Description
A towering three‑sheet lithograph champions BOS whisky with arresting simplicity: the brand name “BOS” blazes in red‑outlined navy capitals, arched above a green‑glass bottle whose label reads Pease, Son & Co., Leith – Blended Old Scotch Whisky. Copy lines promise “The Cream of Scotch Whiskies – Estab. 1808 – Can Be Had of All Wine & Spirit Dealers”.
First blended in Leith in the early 19th century, BOS competed in Britain’s booming inter‑war spirits market. Posters of this scale were shipped rolled to publicans and railway bill‑posters, reinforcing BOS’s national profile at a time when tempered post‑WWI prosperity revived demand for premium Scotch.
Printed by Walter Scott Ltd, Newcastle, the design mixes Edwardian slab‑serif titling with pared‑back Modernist blocks of colour – a transition typical of 1920s liquor advertising. Stone lithography gives the bottle rich translucent highlights, and the poster’s three panels are linen‑joined for display.
