Platte Valley Corn Mini Jug

Offered is a vintage stoneware miniature whiskey jug advertising Platte Valley Straight Corn Whiskey (“Aged in the Hills”). This small collectible jug features a two-tone glaze, a handled shoulder, and an original maroon wax seal with a paper tax strip still present. The base is stamped “168-1972 / Liquor Bottle / 11-D16” (with an additional impressed number), making it a great piece for bar décor, Americana collections, and vintage advertising displays.

Details

• Measurements: approx. 3" L x 3" W x 6" H 

• Materials: stoneware/ceramic with glazed finish; wax seal; paper tax strip

• Style: rustic / farmhouse / Americana / vintage barware

• Theme: distillery advertising, whiskey collectible, Midwestern heritage

• Age: vintage; dated/stamped 1972 on base

• Brand: Platte Valley

• Maker: likely McCormick Distilling Co. (Platte Valley brand); pottery manufacturer not specified on the piece

• Country made in: not marked (likely USA based on brand context and style, but not guaranteed)

• Condition: good vintage condition with expected wear; tax strip is torn/partially missing, and the wax seal shows chips/cracks and surface wear; light scuffs/handling marks to the glaze

• Food safe: Not recommended / unknown. This is a vintage liquor container/collectible; no modern food-safety certification, and vintage glazes can be of unknown composition. Best for display/collection.