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A heavy crystal bottle with an elaborate metal overlay that was once used to dispense "Montezuma" brand whiskey, from James Maguire of Philadelphia, PA.

The bottle stands 11-1/4" tall and is encased in a soft metal cage with a vine-and-flower design. A plaque at front contains hammered and engraved text that reads:
MONTEZUMA / RYE WHISKEY / JAS. MAGUIRE / 470 . 472 . N THIRD ST. / PHILA.
The base is embossed with similar text.

The bottle would have sat on the back-bar of saloon and hotel bars and would have been filled from a barrel supplied by the wholesaler.