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| Kentucky Tavern |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a picture of a glass table that holds a bottle of this fine product next to a filled glass and a book that lies open enough for the cover page to be seen. The book title is Escape from the Ordinary and the ad mentions that Kentucky Tavern has been owned by the same family for 73 years. The ad headline calls this product "The Aristocrat of Bonds" and warns that "There's only one better buy in Bonds...War Bonds!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 28, 1944 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 568 |
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| Kentucky Tavern | Full color 10"
x 13" ad with a wartime theme. At the bottom of the ad is the phrase
"There's only one better buy in bonds...War Bonds. Shown in the
ad is a bowling pin cut out to hold cigarettes and a lighter in the
shape of a bowling ball. |
January 1, 1945 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 41 |
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| Kentucky Tavern |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a picture of a tabletop that is covered with a bottle of Kentucky Tavern, three glasses filled with bourbon on the rocks, a pair of ice tongs and four books held upright by a pair of horse-racing bookends. The ad headline calls this bourbon "The Aristrocrat of Bonds" and the text talks about it being under the same family ownership from the beginning at around the time the first Kentucky Derby was run. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 6, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 548 |
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| Kentucky Tavern |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that has a drawing of two frosted glasses with Juleps sticking through the ice on the top and a bottle of Kentucky Tavern Whiskey in the background. The ad headline is "That Julep in July!" and the ad contains a recipe for Kentucky Mint Julep. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad are not visible in the scanned view. |
July 22, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 170 |
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| Kentucky Tavern |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a drawing of a platter that holds a bottle of Kentucky Tavern whiskey with two filled glasses and a statue of a cowboy who has thrown a lariat that has encircled the whole scene. The ad headline calls this whiskey "The Aristocrat of Bonds". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 21, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 326 |
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| Kentucky Tavern | Full color 7
3/4" x 11" ad that describes their product as having "Quality...to
spare". This is a bowling related ad because it shows a lighter in
the shape of a bowling ball, a bowling pin cut out to accept cigarettes
and glass coasters with bowling pins around the edges. |
February 16, 1948 Time magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 57 |
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| Kentucky Tavern | Full color 8"
x 10 3/4" ad talks about "Quality you can bet on". The drawing
shows a bottle with two glasses with sleeves around the bases with
numbers on them. Also shown are two jockey-type figures used as
bookends. The text in the picture says "This complete ensemble is
available at leading stores or the Hi-Jacs may be purchased separately".
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May 10, 1948 Time magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 63 |
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| Kentucky Tavern |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has a drawing of a bottle of this whiskey and two glasses sitting on a small croquet table. The ad calls this "a natural for neighbors". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 20, 1948 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 301 |
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| Kentucky Tavern | Full color 10" x 13" ad shows several gift packages offered by this company and calls them "Gifts of Good Taste". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 28, 1949 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 46 |
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| Kentucky Tavern |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a drawing of a bottle of their whiskey sitting on a table behind two filled glasses and in front of several books standing between bookends. The ad headline calls this whiskey "The Toast of the Town". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 15, 1951 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 231 |
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| Kentucky Tavern |
Full color 7 1/4" x 11" ad for their Straight Bourbon. The ad has a photo of a bartender working at the bar with a bottle of 100 Proof Bottled in Bond and a bottle of 86 Proof in front of him. He is busy pouring drinks for the group of men seated in the background of the photo. The ad headline calls this "Tavern Time...". |
May 7, 1960 Saturday Evening Post |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 439 |
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| Kentucky Tavern |
Black and white 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The ad has two photos of the star of the TV show 12
O'clock High Paul Burke and talks about how he owned a pub in New Orleans eight years ago. |
September 1966 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 401 |
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| Kessler's |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad that features Julius Kessler. The ad has him discussing his long family line of distillers and mentions a price of 80 cents per pint. This is an ad from a newspaper and has a slight line of discoloration from the folded area about an inch below the top of the ad. |
November 13, 1935 Grand Rapids Herald |
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View Liquor 126 |
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| Kessler |
Black and white 4 3/4" x 12 1/2" ad for their Blended Whiskey. The ad has a baseball cartoon with Mr. Smooth as a catcher and Mr. Silk as a baserunner. Mr. Smooth is reaching high for the thrown ball as he says "Kessler never bites or burns...It's smooth as silk with ice.". Mr. Silk is sliding into the plate trying to beat the throw and is saying "Kessler makes a double play...it scores on taste and price." This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 9, 1961 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 579 |
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| Kessler |
Black and white 5" x 12 1/2" ad for their American Blended Whiskey. The ad has a cartoon with Mr. Smooth and Mr. Silk skiing down a snow-covered hill. Mr. Smooth is on a pair of skis and is saying "Kessler whiskey's tops in Flavor, smooth as silk each time you pour while Mr. Silk has his feet in skis but is sitting on a chair that is attached to the skis while he rests his poles on his shoulders. He is answering "It's a mountain of value, at a bar or package store!". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 13, 1962 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 607 |
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| Kessler |
Black and white 4 3/4" x 13" ad for their American Blended Whiskey. This ad has a baseball cartoon with Mr. Smooth at bat. He has hit a pop-up and Mr. Silk who was the catcher has run under the ball and, in spite of the fact he has a glove on his right hand, he is catching the ball with his top hat which he holds in his left. The ad headline calls this "The Smoothest Catch in Whiskey". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 28, 1962 Look magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 594 |
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| Kessler |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their American Blended Whiskey. The ad has a photo of a bottle of Kessler sitting between two filled glasses and a bowl of pretzel sticks. The ad headline calls it "Smooth as Silk Kessler. Anything your
whiskey can do, Kessler can do smoother." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 20, 1970 & October 8, 1971 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 269 |
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| Kessler |
