A beautiful original 1927 Prohibition Prescription for Whiskey...Oi (pint)...Sig. PRN! The doc's penmanship is beautiful, a personal favorite, please see photos!
From the days of Al Capone, flappers and moonshine this was the only legal way to drink liquor in the US! This prescription has poppies on the top corners, fleur-de-lys on the bottom, and spider-webbed borders!
The whiskey was prescribed for W. H. Paul, by Dr. Barnum, on November 20, 1927, and was filled the same day by Pharmacist, W. L. Lierman, of Yunker and Lierman Drug Store, in Sedalia, MO.
It was issued by the Treasury Department and is printed on fancy, beautiful paper, that was also used for U.S. currency. In the center is the old Treasury Seal with the Latin inscription, "Thesaur. Amer. Septent. Sigil.". When you hold this prescription up to the light, PROHIBITION is watermarked, as with the metal strips that are used in U.S. bills today, the graphics are GREAT!
The prescription measures 6 1/2" x 5 3/4", has a light fold, wear on the top left border and light bends, otherwise, condition is excellent...a beautiful 1927 Whiskey prescription!
This is a FANTASTIC piece of history and would be great to display in a pharmacy, wine cellar, distillery, museum, bar or office! Also a great gift or an addition to a collection of pharmacy, medicine, US currency, Alcoholics Anonymous, Capone, 1920s, bar, Americana, stamps and DEA items!
