BEAM'S GRANT LOCOMOTIVE DECANTER - 1872 MODEL WITH ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES

OVERVIEW:
A DISTINCTIVE CERAMIC LOCOMOTIVE DECANTER PRODUCED BY JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO. AS A NOVELTY BOURBON WHISKEY BOTTLE, CIRCA 1970S. THE PIECE IS MODELLED AS A 19TH-CENTURY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE MARKED '1872' AND 'GRANT', RENDERED IN BLACK CERAMIC WITH GILT BRASS FITTINGS AND RED-PAINTED METAL WHEELS. THE LOCOMOTIVE ORIGINALLY CONTAINED KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY AT 80 PROOF, 750 ML CAPACITY. THIS EXAMPLE IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL TURQUOISE-PAINTED METAL ACCESSORIES INCLUDING A CATTLE CAR AND FENCE SECTIONS, AS WELL AS ORIGINAL PRINTED DOCUMENTATION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO., CLERMONT, KENTUCKY
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1970S
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: CERAMIC/PORCELAIN LOCOMOTIVE BODY
- SECONDARY MATERIALS: BRASS FITTINGS AND GILT DECORATION, RED-PAINTED CAST METAL WHEELS, TURQUOISE-PAINTED METAL ACCESSORIES
- DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 18 CM, LENGTH 35 CM, DEPTH 12 CM
- ORIGINAL CONTENTS: KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY, 750 ML, 80 PROOF
- MARKINGS: GILT LETTERING READING '1872' AND 'GRANT' TO LOCOMOTIVE BODY; BRASS LABEL WITH FULL DISTILLERY INFORMATION AND CONTENTS DETAILS AFFIXED TO SIDE
- ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: TURQUOISE-PAINTED METAL CATTLE CAR, FENCE SECTIONS, AND ORIGINAL PRINTED INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR ADDING ACCESSORIES TO BEAM LOCOMOTIVE DECANTERS

Item Size: Height: 18cm, Width: 35cm, Depth: 12cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

221874+2

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