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A clear, tooled-top bottle with fluting around the neck and base that is characteristic of the Hayner Distilling Co. of Dayton, OH. The bottle is one quart size and is shown with a full label indicating the contents to be Hayner Private Stock Rye.

The embossing on the reverse of the bottle (see close-up) reads: THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY / DAYTON / ST LOUIS / ATLANTA / ST. PAUL / DISTILLERS, while the base is embossed with: DESIGN PATENTED / NOV 30th 1897. The label reads: FULLY MATURED - QUALITY GUARANTEED / HAYNER / PRIVATE.STOCK / RYE / Distilled and Bottled Expressly for / MEDICINAL and FAMILY USE BY / THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY.

Photo courtesy and copyright Ralph Van Brocklin.