Pottery Bottle Descriptions:
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The pottery section includes many of the following: ginger beer bottles, beer and ale bottles, grocers jugs, and wine and spirits jugs. They are mostly listed alphabetically by last name, with variants randomly included as they are photographed.
Complete text of each bottle is included, along with description.
There is a full navigational toolbar at the bottom of each page to other picture galleries of Vancouver Island Bottles and detailed descriptions for glass Soda and Pop bottles, Medicinal Bottles, Syphon and Seltzer Bottles, Glass Beer and Ale Bottles, and other items. This site will be update as pictures and information become available, and photographs and information are always welcome. Email us
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A. Astrico |
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Text: A. Astrico Victoria | ||
| two tone pottery | sloping shoulder | squared lip and string rim | |
| 8.2 cm diameter base | 20 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: None indicated | |
Thomas Brooks 1909 |
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Text: Thos. Brooks Manufacturer of English Ginger Beer | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | NEED DESCRIPTION | |
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Crystal Spring Water Supply 1912 -1976 |
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Text: Crystal Spring Water Supply Ginger Beer Victoria B.C.(with scrollwork) | ||
| two tone pottery | sloping shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.8 cm diameter base | 20 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: 30 Doulton & Co Ltd ????? 11 (circle impressed) | |
Fairall 1897 - 1908 Fairall Bros. 1903 - 1908 |
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Text: Fairall Victoria West | ||
| cream pottery | sloping shoulder | ??? | |
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Text: Fairall Bros. Victoria B.C. Old English Ginger Beer ( in oval border with diamond) Montreal | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | ?????????? | |
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Text: Fairall Bros. Victoria West B.C. (size difference)( in oval with scrollwork) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7 cm & 6.5 cm diameter base | 18 cm & 17 cm tall | Bottle1 Manufacture: ???arson???Moore
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Kirk & Co. 1908 - 1914 |
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Text: Kirk Soda Water Co Victoria West Genuine Old English Ginger Beer ( in ornate oval border) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.75 cm diameter base | 16.5 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Lovatt 1915 ????? Ltd | |
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Text: Kirk & Co. Victoria West Genuine Old English Trade Mark Ginger Beer ( Montreal) ( in ornate oval border with initials) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.75 cm & 8 cm diameter base | 16.5 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Munderloh Montreal (importers founded in 1861) | |
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Text: Kirk & Co. Victoria West Genuine Old English Trade Mark Ginger Beer Montreal ( in ornate oval border with initials) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | internal thread | |
| 8 cm diameter base | 16.5 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Lovatt 13 Lovatt (impressed rectangle) | |
Christopher Morley 1872 - 1873 1882 -1911 |
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Text: Chris. Morley's Ginger Beer Victoria B.C. (with scrollwork) | ||
| two tone pottery | sloping shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 8 cm diameter base | 16.5 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: 23 Doulton 36 ? | |
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Text: C. Morley's Ginger Beer Victoria B.C. | ||
| two tone pottery | sloping shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7 cm diameter base | 21 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: ????(impressed oval ) | |
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Text: C. Morley's Ginger Beer Victoria B.C. | ||
| two tone pottery | sloping shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| ? cm diameter base | ? cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: (? dark print) | |
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Text: Chris. Morley's Ginger Beer Victoria B.C. (with scrollwork) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| ? cm diameter base | ? cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: ? | |
Alex Phillips; Alex Phillip & Son; Phillips Brothers 1858 -1898 |
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Text: A. Phillips Victoria V.I. | ||
| cream pottery | sharp shoulder | squared lip and string rim | |
| 7.5 cm diameter base | 19 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Doulton Lambeth | |
Regal Mineral Water Co. 1913 -1915 |
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Text: Regal Mineral Water Co. Victoria, B.C. | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| ? cm diameter base | ? cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: | |
Thorpe & Co. Ltd 1892 - 1923 |
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Text: (black hand) Registered Trade Mark Ye Olde Fashioned Ginger Beer (in diamond) Thorpe & Co. Ltd Victoria | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.5 cm diameter base | 17 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Doulton & Co. Ltd 36 Lambeth. (in oval) | |
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Text: Thorpe & Co Ginger Beer Vancouver (in diamond) (this bottle included as it was found in the Victoria Gorge) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 8.5 cm diameter base | 21 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Barnet & Foster London N | |
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Text: Thorpe's Olde * Fashioned Ginger Beer Trade Mark Red Hand Brand (in oval with open hand) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| ? cm diameter base | > cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: ? | |
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Text: Thorpe's Ginger Beer | ||
| chocolate brown pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.5 cm diameter base | 17 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Lovat 11 Lovat (rectangle with angled corners stamp) | |
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Text: (black hand) Registered Trade Mark Ye Olde Fashioned Ginger Beer (in diamond) Thorpe & Co Ltd Victoria | ||
| two tone pottery | sloped shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
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Text: (black hand) Registered Trade Mark Ye Olde Fashioned Ginger Beer (in diamond) Thorpe & Co Ltd Victoria | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.5 cm diameter base | 17 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Lovat 08 Lovat (square stamp) | |
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Text: (black hand) Registered Trade Mark Ye Olde Fashioned Ginger Beer (in diamond) Thorpe & Co Ltd Victoria | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.5 cm diameter base | 17 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Lovat 11 Lovat (rectangular stamp) | |
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Text: (black hand) Registered Trade Mark Ye Olde Fashioned Ginger Beer (in diamond) Thorpe & Co Ltd Victoria Please Replace Stopper | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.5 cm diameter base | 17 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: ? (oval stamp) | |
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Text: (open hand) Please Replace Stopper Registered Trade Mark Ye Olde Fashioned Ginger Beer (in diamond) Thorpe & Co Ltd Victoria | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | rounded inside screw top | |
| 7.25 cm diameter base | 18 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: ?????20 Denby (oval stamp) | |
Turner Beeton & Co. |
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Text: Turner Beeton & Co. Victoria, B.C. | ||
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Victoria Botanic Beverage Co. 1911-1926 |
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Text: Victoria Botanic Beverage Co. 1301 (each bottle numbered) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder with handle and spigot | cork | |
| 17 cm diameter base | 34 (check) cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: Pearson & Co. 5 Whittingtonmoor (oval stamp) | |
Victoria Brewery |
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Text: Victoria Brewery BC (impressed shield around name) | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | squared cork with ridge | |
| 9 cm diameter base | 23 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: none indicated | |
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Text: Victoria Brewery VI | ||
| two tone pottery | sharp shoulder | squared cork with ridge | |
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Old English Beverage Co. |
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Text: Victoria Ginger Beer Brewed by the Old English Beverage Co. Ltd Victoria B.C. Minimum Contents 10 Fluid Ounces (black white design for label) | ||
| two tone pottery | sloping shoulder | squared cork top, holes for wire bale | |
| 7 cm diameter base | 19.5 cm tall | Bottle Manufacture: W. Kennedy Glasgow (oval stamp) | |
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Text: Irskine & Wall Victoria, B.C. | ||
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dark brown pottery |
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