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Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottle, Olsonite Eagle 48 Racing Car, 1975

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Artifact Overview

Bobby Unser won the second of his three Indianapolis 500 victories in 1975. Unser drove an Olsonite Eagle, designed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers, in the rain-shortened race. The Kentucky-based Jim Beam Distillery commemorated Unser's win with a bourbon decanter in the shape of his winning car.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Bottle

Date Made

1975

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Bobby Unser Papers

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.123.141

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bobby Unser.

Material

Cardboard
Ceramic (Material)

Dimensions

Height: 6.25 in
Width: 9.75 in
Length: 21 in

Inscriptions

On side of box: "Bobby Unser"/ GURNEY EAGLE/ Racing Car/ by BEAM/ Eighty Proof/ 4/5 QUART/ KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHSIKEY/ JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO., CLERMONT-BEAM, KENTUCKY/ This package May be Opened For Inspection By ATF Officers On side of box: Genuine/ REGAL CHINA/ HANDCRAFTED On bottle: OLSONITE/ 48/ OLSONITE EAGLE/ 48
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