This handmade green glass bottle was made using the turn-moulded or rotated-moulded method, a variation of the mould-blown process. The bottle has the remnants of a cork seal in its mouth. It possibly contained ginger beer, soda or mineral water, flavoured drinks, liquor or wine. The bottle’s shine has been worn from around 3/4 of its body, indicating that it has been resting horizontally on an abrasive surface, perhaps in the ground or on a river or sea bed. TURN-MOULDED BOTTLE production method This bottle was handmade using the ‘turn-moulded’ process, one of a variety of mould-blown processes that followed the earlier mouth-blown method. The maker would add a portion of hot soft glass to the end of his blowpipe then blow air through the pipe while placing the end inside a bottle mould. The mould was then turned and twisted, giving the bottle a round, seamless body, and usually a round indented base. The cooled body of the bottle would then be finished with the addition of an applied top. A small amount of soft glass would be applied to the top of the bottle and a lip would be formed using a tooling implement. A concentric ring would also form below the lip, caused by the rotated lipping tool. The bases of bottles made with the turn-moulded method were generally not embossed but would commonly have a mamelon or ‘dot’ in the centre of the base. SEALING THE BOTTLE After filling this type of bottle with its contents it is then sealed with a straight, cylindrical cork with the aid of a hand operated tool called a bottle corker. The bottle corker compresses the cork as it is driven into the bottle. Once inside the bottle the cork expands evenly into the opening to tightly seal the contents – the denser the cork the better the seal. This turn-moulded glass bottle is made distinctive due to its round seamless body and indented base.Bottle, dark green glass. Handmade turn-moulded bottle with seamless body and tooled lip. Deeply indented base has push-up mark with a ‘mamelon’ bump in the centre. Bottle is straight from base to half height, then tapers to a shoulder over the next quarter, than almost straight up to the mouth. The shine has been worn from three-quarters of the body of the bottle. There are particles adhered to the inside of the bottle. Possibly used for ginger beer. Produced in 1880s to 1910’s. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, green glass bottle, handmade glass bottle, bottle with indented base, turn-moulded bottle, rotate-moulded bottle, tooled lip on bottle mouth, applied lip bottle, bottle corker

The making of cordials and aerated waters was an important industry in Warrnambool from the time of the first settlement up to the 1980s. John Fletcher succeeded John Davis in Koroit Street in 1885 and manufactured aerated waters, soda, lithia, tonic waters, lemonade, ginger ale, hop beer, hop bitters, sarsparilla and cordials. He sold to Ralph Reeves in 1930 and the business continued until the 1908s under the name of Reeves. Warrnambool cordial bottles are of considerable significance as examples of an important local industry now gone. The Fletcher business was a well-known business in Warrnambool for 45 years.This is a small size plain glass bottle manufactured for liquids sold commercially.On side of bottle ‘John Fletcher Warrnambool’ ‘Trade Mark’ with incision of symbol showing a crown with a Maltese Cross and three fleurs-de-lys. Near the base of the bottle is the wording ‘This bottle is the property of John Fletcher Warrnambool & cannot be legally used by others’. On base: ‘M 942, M, A.G.M.’wa, warrnambool,fletcher bottle, fletchers cordials warrnambool, fletcher's aerated water, marble bottle,

Before the era of powdered instant coffee; the main method of non-percolated coffee was to have a bottle of 'coffee essence' on hand. These bottles contained a thick liquid compound of coffee and chicory and were added to hot water to make a drink. The product is still available. The earlier bottles had the name of the manufacturer embossed into the glass but later versions had a label panel onto which a label was affixed. This allowed for several different flavours or variations to be sold in one type of bottle with different labels. The bottles came in brown or clear glass and have a distinctive shape. Bottle One has a screw top enclosure with 'Robur Tea Co. Limited' on a side panel. The bottle manufacturer's mark is AGM; used post 1938. It is a 2-piece mould and mould marks are visible on the shoulders and through thread of screw top. The neck is slightly askew and looks stretched on one side; perhaps because it was removed from the mould before being fully cooled. Bottle Two has a cork stoppered neck in clear glass. It has no embossing and has the AGM monogram on its base. It is from a 2-piece mould with a strong mould mark through to the top of the stopper closure. Bottles are 8 ounce size and were recovered from the garden of a GHS member.Small collection of 3 bottles.bottles, glass bottle, coffee and chicory essence bottles

