"Medicinal" whiskey

[gdog68]

In the US there are dry counties that can't sell alcohol or have certain restrictions. I think this is a reminent of prohibition. So if you lived in a dry county you would have to drive to a wet county and buy there.

 

[SADmaninKY]

I'm wondering why the labelled example shows two different distilleries on the label. "The Frankfort Distillery Incorporated" and "The George T. Stagg Co., Inc.". I have been looking online but haven't found an answer yet. Maybe a partnership?
The George T. Stagg Distillery was located on the site of a current distillery which is quite well-known: Buffalo Trace Distillery located here in my hometown of Frankfort, Kentucky.

 

[DanK]

I looked it up found some information on the brand or at least an image of the bottle with the actual label. It's identical to mine minus the label and tin shot cap.

Antique Spiritus Frumenti Prohibition Medicinal Whiskey Bottle Amber Spider web | #524027626

Up for auction is this rare dark amber glass whiskey bottle with raised/embossed spiderwebs and spider after a fly from Frankfort Distillery in Kentucky. Distilled Prior to 1917 a medicinal product

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I read the US Govt stopped the distillation of alcohol from food products in 1917 due to WW1. Products previously distilled could be sold

but through govt dispesories and labeled as such. Here is a bottle I found.

 

[Old man digger]

Hi got a nice amber whiskey I believe is from the prohibition Era. Embossing reads "box this bottle only in the tin top safety carton" cool spider and web design with wheat grains. Pat pending owens Illinois glass company makers markView attachment 243761View attachment 243762View attachment 243763

Now I have to look for this variant, Thank you... I have 7 variations of this bottle and they do not include this one. Did you dig or purchase this bottle?

 

[CanadianBottles]

In the US there are dry counties that can't sell alcohol or have certain restrictions. I think this is a reminent of prohibition. So if you lived in a dry county you would have to drive to a wet county and buy there.

We've got a a couple dry counties left here too, I think any municipality can make itself dry if the city council decides to, but it's pretty rare that it would be a popular decision. A lot of remote communities in the far north are dry though, support for a ban or restriction on the sale of alcohol in those places is often quite high due to past problems with alcoholism, and their small size and remoteness means that the ban actually has a decent chance of being effective. Certainly no driving to the next town over in a place like that.

 

[hemihampton]

My Mom & Sister live in a Dry County in Northeast Alabama. The County next to them where Huntsville is, is Wet. BUT, The Dry County voted to have a Wet Municipality. Meaning their city they live in can now sell alcohol, but I think rest of County still dry. Some may still be dry down south due to the heavy religious church's & people in the area. LEON.

 

[gdog68]

Now I have to look for this variant, Thank you... I have 7 variations of this bottle and they do not include this one. Did you dig or purchase this bottle?

Wish I dug this one, but I picked it up at an antique store for 10 dollars when I was looking for uranium glass to add to my collection. I have dug and found bottles that look like this in rivers and dumbs but are all broken.

 

[gdog68]

These where found in the river. Clear one has no embossing or makers mark on bottom

 

[Old man digger]

Wish I dug this one, but I picked it up at an antique store for 10 dollars when I was looking for uranium glass to add to my collection. I have dug and found bottles that look like this in rivers and dumbs but are all broken.

You got a good deal for $10.00. Most of the ones I see are running $30 to $40 in the stores. I do not know if you have a rare variation, but I have never seen one with that wording on it.

 

[SandiR]

I looked it up found some information on the brand or at least an image of the bottle with the actual label. It's identical to mine minus the label and tin shot cap.

Antique Spiritus Frumenti Prohibition Medicinal Whiskey Bottle Amber Spider web | #524027626

Up for auction is this rare dark amber glass whiskey bottle with raised/embossed spiderwebs and spider after a fly from Frankfort Distillery in Kentucky. Distilled Prior to 1917 a medicinal product

www.worthpoint.com

Awesome find.