Bottle, Liquor
Object number2011.138.1
Manufacturer
Old Overholt Whiskey
Datec. 1920
Mediumglass; paper; cork
Credit LineGift of Seward Prosser Mellon
DescriptionBrown glass whiskey bottle, long neck; empty. Two seams. Paper label. Cork in mouth.Dimensions11.375 x 3.5 x 11.75 in. (28.9 x 8.9 x 29.8 cm)InscriptionsEmbossed on front above label: "ONE QUART".
Historical NotesAn Old Overholt Whiskey bottle that documents the Westmoreland County distillery started by Henry Clay Frick and eventually owned by Frick and Andrew Mellon. After Frick's death, Mellon took over the business and granted himself a "medicinal" whiskey license to keep it going during Prohibition.
Related person
Henry Clay Frick
(1849 - 1919)
Related person
Andrew William Mellon
(1855 - 1937)
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