This bottle is called a torpedo bottle. It cannot stand up but lies on its side so that the soda contents are kept in contact with the cork. This stops the cork from shrinking and the consequent loss of pressure. The bottle came from the Warrnambool aerated waters factory of John Fletcher and would have held soda. The bottle has the name of both John Davis and John Fletcher on it. John Davis established a store in Warrnambool in the mid 19th century and he also established the Union Cordial Factory in Koroit Street in the mid 1860s. John Fletcher worked at that factory for John Davis and in 1885 he bought the factory from John Davis. The Fletcher business continued until 1930. As the name of Davis is on the bottle (‘late J. Davis’) it is probable that this bottle dates from the early years of the Fletcher business. This bottle is of some considerable interest as it appears to be an early example of a John Fletcher bottle (late 19th century). Fletcher was a prominent businessman in Warrnambool for over 40 years. This is a green glass bottle, known as a torpedo bottle. It has a spherical-shaped body with a pointed curved end and a rounded neck with a round moulded top. There is no stopper. The details of the soda manufacturer are embedded into the glass on the side of the bottle. ‘John Fletcher late J. Davis Koroit St. Warrnambool’ john fletcher of warrnambool, cordial manufacturers in warrnambool, history of warrnambool

Soft drink came in bottles owned by the manufacturer for re use and bought at the local grocery store or at a large city store on a shopping expedition. The shape of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and shape.Clear glass lemonade bottle with straight sides four fifths of the way up then tapering sharply in to form a neck and then the opening. At top of sides there is large embossed writing around the circumference. There are 3 rows of embossed writing towards the base on one side and some on the base. A bakelite stopper is screwed in. This has a rectangular shape to assist a grip for turning.W. Woodroofe Ltd. Norwood S.A. at the top. This bottle is not sold / It remains the Property / Of W. Woodroofe Ltd. and opposite this an embossed pattern that looks like an ice-cream followed by the word Mark On the base: '2418'soft drink bottle

Tapered square green bottle. Label - Genuine Hollands Geneva John DeKuyper & son Rotterdam - ProofJDKZ This bottle is the property of John DeKuyper and Son Rotterdam.glass technology, bottles

Small glass milk bottle 1/4 Imperial Pint. Has a cardboard top insert with the inscription 'Good Morning folks. We do appreciate Daily returns of empty bottles'.This bottle remains the property of Dairy Farmers Co-Op Milk Co Ltd.domestic items, containers

Joseph Reed was born in 1875 and came to Bendigo in 1900 after gaining experience at an aerated water factory in Melbourne. He built a new factory in Long Gully in 1906. He formed a partnership with his brother in 1908. By 1911 sales of aerated water were dropping dramatically so the brothers began making tomato sauce and moved into new premises - the old Bruce Cordial Factory in Bridge Street, Bendigo. Following Joseph's death, his share of the business was taken over by his son . The company was bought out in 1966 by Cohns.Small glass bottle smaller than full size REED BROS CRYSTAL CORDIAL WORKS BENDIGO. THIS BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF REED BROS BENDIGObottle, glass, reed bros.

Originally registered in 1911, Nyal initially comprised an extensive portfolio of products ranging from perfumed soap to toiletries. Since 1911 Nyal has been a popular medicinal brand in Australian homes. This item reflects the changes and development in medicine over the last century. The bottle is an example of a glass container used for holding medicines in the mid 20th century.A brown glass bottle with a moulded rim on the neck."This bottle always remains the property of NYAL CO. RD 23669" NYAL inside a horizontal oval.pharmaceutical-manufacturers pharmacy medicines nyal-pty-ltd

The neck of this bottle is quite wide and would have been fitted with quite a large teat. The use of an inbuilt thermometer on this bottle by the manufacturers, Kuwa, was quite innovative.Cylindrical glass feeding bottle, with calibrations for 1 to 8 (ounces) and 50 to 200 (mls). There is a vertical recess in centre front of the bottle, which contains a thermometer. There are two vertical seams in the glass, and a longitudinal bubble in the glass near the neck. Embossed on the neck of the bottle: "Kuwa" and "Made in Germany" on the lower front of bottle near the base."KUWA"; "MADE IN GERMANY"infant feeding

