Posted 9 years ago
SpiritBear
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Canmalt Brand Blended Whiskey, from the Hazeltine and Perkins Drug Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Alcohol was commonly prescribed not only before the United States' Prohibition of the 1920s, but also during it. Medicinal Use only, of course.
I believe this tooled-top bottle to be from the 1915 to 1920 period. I have since these photos stabilised the label.
It comes complete with the Pure and Without Drugs or Poisons statement as well as the Food and Drug Act statement, which puts it after June of 1906.
Did you figure out its age from the label's "prescription" purpose? Because i would be pretty sure it's an older than 1915-20 bottle because of its tolled-top.
Most of these whiskey flasks were made like this till, perhaps, the early 1920s.
I find tops just like this in 1915-1920 locations. It could be earlier, but it wouldn't be before 1906.
I'm just doing the safer estimate but will look into it further.
As an interesting note, the neck has just the slightest angle to it.
https://books.google.com/books?id=I2kbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA2814&lpg=PA2814&dq=Hazeltine+%26+Perkins+canmalt&source=bl&ots=VGEIuVVIYx&sig=B1C96rT1AMGr_msDt7-Q5BEU3kY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0--m6ybrLAhUCWh4KHdX_DpoQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=Hazeltine%20%26%20Perkins%20canmalt&f=false
This says they registered the name in 1907. So it might indeed be over 100 years old.
In the Eng. islands, these are called a "Q" (1/4 quart) & were becoming harder to find by the late 70's so people saved them. These were generally carried in the back pocket & when empty, could be re-filled at any rum shack. (often with "John Crow Battie" 190 + proof). A friend in *Statia said that his father came in drunk with a Q in his back pocket & fell on his arse . His father reached back, felt the wetness and said, "O.M.G., I hope that's blood! " LOL !! True story!
*Statia: St. Eustatius. A Dutch island N. of St. Kitts & S.W. of St. Maarten/St. Martin
LOL. Funny story.
Also, I love the little asterisk reference.
This one will never be refilled or see a pocket, though. :P
The island N. of Statia is called Saba. That's short for Saba . LOL !!