Antique PROHIBITION WHISKEY Medicine PRESCRIPTION Bar

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Antique PROHIBITION WHISKEY Medicine PRESCRIPTION Bar Description A great Original Prohibition Prescription for Whiskey ~ 16 oz ~ use as directed! By law, this particular prescription was to be returned to the government, and most were! Please see photos! From the days of Al Capone ( in this case Pretty Boy Floyd, 1933 Kansas City Massacre ), flappers and moonshine, this was the only legal way to drink liquor in the US! The prescription was written for Chester Biergan, by Dr. Russell L. Hodge, on July 14, 1931, and was filled the same day by P harmacist, Herbert Wm. Alport , of Leo Schleifstein's Drug Store, in Kansas City, MO. It was issued by the Treasury Department and is printed on fancy, beautiful paper! 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! This top original, was to be forwarded by the pharmacist to the government on the 10th day of the ensuing month! Printed on the back are a few paragraphs of " Instructions"; fascinating information and great reading! This prescription measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/2", has some folds otherwise, condition is excellent...great in person ! This is a fantastic piece of history read more

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