Whiskey Bottle

Object/Artifact

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Perth Museum

Name/Title

Whiskey Bottle

Entry/Object ID

983.15.5

Description

This clear glass bottle was used for McLaren's Perth Malt Whiskey, and bears the logo "John A. McLaren's Perth Malt Whiskey, Perth Ontario" moulded into an oval on the front of the bottle. The McLaren whiskey distillery was started in 1841 and was still going strong in 1878. This bottle has a circular depression in the bottom caused by the grinding smooth of the pontil mark which shows that this bottle was blown into a mould.

Made/Created

Date made

1841 - 1900

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Material

Glass