Featured in this lot is this pre-prohibition bottle of "The Red Cross Malt Tonic" by The Neef Bros. Brewing Co., Denver, Colorado 1896-1917. In 1891 the German immigrants, brothers Frederick and Max Neef, purchased the Western Brewery in Denver and renamed it the Neef Brothers Brewery. The brewery was successful but struggled against the competition from beer giants Tivoli and Coors. This bottle has the updated Star of David logo from 1896. The malt tonic was advertised as a "preventative for loss of appetite, dyspepsia, sleeplessness, nursing mothers, convalescence." The neck label says, "Malt Tonic" with a Star of David centered over stalks of grain, the initials of the brewery are in the middle of the star. The main label says, "The Red Cross" in red lettering with a bold red cross centered between "Malt Tonic" over depictions of grain stalks and hop cones, below that says, "Brewed and bottled only by" and below that it says, "THE NEEF BROS. BREWING CO. DENVER, COLRADO. The bottom of the bottle is marked , "Wooster 8". The bottle is in good condition with no chips or cracks. Both labels are intact, but show some wear from their age. It measures 9 1/4" in height and a diameter of 2 1/2". It weighs 14 ounces.