"Black and White" Scotch Bottle
Historical artifact -- Bottle
Identifier:
2011.8.4Description
1 Component: Scotch Whiskey Bottle Bottle: Green Glass, Empty Bottle. Silver Screw Cap Was Once Attached To Bottle (connection To Bottle Has Since Broken Off). Red/white Sticker Would Have Covered The Cap Prior To Initial Opening. Reads: 4/5 Quart, 36-(torn Off), New York, N.Y. Neck Of Bottle Is (3.5").At Base Of Neck Is A White Label: "Distilled In Scotland And Bottled In The United Kingdom Under Government Supervision".
In The Middle Of The Bottle Is A White, Rectangular Sticker (2.50" High, 3.50" Wide): By Appointment To H.M The King, Product Of Scotland "black And White" Fine Old Blended Scotch Whisky, 8 Years Old, 4/5 Quart, 100% Scotch Whiskies, 86.8 Proof, Blended And Bottled By (unreadable Signature), Scotch Whisky Distillers Glasgow, Scotland, Sole Distributors For U.S.A. The Fleischmann Distilling Corporation New York, N.Y.
Back Of Bottle: At Base Of Neck Engraved In The Glass: "Federal Law Prohibits Sale Or Re-use Of This Bottle."
Middle Of Bottle: White, Diamond Shaped Sticker With Two Scottish Terriers (black Terrier On Left, White On Right) Standing On A Pedestal. The Base Of The Pedestal Reads: Black And White Scottish Whisky Blend. Buchanan's. Two Red/white Labels Vertically Positioned Next To Each Other: 1) 50, State Of Colorado, Licensing Authority, $.20 Liquor Revenue, Secretary Of State's Signature (walter Morrison), And Numbers 1420995 2) 45, State Of Colorado, Licensing Authority, $.20 Liquor Revenue, Secretary Of State's Signature (walter Morrison), And Numbers 1420995. Toward Bottom Of Bottle: James Buchanan & Co., Glasgow Scotland
Donor History: Studio 119 Photography, Located At 627 Grand Avenue.
History: (following Information Taken From "house Of Mystery. Issue 119.") This Bottle Was Entered Into Evidence Following Samuel G. Mcmullin's Murder. On 01/01/47, Howard Mcmullin (samuel Mcmullin's Son) Prepared A Buttered Rum Toast For His Wife And Housekeeper. Noticing A Bitter Taste, Howard Poured The Drinks Into The Sink. Howard And His Wife Became Ill. The Bottles Were Sent To The State Chemist Lab In Boulder And Poison Was Found. Lawyer, Banker And Community Leader, Samuel G. Mcmullin, Married Mazie Lightfoot, A Local Seamstress, On 10/01/46. The Controversial Marriage (samuel Was 26 Years Her Senior) Lasted Only 6 Weeks, Ending In The Poisoning Death Of Samuel. Arrested For The Murder Was The New Mrs. Mcmullin And Her Boyfriend, Roy Maxson. Investigations Alleged That Mazie, Conspired In The Plot That Eventually Brought Maxson To Trial For Committing The Crime. After 14 Days, On 11/01/47, The Jury Found The Evidence To Be Circumstantial And Roy Maxson Was Released.