120
A. Reinhart, Guelph Ginger Beer Bottle
Estimate:
CA$200 - CA$300
Sold
CA$100
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Canadiana & Sporting | The Don & Joyce Blyth Collection
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Description
This two-toned sloping shoulder collar top pint bottle is marked, "ROYAL CITY MINERAL WATER WORKS - A. REINHART. GUELPH". Makers stamp:, "H. Kennedy Barrowfield 12 Pottery Glasgow" (Henry Kennedy & Sons Ltd., Barrowfield Pottery, Glasgow 1866 - 1929) to base edge. The 1915 Vernon's Directory provides the following business listing: "A.J. Reinhart, soda water, 247 Gordon Street". The bottle exhibits two chips, one approx. 1/2" x 1/2" and the other 1/2" x 1/4" (see photos). These are both located at the rear of the collar. The bottle would have originally been fitted with a marked porcelain stopper and bail. 8 x 2.75" (diam). CODE:POT