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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:05:15 -0500
From: Robert Wulffen
Subject: Bombay gin ad in the late 60's- early 70's

I have a wager which concerns a Bombay Gin ad from the 60's. I believe the ad featured a bottle of Bombay with its traditional label featuring Queen Victoria. Pictured with it was another bottle featuring a picture of Napoleon III of France. A friend of mine insists that there would never be a gin ad with a French emperor portrayed. Could Napoleon have been on a vermouth bottle in the ad? His presence in the ad wins my bet---please help!!