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Bottle 436 - Jackson Chair

Date Added: July 14, 2006
This is a chair in a bottle with a cloth woven seat. The chair is made from pine and is approximately 5" tall. It has tapered legs with cross rungs between the legs, and a straight back with two cross rungs between the upright back. The seat is cross weaved with blue and white yarn. The bottle is sealed with a long pine dowel shaped piece of wood going in the bottle and a square piece extended from the dowel outside the bottle. The dowel stopper is tamper proof with a cross piece of pine going through the dowel preventing you from pulling the dowel from the bottle. The bottle has raised lettering which says "Federal Law Forbids Sale Or Re-Use Of This Bottle" and "4/5 Quart." There is a name stamped on side of top wood handle that says "Fort Sequoyah Ancient Indian Village, Llivingston KY." The bottle has 1963 engraved on bottom, and numbers 2548-1. This model was made by Jesse Jackson who made the model in records ID Numbers 270, 293, 298, and 436.
Type
Chair
Maker
Jackson, Jesse
Category
Furniture
Made Where
Livingston, KY
Bottle Size
10 3/4" x 3 1/8"
Year Made
1963
Bottle Type
1963 Liquor

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