Full color 9 3/4" x 12" ad has a close-up photo of a bottle of Kessler Whiskey standing next to a filled glass. The ad headline describes "Smooth as Silk Kessler. It can teach other whiskeys a thing or two about smoothness." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 26, 1971 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 271 |
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| Kessler |
Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad shows a bottle of Kessler Whiskey surrounded by different types of glasses filled with different types of drinks that are possible. The ad headline says "Smooth as Silk Kessler. It helps the party go smoother." |
November 19, 1971 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 162 |
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| Kessler |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad for their American Blended Whiskey. The ad has a photo of a big football game, the stands are filled with people and a player is running into the end zone holding the ball over his head as the referee signals "touchdown". The ad headline says "Thank goodness the best things never change." |
October 1978 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 398 |
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| Kessler |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad has a photo of a group of people who are having a "Tailgating Party" in a stadium parking lot. They are cooking up food on a grill and holding up a large jug of Kessler Whiskey. The ad
headline reminds us that "Earning a buck is hard. Enjoying it shouldn't be." |
November 1983 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 279 |
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| Kessler |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their American Blended Whiskey. The ad has a photo of the softball team from Ernie's Bar & Grill who are having a cookout after one of their games. They have gathered at a picnic table for a photo with their hot dogs, hamburgers, pretzels, chips and hoagies and only one thing to drink, Kessler's. The ad headline reminds us that "Earning a buck is hard. Enjoying it shouldn't be." |
June 1985 Playboy |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 400 |
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| King of Kentucky |
Black and white 4" x 8" newspaper ad for their Kentucky Straight Whiskey. The ad has a drawing of one of it's bottles, gives prices of 70 cents for a Pint and $1.35 for a Quart and the headline claims it is the "Oldest at the Price". |
March 12, 1936 Grand Rapids Herald |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 435 |
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| King |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Black Label Blended Whisky. The ad contains a picture of a peaceful day in a hilly farmland where several pheasants have been startled and are just beginning to take flight. The ad headline encourages you to "Be Right - Drink Light" referring to the whisky that is called as "Light as a Whisper". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 4, 1944 Life magazine |
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$5.00 |
View Liquor 523 |
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| King |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad with a painting of a golf course that is laid out against the ocean. The ad headline claims that "King means best in everything". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 5, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 216 |
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| King |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Blended Whiskey. The ad has a picture of a bottle of King Whiskey floating over the heads of a group of men who are raising their glasses in toast to this popular Whiskey. The ad headline describes it as "really light! King New thousands enjoy the King of blends". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 20, 1951 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 470 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 1/4" x 12 1/2" ad that has a drawing of groups of men buying tickets and going into the "Moving Pictures". The ad headline calls this the "Gift of the Gay Nineties - Movies for pleasant hours...Light Whiskey for pleasant taste". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 10, 1944 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 204 |
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| Kinsey | Full color 10" x 13" ad talks about the "Gift of the Gay Nineties". Shown in the ad is an early car that is stopped on the road with a flat tire. |
September 18, 1944 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 66 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad has a drawing by Hank Geiger that shows two men in suits talking at a bar while the bartender listens in. The ad headline begins "What the Friendly Stranger told Bud Bickford" and the text explains how Kinsey makes a good Highball. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges are not visible in the scanned view. |
April 29, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 175 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has three drawings of four men watching a tennis game at their Tennis Club. Their heads swing from left to right and then, as the liquid refreshment cart arrives, the game loses importance. The ad headline tells you to "Keep your eye on the high ball!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 10, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 199 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 3/4" x 13" ad with a drawing that show three men sitting on a sailboat enjoying glasses filled with the contents of a bottle of Kinsey that is sitting next to a bucket of ice. There is a line of
signaling flags on the left side of the ad and the ad headline asks the question "Do you know what these flags mean?". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad are not visible in the scanned view. |
July 15, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 178 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has a drawing that shows two men trying out different types of mixed drinks. The one man is holding a copy of the Kinsey Recipe Book in his hand as he waits for the other man's opinion of his latest creation. The ad headline asks the question "What are little cocktails made of?" and the text gives three basic recipes as an example. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the other edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 21, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 200 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a drawing of two men sitting in easy chairs as a butler brings in a turkey on a platter. This picture has been cut into a jigsaw puzzle and has three pieces missing. The ad headline states that the text will give you instructions on "How to complete you Thanksgiving picture". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 11, 1946 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 201 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 10" x 13" ad entitled "Kinsey's April Calendar". There is an interesting historical fact for each day on the calendar with the bottom ad headline saying "April is a month sublime - It's Kinsey-made Manhattan time!". |
April 7, 1947 Life magazine |
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$4.50 |
View Liquor 112 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 3/4" x 13" ad has the Kinsey "Gold" Knight and the Kinsey "Silver" Knight standing against a white background. The ad headline talks about "That Noble, Noble Flavor!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 3, 1948 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 203 |
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| Kinsey |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad has the same two Knights as the previous ad but they are standing against a black background. This ad also has the headline "That Noble, Noble Flavor!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 14, 1948 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 202 |
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| Kinsey | Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a silver knight and a gold plated knight. They are being compared to Kinsey's silver and gold labeled whiskey. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 20, 1948 Life magazine |
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$4.00 |
View Liquor 19 |
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