This bottle came from a family members liquor cabinet. We just wanted to know if anyone has any info about this bottle.
Thanks for your response. I think the rock candy was flavoring the whiskey. Doesn't sound good to me.Looks like an Old Quaker whiskey bottle. The paper label looks to be put on the bottle later. Don't know why you would use an old whiskey bottle to store rock candy?
That is great feedback! My family member was not in the military, but he was from Germany and got to America in the early 1930's.The tax stamp has Wilson Bell as State Treasurer for Missouri. He was in office from 1941-1945 so that's probably the age of bottle. WW2 bottle. Was your family member in the military?
I found a recipe for a Kummel drink with Rock Candy in it. Did your family member fight in Germany? Maybe he had a similar type drink while he was there and made his own concoction when he got home?
Thank you for helping. I cannot get a decent picture of the markings. But here is what I see. The top line looks like D9, the second line looks like 68 F with a circle around it 42, the bottom line looks like M-165 A.Hello, can you please post a photo (as sharp as possible) of the base markings? All liquor bottles (bottles made inside the United States) marked with the phrase "FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE" were required by the US Government to ALSO carry a date code and info identifying the glass manufacturer, embossed into the bottom of the bottle.
If I can see the base, perhaps we can decode the year made and the maker of the bottle. (Although that only tells us about the bottle itself, since the paper labels give info on the contents).