Bottle of Bootleg "Seagram's Canadian Rye Whiskey," 1924

Bottle

1924

Not on exhibit to the public.

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

DISTILLERS SINCE 1857 / MILD PURE & MELLOW / CROWN OF SHIELD / SEAGRAM'S / FINE OLD / CANADIAN / RYE WHISKEY / THE PRODUCT OF / JOSEPH E. SEAGRAM & SONS LIMITED / WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA / FULLY MATURED IN CHARRED OAK BARRELS / BOTTLED IN BOND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE / OFFICERS OF THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT WHOSE AFFIXED / SEAL OVER EACH BOTTLE GUARANTEES THE AGE / NOTE THE GENUINE WATERMARKED WRAPPER / COVERING EACH BOTTLE / CONTENTS IMPERIAL ... [printed on paper label on obverse of bottle] RYE SEAGRAM'S WHISKEY MADE IN U.S.A. [on cap] 1924 (?) / CERTIFIED MANUFACTURED IN THE YEAR / 1/5 / OTTAWA 1924 CANADA / CENT / AND BOTTLED IN BOND UNDER EXCISE SUPERVISION / COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE [printed on excise tax label]