Portable Brandy for Miners, Excise Tax Free
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Portable Brandy for Miners, Excise Tax Free

Liquor

Date Made: n.d.
Country: German Democratic Republic

Materials: glass; liquor
Measurements: 11 in x 3 in x 3 in; 27.94 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm

Bottle of clear liquor with blue, black, and white label. In mountainous regions, miners in the GDR were able to buy alcohol at a reduced price. Sometimes the spirits were even issued as wages. Resale of these tax-free beverages by the miners was strictly prohibited.

Accession Number: 2013.490.001


		

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