Paul Jones Whiskey, Advertising Bottle, 1922-1948

photo by Ralph Morang

photo by Ralph Morang

Name/Title

Paul Jones Whiskey, Advertising Bottle, 1922-1948

Entry/Object ID

2024.020.001

Description

Oversized brown glass advertising bottle for Paul Jones Whiskey. Bottle has seam and pontil mark on bottom. There are applied paper labels at front, back, and at neck in black, gold, and white. Wooden cap.

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2024.020

Source or Donor

Kaufhold, Tom

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Tom Kaufhold

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Paul Jones Whiskey

Date made

1922 - 1948

Notes

Made by unidentified glass house Paul Jones & Company, Frankfort Distillers

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Neck

Transcription

SINCE / 1865 / Paul Jones

Language

English

Material/Technique

Label

Notes

"Since 1865" is in gold against a black background, surrounded by gold laurel wreath. "Paul Jones" is in black on a gold background, written in script.

Type

Label

Location

Front

Transcription

Paul Jones / BLENDED WHISKEY / BLENDED BY / PAUL JONES & COMPANY, INC. / LOUISVILLE, KY., BALTIMORE, MD.

Material/Technique

Label

Notes

The label has a black ground with gold border. Above the text is a silhouette portrait of a man in a colonial-era hat, flanked on either side by two stars, all in gold. The text is in a white serif typeface.

Type

Label

Location

Back

Transcription

REG. U.S. PAT. Off. / This smooth full-flavored / blend is the finest whiskey that / five generations of skill / have achieved under the / famous name of Paul Jones. / Sold by Frankfort Distillers / Corporation, New York, N.Y. / Blended by Paul Jones and / Company, Inc., Louisville, Ky. / BLENDED WHISKEY / 86 PROOF / THE STRAIGHT WHISKIES IN THIS PRODUCT / ARE 4 YEARS OR MORE OLD. 27 ½ % STRAIGHT / WHISKIES. 72 ½% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS / 3% STRAIGHT WHISKIES 5 YEARS OLD / 24 ½% STRAIGHT WHISKIES 4 YEARS OLD

Material/Technique

Label

Notes

Label has a black ground and features the same profile silhouette and stars as the front label, followed by the text above.

Dimensions

Height

22-1/2 in

Depth

7-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Glass, Paper

Material Notes

Blown molded brown glass, wood, foil paper