ANTIQUE 20thC BARREL FRAMED WATTS TYRCONNELL WHISKY ADVERTISING MIRROR c.1900
Antique 20th Century rare advertising mirror. This Watts Irish Whisky mirror has been framed in a slice of an oak barrel with a decorative brass tap at the bottom. The Watts Distillery was founded by The Watt family in 1762 the Tyrconnell Whisky was named for a race horse of the same name, owned by Andrew Watt, who in 1876 entered Tyrconnell (Gaelic for County Donegal). into the Irish Classic “National Produce Stakes” where the horse flew across the finishing line in first place at an incredible 100 to 1 odds.
Reference Number: D7860
DESCRIPTION
Antique 20th Century rare advertising mirror. This Watts Irish Whisky mirror has been framed in a slice of an oak barrel with a decorative brass tap at the bottom. The Watts Distillery was founded by The Watt family in 1762 the Tyrconnell Whisky was named for a race horse of the same name, owned by Andrew Watt, who in 1876 entered Tyrconnell (Gaelic for County Donegal). into the Irish Classic “National Produce Stakes” where the horse flew across the finishing line in first place at an incredible 100 to 1 odds.
Don’t be fooled by the spelling of Whisky on this mirror, the infamous Irish “E” in Whisky only came about because in the nineteenth century, the Dublin Distilleries considered their product superior and to define their whiskey they began to spell it with and added E. It wasn’t until after two World Wars that the Irish Distillers came together and decided in 1966 to make all Irish Whiskey spelt the same way, rooted in the philosophy that a rising tide lifts all boats. Tyrconnell and the Watts Distillery had declined and a vicious fire in 1915 helped hasten the end. Then just a few years ago the Cooley Distillery revived some iconic Irish Whiskey’s including Tyrconnell.
CONDITION
In Good Condition - Wear as expected
SIZE
Height: 40 cm
Width: 40 cm
Depth: 10cm
