Four section decanter - found this in attic ??

Hdirosa81

Anyone know what this is or if it might be worth anything
It's a glass bottle, has four spouts in top.
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Hdirosa81

Anyone know what this is?

historic

Yes, I have seen a number of these four chamber bottles over the years. Each quarter contained a different type of liqueur such as Creme de Menthe, Creme de Cacao, etc.

My hunch is that most are from the 1970s or later - if they were much earlier, then the bottles would have needed "FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS" embossing as required by US law. I have yet to see one with such embossing.

You can see a variety at ebay - this link takes you directly to a search for "four chamber bottles."

historic

See also my post on vintage four chambered bottles.

xoxbrennyxox

One of these bottles was featured in an episode of "Pawn Stars", a History Channel series about people taking their treasures to pawn shop in Las Vegas. As I recall, Rick bought it for $40. You can watch the episode on this link: http://www.tv.com/shows/pawn-stars/gold-diggers-1345185/
More info: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/four-chamber-liquor-bottle-seen-pawn-131469299
Here's some examples on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=4 chamber bottle&clk_rvr_id=433890560948&adpos=1o3&crlp=13100733163_2416792&MT_ID=69&tt_encode=raw&keyword=4+chamber+bottle&geo_id=9972&adgroup_id=3714220723&crdt=0