Federal Law Forbids Sale or re-use of this bottle, what is this

[hawkzone]

Federal Law Forbids Sale or re-use of this bottle

picture flash is bad not broken chipped or cracked------found at yard sale

[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net !!
Looks like a tall amber-glass oval-shaped vintage embossed whiskey bottle.
Can you take more pics of the design area?
Don...

[hawkzone]

added picture thanks man its hard to downsize these pictures

[ivan salis]

it was to prevent bootleg wiskey makers from pouring their home made booze into the bottles or other "legit" liquier companys from reusing the bottles - and filling them with "untaxed" liquier . --booze bottles were to be one use only by federal law.--bottles marked this way are from a certain tiime frame.

[Mackaydon]

This appears to be the same bottle as yours--perhaps it is yours!
http://www.ioffer.com/i/20256556
If not, what are the words, letters, numbers, images that might appear on the base of yours?
Don.........

[hawkzone]

yes that bottle you posted is 7.5 inches tall while this is 11 inches tall!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hawkzone]

oops 11.5 inches tall

[Mackaydon]

Owens-Illinois bottle dated 1940 (date to right of diamonded "IO"). Plant number is to the left (56) but I don't recognize that number..

[ivan salis]

7.5 vs 11 inch -- a fifth vs a quart size maybe ?