This engine has a blue green casing and has been made portable as it is mounted on a tray supported by four red metal wheels. It could be moved around the paddocks or sheds pulled by horses or oxen. There is no identification plate on the engine and there are no maker’s stamps or marks therefore it is difficult to name the company responsible for its manufacture. Engines like this were invaluable on farms to operate threshing and milling machines, pumps, saw benches, hay balers and chaffcutters, among other things. This engine is currently attached to a chaff cutter. The value is also in the fact that it has two belt drive wheels so could be used to perform two different operations simultaneously depending on available horsepower.Blue green casing; two belt drive wheels; red wheels. Attached to green chaff cutterchurchill island, farm machinery, stationary engine, belt driven

No information is available on these two bottles. Small perfume bottles were used extensively in Victorian and Edwardian times and are still in use today. Perfume bottles of the past are collectable items.These bottles are suitable as display items and have no local significance.These are two plain glass bottles of similar shape, one with a stopper. The bottles have a rounded bottom and a smaller neck. The stopper is of metal with a serrated top. There is printing on top of the stopper. ‘B & Co. L., Rd. No. 384531’perfume bottles, warrnambool

This water bottle and pouch used in New Guinea in WW2 by Mr W.Norton of Lorne Victoria An item of national significance, used in WW2 battlefields, and carried and used by an Australian soldier.WW2 canvas pouch for water bottle, including water bottle with cork, and belt loops.Stamped, inside upper rear, "S and U Ltd, 1943"ww2, papua new guinea, soldier, water bottle, pouch, khaki, w. norton, lorne

Five utensils used for preserving foods. Two bottle openers, two peach pitters and one pear corer. All have wooden handles. One of the bottle openers and the pear corer still have some white paint on the handle. Part of the Aileen and John Ellison collection.On one of the bottle openers the words: Fowlers Vacola bottle opener. One of the peach pitters has an unreadable inscription within an oval on the wooden handle.fowlers vacola, preserving tools

This type of recessed base was commonly pronounced on wine, champagne or spirits bottles. Possibly done for bottle strengthening and stability. The push-up recess used to be formed by physically pushing upwards in the centre of the base with a tool while the glass was still hot and pliable.Glass objects generally include a wide range of shapes and colours with bottles and jars used for alcohol. This bottle is an example of a specific type of base used in bottle manufacturing.Tall brown glass bottle with recessed base. This bottle has a "push-up" or "kick-up" base. bottle glass push-up-base kick-up-base punt

This bottle was used by E. Murphy of Riddell's Creek.A light green bottle used for soft drinks. The neck is broken and at the base of neck there is provision for a wire clamp which held the ball at the opening in place. There is embossed writing around the bottle. The base of the bottle is recessed.E. MURPHY / EM / REG'D / RIDDELL'S CREEKbottles, murphy, e., food, riddell's creek, george evans collection

This bottle can be dated to the 1960's-1970's. Before this the bottles had a thick lip to accommodate a cardboard lid whilst this bottle would have had a foil lid. One of the most common uses for this bottle was as part of the Schools Milk Program where crates of milk (1 bottle per student) were delivered to schools each day.Milk Bottle Imperial Half Pint - Australian Glass Manufacturer.Imperial Half Pint - Base stamped AGM 3 - m 760imperial half pint, agm, milk bottle

This bottle was recovered decades later from a shipwreck along the coast of Victoria. It may have been amongst the ship's cargo, its provisions or amongst a passenger's personal luggage. It is now part of the John Chance collection. Stoneware bottles similar to this one were in common use during the mid-to-late 19th century. They were used to store and transport. The bottles were handmade using either a potter's wheel or in moulds such as a plaster mould, which gave the bottles uniformity in size and shape. The bottle would then be fired and glazed in a hot kiln. Makers often identified their bottles with the impression of a small symbol or adding a colour to the mouth. The manufacturer often stamped their bottles with their name and logo, and sometimes a message that the bottle remained their property and should be returned to them. The bottles could then be cleaned and refilled.This stoneware bottle is historically significant for its manufacture and use in the late 19th to the early 20th century. The bottle is also significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver, from a wreck on the coast of Victoria in the 1960s-70s. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value.Bottle, salt glazed stoneware, beige, discolouration above base.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, john chance, artefact, stoneware, ironstone, pottery, bottle, antique bottle

