Bottle of Bootleg "Black & White De Luxe" Blended Scotch Whiskey, 1915-1920

Artifact

Bottle

Date Made

1915-1920

Creators

James Buchanan & Co. Ltd. 

Fleischmann Distilling Corporation 

Place of Creation

United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow 

Creator Notes

Made by James Buchanan & Co. Ltd. Distributed by The Fleischmann Distilling Corporation.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

96.124.4.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Harry S. Kert

Material

Glass (Material)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 4.375 in

Width: 2.0 in

Depth: .937 in

Inscriptions

PRODUCT OF SCOTLAND / 1/8 PINT 86.8 PROOF / BY APPOINTMENT OF THE KING / "BLACK & WHITE" / DE LUXE / FINEST LIQUEUR / BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY / 100% SCOTCH WHISKIES / BLENDED AND BOTTLED BY / JAMES BUCHANAN & CO. LIMITED / SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLERS / GLASGOW, SCOTLAND / SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR U.S.A. / THE FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING CORPORATION, NEW YORK / DISTILLED IN SCOTLAND / AND BOTTLED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM / UNDER GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION. [printed on paper label on obverse of body] LESS THAN 1/2 PINT U.S.INTER. REV. TAX PAID SERIES III DISTILLED SPIRITS FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y. [printed on excise stamp on top of bottle]

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