David Gordon Collection. Torpedo bottles, also known as Hamilton bottles, were used for aerated or carbonated water. They were oval shaped with a neck at one end, and were deliberately designed so that they could not be stored upright. Torpedo bottles were in common use from the 1840s to the 1870s, when they were superseded by the Codd Neck bottle.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection. Note the signboard to the right advertising theatre attractions, probably upcoming cinema shows.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection. Stamp on reverse: 'Bock Print'

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.

David Gordon Collection.