Curious of value - Old Charter Whiskey decanter

NikiGNikiG
edited March 2019 in Question and Answer

Found this bottle about 20 years ago cleaning out my grandpas house. Thought it was cool so I kept it.

It says "OLD CHARTER" on the neck

Bottom says

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FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE

OR RE USE OF THIS BOTTLE

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Comments

  • historichistoric
    edited March 2019

    The 1950s and 60s were a golden age of decanter promotions. Many brands used fancy bottles to help sell their products. You can see a bunch of examples as well as the advertising that marketed them:

    You can view a bunch of examples and see some vintage advertisements as well on eBay - use this link -

    There is not much of a market for plain clear 20th century decanters like this...unless they have their original labels, packaging and even better, their contents.

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