Crown Crystal Glass were an Australian glass manufacturer, who were the Australian vendors for Pyrex from 1926, importing from the UK. In 1961, Crown Crystal Glass began manufacturing their own Pyrex, under the name Agee Pyrex (until 1963), Crown Agee Pyrex (late 1960s), Crown Pyrex (1970s), Crown Ovenware (1970s) and Pyrex Ovenware (late 1970s until early 1980s). Source: That Retro Piece, 'PYREX | Australian', https://thatretropiece.com/collections/pyrex-australian "The use of pyrex bottles became more prevalent in Australia in the second half of the 20th century and baby’s bottles made of pyrex were popular as they were easily sterilised in the home environment." Source: Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc., 'Bottle, The Perfect Agee Feeding Bottle, Mid 20th century', https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/592fe71ad0cdd520341b3954Octagonal glass bottle tapering to a narrow neck. Calibrations for ounces and mls imprinted on the sides of the bottle. Text inscribed on bottle reads " THE IDEAL AGEE/PYREX/FEEDER"."THE IDEAL AGEE/PYREX/FEEDER"infant feeding, infant care

An ink bottle was made of glass or ceramic and typically sat on a desk. The writer would dip the pen (or quill) into the bottle to put more ink on the pen. Because they sat on a desk, ink bottles were often decorative.We have mostly dispensed with ink bottles and quills. This item is an example of early stationery equipment commonly used in schools, households and commercial enterprises.A clear glass ink bottle with flat sloping shoulders.On the base- AGM F1173 Mbottle ink stationery personal-effects glass container

Dross Drossou established a cordial factory in Orbost in the 1930s. He sold his cordial manufacturing business to Phillips and Stone, a Bairnsdale company, in 1948. Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’. A deposit on the bottles was added to all sales as they left the factory. The returned bottles were washed and the old label removed. The inside was cleaned by pushing the bottle onto a revolving brush. The reusing of the bottles went on until the bottle was broken or the top became chipped. Phillips & Stone operated in Orbost and Bairnsdale. This bottle is an example of a product manufacture by a local industry no longer existingA clear glass soda syphon bottle with a red pump on the top."Soda Water Phillips & Stone Bairnsdale P S ORBOST (trademark) 30 Fl OZ"phillips&stone syphon bottle

BOTTLE OF ANGUS & CO. INK.GLASS INK BOTTLE COMPLETE WITH INKFOUNTAIN PEN ANGUS & CO. PTY. LTD. INK.local history, glass, technology bottles

