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distilled in 1947, bottled in 1952
According to the seal the whiskey was made in the Spring of 1947 and bottled in the spring of 1952 by the Joseph S. Finch and Co. and distilled by Frantz Distillers Inc. Pa. 

The level of the Whisky has evaporated just bellow the front label. 

The Brand "Old Methusalem" itself has been about since at least 1905, and was originally owned by Steinhardt Bros & Co, though they seem to have gone out of business in 1920 with the onset of Prohibition.

The brand then reappears in 1934-35, under the ownership of Imperial Distilling Corporation.
Research into this company shows only a government investigation into unlawful bottle labelling, for which the company is penalized and never heard from again.

Then about the early 1950s, we see the brand referenced again around the time of the Korean War with references to it being distributed by the US military. This bottle is from that era.

4/5 Quart 100 Proof - distilled in 1947, bottled in 1952

Old Methusalem Brand 1947 - Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

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