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1/2 Pint and 1/4 Pint Spider-Web Whiskey Bottles

By Lisa Rimmer, 18 July, 2013
Description

Item #1: 1/2 Pint Amber Spider- Web Whiskey Bottle. Spider web design with grain and with fly in right upper corner.

Label (complete) on back has the following information:

WHISKEY

ANTIQUE

HALF PINT 100 PROOF

BOTTLED AT THE

FRANKFORT DISTILLERY

UNREADABLE LINE HERE

PRODUCED

SPRING OF 1916 BY

LAEROT AND GRAHAM

DISTILLERY NO  52

DIST OF KENTUCKY

FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY......(OTHER WORDS TOO SMALL TO READ), including:  MAY CAUSE HEAVY PENALITIES TO BE INFLICTED

Label(complete) on front has the following information:

"Antique"

SPIRITUS FRUMENTI

100 PROOF

AN ALOCHOLIC STIMULANT MADE FROM

THE FERMENTED MASH OF GRAIN.

Bottom has embossed in the glass something unreadable followed by US PATENT PENDING

This bottle has two labels missing. One on front and one on back.

Item #2:

1/4 Pint Amber Spider- Webbed Whiskey Bottle with web and grain, spider and fly.

2 labels on front. Larger label on front (incomplete)

Smaller label(complete) at bottom has AGED IN WOOD

Back Upper label has the following:

Whiskey Antique

Spring 1916

1/4 Pint 100 Proof

The Frankfort

Distillery

unreadable line here

Dist No 33 Dist KY

unreadable line here

Belmont Distilling Co

Distributor

(fine print): for medical purposes only Sale for use of other purposes will cause heavy penalities to be inflicted

This bottle has one label missing on back.

 

 

Category
Antique Bottles
Medium
glass
Distinguishing marks
spider web design with grain, spider and fly
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
1/4 Pint bottle is 2 1/2 in. by 5 1/2 in. 7 in. around
1/2 Pint bottle is 3 1/2 by 7 in. 9 inches around
Date Period
1916
History
Brought at an auction sale in 1985 in Graham, NC
Price Paid (If known)
unknown
For Sale?
Yes
Photos

lealagirl

10 years 1 month ago

Re: 1/2 Pint and 1/4 Pint Spider-Web Whiskey Bottles

I have this bottle without the labels however. Its a cool bottle I just didnt know much about it. Now I do. Thanks for all you great information. Did you ever get a price on it? Im curious.

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