TROVE: The Advertiser (Adelaide S.A. 1931-1954) Sat 22 June 1935, page 24, Advertising 'PUBLIC NOTICE TO BOTTLERS, BOTTLE DEALERS, ETC., RE PROPERTY BRANDED BOTTLES WHICH ARE NOT SOLD. The undermentioned. Firms and Companies, carrying on business at Sydney and elsewhere. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that all Bottles delivered by them, to their customers, having a notification moulded thereon that they are, or remain, the property of the Firms and Companies mentioned below. ARE NOT SOLD WITH THE CONTENTS THEREOF, BUT REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF SUCH FIRMS and COMPANIES. Such Bottles are loaned solely for me purpose of enabling the contents to be delivered to the purchasers from the said Firms and Companies, and to all subsequent purchasers of the contents. As soon as the Bottles are emptied of their contents they must not be refilled, destroyed, damaged, or used again for any purpose, but must, on demand, be delivered up to the Companies or Firms whose names are moulded thereon, or to their Accredited Agents:— BUTLER AND NORMAN. LTD., MANDIBLE ST., ALEXANDRIA, NJS.W. The remuneration received by Collectors, Dealers, etc. Is simply an allowance for the safe custody, and collection of the Bottles. LEGAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST ANY PERSON OR COMPANY VIOLATING THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THESE FIRMS' OR COMPANIES' BRANDED BOTTLES........................Taylor Chemical Co..............'. TROVE : Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Thursday 5 July 1945, page 7, Advertising. DON'T COUGH ALL NIGHT ! take a dose of YCOUGH at bedtime! Y- Cough will relieve your cough or cold while you sleep peacefully! 1'9 AT ALL CHEMISTS AND STORES. On box labels : Taylor Chemical Co. Sydney, Reg. Vic. 3146. Clear, rectangular in section, screw top bottle with orange metal lid and orange, brown & white printed paper label, containing dark brown liquid, in a corrugated cardboard lined orange, dark brown and white printed cardboard box. Embossed on side of bottle in cartouche 'THIS BOTTLE LWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY'. Embossed on base of bottle AGM logo with the numerals '16510' along side and the numeral '3' below. On orange metal top printed in white 'Y-COUGH' and 'PLEASANT TO TAKE'. On paper bottle label '....world.......Y-COUGH REGISTERED FOR RELIEF OF COUGHS, OF COLDS, INFLUENXA, BRONCHITUS AND WHOOPING COUGH and for the relief of throat soreness and irritation. DOSE : Adults : one or two teaspoonsful every 2 hours or when cough is troublesome. Children over 6, one teaspoonful every 3 or 4 hours. Under 6, half quantity. FOR Colds and Influenza : one teaspoonful in cup of hot water after getting into bed will give added relief. This package contains 3.77% Potassii Bromidum. Net Contents : 2 1/2 Fl. Oz. Sole Manufacturers TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY. Reg. Vic. 3146'. Front of box & repeated rear ' Y-COUGH REGISTERED FOR RELIEF OF COUGHS, OF COLDS, INFLUENXA, BRONCHITUS AND WHOOPING COUGH and for relief of throat soreness and irritation. Side 1. of box 'PLEASANT TO TAKE Sole Manufacturers TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY. Reg. Vic. 3146'. Side 2. of box 'NO HARMFUL DRUGS Sole Manufacturers TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY. Reg. Vic. 3146'. chemist, medicine, influenza

TROVE: The Advertiser (Adelaide S.A. 1931-1954) Sat 22 June 1935, page 24, Advertising 'PUBLIC NOTICE TO BOTTLERS, BOTTLE DEALERS, ETC., RE PROPERTY BRANDED BOTTLES WHICH ARE NOT SOLD. The undermentioned. Firms and Companies, carrying on business at Sydney and elsewhere. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that all Bottles delivered by them, to their customers, having a notification moulded thereon that they are, or remain, the property of the Firms and Companies mentioned below. ARE NOT SOLD WITH THE CONTENTS THEREOF, BUT REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF SUCH FIRMS and COMPANIES. Such Bottles are loaned solely for me purpose of enabling the contents to be delivered to the purchasers from the said Firms and Companies, and to all subsequent purchasers of the contents. As soon as the Bottles are emptied of their contents they must not be refilled, destroyed, damaged, or used again for any purpose, but must, on demand, be delivered up to the Companies or Firms whose names are moulded thereon, or to their Accredited Agents:— BUTLER AND NORMAN. LTD., MANDIBLE ST., ALEXANDRIA, NJS.W. The remuneration received by Collectors, Dealers, etc. Is simply an allowance for the safe custody, and collection of the Bottles. LEGAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST ANY PERSON OR COMPANY VIOLATING THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THESE FIRMS' OR COMPANIES' BRANDED BOTTLES........................Taylor Chemical Co..............'. TROVE : Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Thursday 5 July 1945, page 7, Advertising. DON'T COUGH ALL NIGHT ! take a dose of YCOUGH at bedtime! Y- Cough will relieve your cough or cold while you sleep peacefully! 1'9 AT ALL CHEMISTS AND STORES. On box labels : Taylor Chemical Co. Sydney, Reg. Vic. 3146. Clear, rectangular in section, screw top bottle with orange metal lid and orange, brown & white printed paper label, containing dark brown liquid, in a corrugated cardboard lined orange, dark brown and white printed cardboard box. Embossed on side of bottle in cartouche 'THIS BOTTLE LWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY'. Embossed on base of bottle AGM logo with the numerals '16510' along side and the numeral '3' below. On orange metal top printed in white 'Y-COUGH' and 'PLEASANT TO TAKE'. On paper bottle label '....world.......Y-COUGH REGISTERED FOR RELIEF OF COUGHS, OF COLDS, INFLUENXA, BRONCHITUS AND WHOOPING COUGH and for the relief of throat soreness and irritation. DOSE : Adults : one or two teaspoonsful every 2 hours or when cough is troublesome. Children over 6, one teaspoonful every 3 or 4 hours. Under 6, half quantity. FOR Colds and Influenza : one teaspoonful in cup of hot water after getting into bed will give added relief. This package contains 3.77% Potassii Bromidum. Net Contents : 2 1/2 Fl. Oz. Sole Manufacturers TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY. Reg. Vic. 3146'. Front of box & repeated rear ' Y-COUGH REGISTERED FOR RELIEF OF COUGHS, OF COLDS, INFLUENXA, BRONCHITUS AND WHOOPING COUGH and for relief of throat soreness and irritation. Side 1. of box 'PLEASANT TO TAKE Sole Manufacturers TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY. Reg. Vic. 3146'. Side 2. of box 'NO HARMFUL DRUGS Sole Manufacturers TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. SYDNEY. Reg. Vic. 3146'. chemist, medicine, infuenza

