Labatt's Crystal Lager Bottle
DateAfter 1921
Credit LineGift of Dr. J. Malcolm Smith, London, Ontario, 1999
Object number1999.003.010
Label TextLabatt began brewing Crystal Lager for the American market in 1921. Both Canada and the United States were dry, that is had adopted Prohibition, but it was not illegal in Canada for brewers and distillers to ship alcohol outside of the country. Labatt organized export operations at Port Stanley, Ford City, and Sarnia. It also hired staff to work with bootleggers.
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