If you haven’t noticed, my facebook & twitter avatars are a picture of me in one of Washington DC’s Irish pubs in July, with a great big ice cold adult beverage in my hand.
That’s why this piece struck me as a “must have” for my political item collection.
From 1901 – Ax of all Nations – Cut out the Whiskey – promotional item for Laurel Stoves & Ranges, the Art Stove Company, Detroit, Michigan. It’s a piece based on Carrie Nation’s Women’s Christian Temperance Union crusade to rid the world of alcohol. She was particularly noteworthy for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet.