Vintage 1950s Corbys Whiskey Recipe Booklet Ten Superb Recipes Parrot Sign CR-12 For Sale

Vintage 1940s/1950s Corby\'s Whiskey \"Ten Superb Recipes\" Cocktail BookletUp for sale is an authentic piece of mid-century advertising history: an original vintage cocktail recipe booklet titled \"Corby’s Presents: Ten Superb Recipes for the Best Popular Mixed Drinks\" (Form CR-128). This pocket-sized promotional piece was published by Jas. Barclay & Co. Limited of Peoria, Illinois, to promote Corby\'s Reserve Blended Whiskey.Because of its highly graphic distillery branding and inclusion of the famous company mascot, this booklet stands as a scarce, highly collectible piece of vintage barware ephemera.Item Details & Features:

• Dimensions: Pocket-sized format, measuring approximately 4 inches tall by 2.75 inches wide.
• Contents: 24 fully numbered pages detailing iconic era-specific bartending guides for ten classic mixed drinks. Beautifully graphic and colorful layout throughout.
• Mascot Feature: Displays the iconic, vibrant red, green, and yellow Corby\'s Parrot mascot on both the front cover, back cover, and internal layout spreads.
• Historical Back Page: Features a fascinating, time-capsule \"special limited-time offer\" to mail in 10 cents for a set of 4 plastic \"Corby\'s Parrot Cocktail Picks.\"

Condition Details:
The booklet is in complete, Very Good (VG) vintage condition.

• Cover & Spine: Front and back covers show a clear, bright color lithograph print. The spine boundary is solid with original stapled binding completely secure and free of rust bleeding.
• Edge Flaws: Shows minor, light edge wear, minor surface creasing along the spine, and an extremely small touch of corner rounding on the right-hand tips. The bottom-right corner has a slight, non-structural fringe from past handling.
• Interior: All 24 pages are clean, flat, completely attached, and free from any pencil/ink handwriting or moisture staining. Faint natural age-toning and minor handling smudging are present along the outer margins.

Shipping & Handling:
The booklet will be shipped flat, secured inside a clear protective plastic sleeve and sandwiched between rigid layers of cardboard inside a protective mailer. This prevents automated postal sorting machines from bending or damaging the antique paper stock.Please inspect all high-resolution close-up photos to verify the exact cosmetic details prior to offerding. Reach out if you have any questions!