Whisky Shipping Crate
- Description (Brief)
- This shipping crate side contained King William IV brand blended Scotch whisky that was produced by John Gillon & Company Ltd. of Glasgow, Scotland during the early 20th century. The company was established in 1817, and produced this brand of Scotch until the 1980s when the Distillers Company Ltd., who owned the brand, was bought out by Guinness.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- John Gillon & Co. Ltd.
- Place Made
- United Kingdom: Scotland, Glasgow
- Physical Description
- ink (crate label material)
- wood (substrate material)
- Measurements
- crate label: 9 3/8 in x 13 in; 23.8125 cm x 33.02 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.186
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.186
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- Credit Line
- L.E. Leininger
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- Work and Industry: Agriculture
- Crate Labels
- Agriculture
- Food
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History