Prohibition Bottle of "Medicinal Purpose Only" whiskey doughertys private stock pure rye whiskey

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This is a bottle and box of an unopened bottle of doughertys private stock pure rye whiskey bottled in 1930. This is prohibition alcohol used for medicinal purposes only. This box as well as the bottle is both in very good condition.
Category Other
Medium Glass
Distinguishing marks Prohibition alcohol
Condition Good
Date Period 1920
History Prohibition Bottle of "Medicinal Purpose Only" whiskey. Distilled in Spring 1913 in Philadelphia, PA and bottled in bond in Fall 1930. 100 proof sealed pint bottle with box
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Submitted by WhiskeyBent

The bottle you have is very neat but one of the most common survivors from the probation era. The evaporation is pretty typical and this bottle would probably appeal to a drinker rather than a hoarder/collector since they pop up on a fairly regular basis. It is worth $100 to $150.

If you still have it and want to sell let me know at my website whiskeybent.net

the following is an excerpt from pre-pro.com:

The company was founded in 1849 by John Alexander Dougherty Sr. Dougherty was a native of Ireland (b. June 10, 1788) and arrived in the States by way of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in January 1814. He originally worked as a baker, but was subsequently involved in the distilling business on Spruce St and later on Shippen St.
 
The company's distillery (RD #2, 1st District of PA) was erected in 1850. The still and warehouses were located on Front St: see the distillery listing page for more details.
 
Dougherty and wife Eliza had several sons. The eldest was William H Dougherty, born June 17, 1825. He clerked for the family business before training and gaining employment as a telegraph operator. Charles Ashton Dougherty was born Nov. 4, 1827 and later became a partner with his father in the distilling business. In 1851, William became a partner of the firm of John A Dougherty & Sons.
 
John A Dougherty died on October 21, 1866, leaving his sons in control of the distillery.
 
The company continues as John A Dougherty's Sons until Prohibition, and their product well beyond. Bottles of Dougherty whiskey were packaged and sold for medicinal use during Prohibition and many of these have survived with their original contents. The packaging frequently cites the Dougherty Distillery Warehouse Co. (see thumbnails below), a company that was licensed as a concentration warehouse and bottler during Prohibition. It was located at 1101 N Front St. in Philadelphia. The officers of the company included Joseph C Trainer (Secretary & Treasurer), Clement F Trainer, and Salvador S Richard. Trainer was owner of Trainer & Co., which was licensed to produce bitters during Prohibition.
 
The warehouse was clearly receiving whiskey dating to the pre-Prohibition years from the New Hellam and Overholt distilleries and then bottling and selling it under the Dougherty brand.
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