Booklet promoting Bardstown Bourbon imprinted by Falcon Wine & Liquors, Inc, 740 Washington St., Hoboken, ca. 1939-1954.
Entry/Object ID
2009.016.0023
Scope and Content
Promotional booklet for Bardstown Bourbon imprinted by Falcon Wine & Liquors (on back cover), Inc, 740 Washington St., Hoboken, copyright 1939 by Bardstown Distillery. Issued 1939-1940 or 1952. Die-cut paper, 1-1/4" high x 3-3/8" wide, in the shape of a fiddle or violin, [12] pp.; titled inside "Songs We Love to Sing by Stephen Foster." Two copies.
As noted in the text, Foster wrote "My Old Kentucky Home" while visiting Bardstown. Contains selected lyrics and choruses for five songs. The booklet was created in the fiddle shape as the product was sold in one - "Ask for the Fiddle Bottle." "'Fiddle Bottle'" has been created in honor of Stephen Foster." These bottles were made only until 1940 and again only in 1952.
From the papers of Florence Miller and family.
