The Shapira family supplies capital to the enterprise that becomes Heaven Hill

1935

Bardstown and New Haven, Kentucky, United States

Shows post-Repeal institution building as a combination of technical knowledge and family retail capital, while keeping identity distinct from business motive.

Approximate dollar amounts and sequence come from Max Shapira’s first-person corporate history and should remain attributed. Identity context is supported elsewhere in the library.

According to Max Shapira, people with pre-Prohibition distilling knowledge approached the Shapira brothers for startup capital; the family invested about $18,000 in 1935 and bought out the partners less than two years later.