yet more White Horse!

[John Mount]

I seem to keep stumbling onto White Horse bottles these days. I had some good luck at the flea market today. I found two White Horse bottles with most of the labels and such still attached and in good shape. One even came in its original container. I'm not sure of the age of these but I think this particular cap type is from the 50s (edit: according to one article online, the spring cap is pre 1945). I tried looking for a listing of serial numbers but I couldn't find anything. Can anyone age these bottles based on the labels and/or serial numbers, and possibly estimate a value? I see values all over the place, some seem pretty outrageous. I don't know what is realistic. The bottles are mostly empty but one of them does have about an inch or two of liquid inside, which smells very smoky (I didn't drink it!). Thank you!

 

[John Mount]

ive done some more looking into it and i believe the bottles are probably from 1935. The front top left of the bottle has the words By Appointment to His Majesty the King. I assume they mean George V who died in Jan 1936. There are bottles that refer to 'The late George V' which I assume are post jan 1936 and prior to the Queen's coronation in 1953 after which the bottles changed the wording from 'king' to 'queen'. And since Prohibition lasted until Dec 1933 and the bottles were imported to the US by NY company Browne Vintners, that should make these 1934 or 1935. And since they are embossed with 'federal law prohibits' etc which I think started in 1935, its 1935. voila! Unless they continued to use old labels for a while to save money?

But i'd appreciate any more expert opinions.

 

[John Mount]

just realized that there was also a King George VI, until 1952, so my bottle could be as late as that i suppose. almost 20 years difference. might explain why the labels are still in such good shape. still really don't know anything for sure though.

 

[Cam17]

I have a bottle here that might add to the information you have on White Horse Cellar bottles. This label says "By appoingtment to the late George VI". So I would assume yours isn't for George VI, but earlier. This bottle has the same cap type as yours so that would definately be post WWII since George VI died in June 1952, and Elizabeth II was corinated in June 1953. The spring cap might have been used later on this bottle because it is a one tenth pint bottle