RARE Vintage Mid Century Old Forester Bourbon HUGE Snifter Glass Shaped Tip Jar

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RARE Vintage Mid Century Old Forester Bourbon HUGE Snifter Glass Shaped Tip Jar.
This item dates from the mid 1950's to the mid 1960's when the snifter & white orchid branding strategy was created and used in an effort to elevate the stature of Old Forester to that of fine brandies.
The graphics are acid etched vs painted which is much more durable.  Front reads OLD FORESTER underneath a white orchid.  The rear reads  KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY - 100 PROOF - BOTTLED IN BOND - BROWN-FORMAN DISTILLERS CORPORATION - AT LOUISVILLE IN KENTUCKY
Dimensions: 10" tall x 8" wide; mouth is 5" wide; base is 4.75"  Capacity:  1 1/4 Gallon - 160 oz.  While this would make for a helluva brandy snifter, it was a display item
for a bar, club or restaurant
to use as a tip jar, or to hold matches, mints, or toothpicks.
Please refer to pictures for detail.  Note the only blemish is a tiny chip on the inside rim of the mouth which is included in the pictures.  Images are of actual item which is being sold as is.  No returns so please message any questions before bidding.
About Old Forester: George Garvin Brown, was born September 2, 1846 in Munfordville, KY. In 1863 he moved to Louisville to attend high school, and eventually became a pharmaceutical salesman. in 1870, w
ith ,500 in saved and borrowed money, George Garvin Brown,  in Louisville, Kentucky, starts J.T.S. Brown and Bro. with his half-brother. They sell whisky in sealed glass bottles to assure its quality, an innovative approach at a time when whisky is commonly sold by the barrel. Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky is the flagship brand.
After several name changes and the dissolution of the original partnership, George Garvin enters in a partnership with George Forman, his accountant and friend, and Brown-Forman is created in 1890.
In order to comply with the legal regulations specified by the U.S. Bottled in Bond Act of 1897, Old Forester increased from 90 proof to 100 proof. The U.S. Bottled in Bond Act of 1897 requires that bourbon come from one distillery and one distilling season.