Sauce came in bottles bought at the local grocery store or at a large city store on a shopping expedition. The shape of the bottles changed. Bottles were re cycled remaining the property of the manufacturer. History of W. J. & F. Barnes, Pty. Ltd. Melbourne.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, embossing, use Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and shape Clear glass medium sized bottle. The base is as wide as the top before it tapers into the neck and lip and then the screw top. From the base it tapers in before a very gradual taper to the broad part which is three quarters of the way up. The base is round but the sides have 4 wider 'panels' opposite each other. In between these are 2 smaller panels. Heavy embossing on 1 wider panel and base printed in capital letters.Side: vertically: 'This bottle is the Property of / W. J. & F. Barnes Pty Ltd. Melbourne' Base: Common Seal "A" with 'G' inside the top half and 'M' inside the lower half. Underneath the 'A' and across the middle is 'F1570' and below this is 'M'sauce, glass bottle, w. j. & f. barnes pty ltd melbourne, household

CLEAR BOTTLE OF EBERHARD & CO LEMONADE WITH CONTENTSLABEL : DEPOSIT 3D REFUNDED WITH THIS LABEL ATTACHED LEMONADE EBERHARD & CO CLUNES & TALBOT BOTTLE : THIS BOTTLE REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF EBERHARD & CO CLUNES EBERHARD & CO (CROWN SYMBOL) CLUNES & TALBOT BOTTOM : 225 28 ISM - 157 (MAKERS SYMBOL)eberhard & co, lemonadebottle

1. Faulding bottle of Sulphate of Potash. 2.Sigma Sodium Citrate 100. 3. Healing Ointment. 4.Tin - Small used by ChemistLabels for each bottle or tin are hard to read.chemist, bottle, tin, ointment

Dross Drossou established a cordial factory in Orbost in the 1930s. He sold his cordial manufacturing business to Phillips and Stone, a Bairnsdale company, in 1948. Glass bottles were refillable until the 1960s, creating a demand for their collection and onsale back to beverage manufacturers via ‘bottle merchants’. A deposit on the bottles was added to all sales as they left the factory. The returned bottles were washed and the old label removed. The inside was cleaned by pushing the bottle onto a revolving brush. The reusing of the bottles went on until the bottle was broken or the top became chipped. This bottle is an example of a product manufacture by a local industry no longer existing.A clear glass soda syphon bottle. It has a red syphon pump.D.DROSSOU, ORBOST Soda Watersyphon-bottle drosseau

Dross Drossou sold his cordial manufacturing business to Phillips and Stone, a Bairnsdale company, in 1948. Phillips and Stone continued to manufacture soft drinks at Orbost until the early 1970's when the factory became a distribution centre. It closed as a distribution centre in 1978 and later served as the headquarters of the Orbost State Emergency Service. The site of the Cordial Factory now forms part of a carpark. A deposit on the bottles was added to all sales as they left the factory. The returned bottles were washed and the old label removed. The inside was cleaned by pushing the bottle onto a revolving brush. The reusing of the bottles went on until the bottle was broken or the top became chipped. This bottle is an example of a product manufacture by a local industry no longer existing.A clear glass cylindrical bottle with a tapered neck.D. DROSSOU ORBOSTbottle drossou orbost-cordial-factory food beverages