This vintage advertising bar mirror is produced for the Southern Comfort brand. The piece features a printed mirror plate depicting the historic Woodland Plantation house in an oval vignette, accompanied by a paddle steamer on the Mississippi River and a horse-drawn carriage. The graphics are rendered in a multi-colour and gold-toned palette, enclosed by a decorative gold-toned scrollwork border. The glass displays multiple inscriptions including the brand name SOUTHERN COMFORT, followed by REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. The slogan The Grand Old Drink of the South is printed in red cursive script. Other text includes Made on the Banks of the Mississippi in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. in gold-toned script, BY SOUTHERN COMFORT CORPORATION, NOT GENUINE WITHOUT THIS AUTHENTIC EMBOSSED LABEL, and 87.7 PROOF. The mirror plate is housed in a dark-stained moulded wooden frame.
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