Columbus???

 

[redbrass_ca]

Hi,

I read somewhere that the quote:"Federal Law Prohibits Sale or Use of This Bottle" was used between 1936 and 1964 following prohibition on liquor bottles

Cheers

Thierry

 

[woody]

Looks like a pint John Paul Jones whiskey bottle.

 

[glopf43]

Hello Shawnd11. Cool bottle! Bottles marked, "Federal Law Forbids..." were made between 1932 and 1964. All post prohibition liquor bottles had to be marked this way. I find alot in the dumps around my place. I have started collecting them. If you would like to sell the one you posted, please let me know by e-mail.

 

[shawnd11]

thanks for the info glopf.

I may sell it later. When I decide to for sure I'll let you know.

thanks again

 

[snake oil]

Shawnd11 , welcome to the forum . I have a bottle almost identical to yours , except there are no words embossed on mine and the neck is shaped differently . The rest of the embossing is basicly the same as yours . My bottle has the Owen's trade mark on the base , an "O" over a diamond . I wish I could show a pic but I don't have a digital camera , yet . The guy I bought it from , told me it was a prohibition era whiskey bottle , that was bottled in Canada and smuggeled into the U.S. . I bought this bottle and two other amber whiskeys , a "Bourbon De Luxe Whiskey" and , a "Jessie Moore American Pure Rye Whiskey" , for $8 each at the Baltimore bottle show . All three are really cool looking , with all the embossing on them . Your bottle may not be worth alot , but I would keep it , some of these early 20th century whiskeys are really cool . []