The 47,000-gallon figure is conditional full-capacity output, not an observed production total. Employer service is not ownership or invention, and the Montana prohibition-law exception requires separate legal evidence.
Joe Beam's sons
Pacult follows seven distilling brothers into multiple companies and cites Alfred Wathen Jr's November 1937 industry article for their potential aggregate daily capacity. The account illustrates skilled labor moving across brand and company boundaries.
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Joe Beam's sons
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Evidence
Pacult follows seven distilling brothers into multiple companies and cites Alfred Wathen Jr's November 1937 industry article for their potential aggregate daily capacity. The account illustrates skilled labor moving across brand and company boundaries.
Location and context
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Pacult 2003 25 — Seven brothers and a conditional 1937 capacity estimate
Annotation
The 47,000-gallon figure is conditional full-capacity output, not an observed production total. Employer service is not ownership or invention, and the Montana prohibition-law exception requires separate legal evidence.