Clear glass bottles
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This collection of clear glass bottles was found apparently dumped behind an old advertising hoarding. Publications bearing advertisements for some of these products (e.g. Edwards and Bismag) date to the early 1920s.
Raised lettering on the bottles read (left to right)
CROSSMITH
& SONS
PERFUMERS
LONDON
(oval cross-section)
BISURATED
MAGNESIA
BISMAG LTD
LONDON
(circular)
EIFFEL TOWER
LEMONADE
FOSTER CLARK LTD
MAIDSTONE
(square)
EDWARDS'
"UZON"
BRILLIANTINE
(square)
PASCALL
LONDON
(circular)
REEVES
LONDON
(circular)
The lemonade bottle would have contained crystals to which the consumer would have added water to make their own drinks.
Other bottles were found in the same spot (see Glass phials and Ink bottles).
Material: glass
Period: Modern
Find spot: Whitby Road, Brislington. ST 6172
Exhibit contributed by Doreen Lindegaard
Text written by Ken Taylor, in 2010
Photographer: Ken Taylor
Acquisition number: 100907a1