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A shipping crate from Moore & Sinnott, successors to the John Gibson's Son & Co. of Philadelphia, PA. It once held one-dozen quart-sized bottles. All four sides are marked:

The front reads: INSP. FEB 10 1908 / MOORE & SINNOTT DISTILLERS / JOHN RAHE / NO 49959 / D. N. 14 / 23RD DIST. / PENNSYLVANIA / 3 GALLS. / PROOF 100 / BONDED / SPRING OF 1904 / BOTTLED SPRING 1908

Both left and right sides are marked with: MOORE & SINNOTT / SUCCESSORS TO / John Gibson's Son & Co. / PURE / RYE WHISKEY / GIBSONTON MILLS. PA.

The rear reads: GIBSONTON MILLS (in red) / ON THE MONONGAHELA RIVER / MOORE & SINNOTT / ESTABLISHED 1837 / PROPRIETORS and SUCCESSORS TO / JOHN GIBSON'S SON & CO. / DISTILLERS OF FINE WHISKEY / PHILADELPHIA, PA. U.S.A.

The crate measures 17" by 12-3/4" and is 13-3/8" tall.