From Illegal Liquor Stills to Legal Christmas Cheer

By Thomas F. Schwartz Prohibition kept law enforcement officials busy busting wooden barrels of illegal spirits and confiscating copper vats and tubing from illegal stills.  The District of Columbia decided to put the confiscated property to good use and sent the copper to occupational therapy instructors at Walter Reed Hospital.  Here the materials were given … Continue reading From Illegal Liquor Stills to Legal Christmas Cheer