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Old Valley Whiskey, 1905
A Seattle directory advertisement — the whiskey trade at street level.
What
A 1905 advertisement for Old Valley Whiskey (Continental Whiskey Co., Seattle), printed in Polk's Seattle City Directory — the whiskey trade as it appeared to an ordinary reader looking up an address.
Why
The Continental Whiskey Co. mark did not survive Prohibition; it is a dead Pacific-Northwest brand from the last years before the drought.
Notice
A directory advertisement, not a poster — the everyday, unglamorous face of a trade that mostly advertised itself in small type next to the listings.
“Not every ghost got a poster. Some only got a line in the directory.”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan's resolution doesn't clear our floor for a physical print, so this piece is offered as a digital download only.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
The Lost — mark extinguished- Country
- United States
- Format
- Other
- Piece published
- Old Valley Whiskey, Continental Whiskey Co., Seattle — directory advertisement, 1905
- Source
- Seattle Public Library (Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1905)
Scan: Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1905; Seattle Public Library. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Directory advertisement (not a poster). Year 1905 is the directory's own publication year. PD on publication year.
Old Valley (Continental Whiskey Co.) was extinguished by Prohibition in 1920. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.
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The Lost — mark extinguishedBininger's Pioneer Bourbon, 1859
Bininger's Pioneer Bourbon, A.M. Bininger & Co. — advertising label
The Lost — mark extinguishedRobertson's Genuine Bourbon Cordial, 1857
Robertson's Genuine Bourbon Cordial, Harrison Co., Kentucky — advertising label
The Lost — mark extinguishedBelle of Nelson Sour Mash Whiskey, 1883
Belle of Nelson Sour Mash Whiskey — advertising lithograph
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