🆕 New Old Stock (NOS) — unused and uncrimped with original cork liner intact.

🍸 Vintage Kar’s Tom Collins Mixer cork‑lined bottle cap produced by Kar’s Bottling Company of Detroit, Michigan, dating to the mid‑20th century (circa 1940s–1950s).

The Tom Collins cocktail rose to national fame in the late 19th century, fueled in part by the legendary Great Tom Collins Hoax of 1874 — one of the earliest examples of mass media pranks in American history. Newspapers across the country reported sightings of a mysterious man named “Tom Collins,” embedding the name permanently into popular culture.

By the post‑Prohibition era, Tom Collins mixers became a staple of American home entertaining. Bottled mixers like this one reflected the rise of casual cocktail culture, allowing classic drinks to be prepared easily at home without professional bartending.

This cap remains unused, retaining its original cork liner — a hallmark of pre‑plastic bottling and a clear indicator of mid‑century production.

Condition
🆕 New Old Stock (NOS)
🔧 Unused and uncrimped
🟢 Original cork liner intact