BOTTLE, EARTHENWARE - WEAVER & LOCK
Earthenware glazed bottle. Cylindrical base and body that tapers to an opening. Two colours of glazing, the first brown and the second oatmeal. The brown glazing starts from the opening and ends at the top of the body.
The bottle is damaged and a section is missing.
Printed text on both sides of bottle, and makers stamp face of the bottle.
Found at Mt Richon Vineyard in a rubbish pit. It would have been thrown into the pit when the contents were finished and the jar served no further use.
The Richon vineyard was originally planted by Joseph and Anton Marian in 1901 as Marians Vineyard with some locals referring to it as The Slavonian Vineyard. Joseph was Anton’s uncle and was originally from Austria.
A cellar was built at the site in 1906 but was almost completely burnt to the ground in 1914, it would be rebuilt and extended.
In 1919 the vineyard was sold to Gerald Valentine Patrick McCarthy who renamed it in 1920 to Richon after Rishon LeZion, a town in what is now Israel. McCarthy had spent time in the town during the First World War as an intelligence officer.
Weaver & Lock bottle produced in South Perth that was consumed at the Richon Vineyard. Weaver & Lock was a soft drink manufacturing company.
Example of the food and drink consumed at the Richon Vineyard during its operation. Also an example of the products made and used in Western Australia.
Details
Details
Text on front reads [WEAV--& LOCK / TRADE / W & L / MARK / SOUTH PERTH]. Back side reads [THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS / THE PROPERTY OF / WEAVER & LOCK].
Makers mark [GOVANCROFT / 1 / GLASGOW] with a letter P above.
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Example of the food and drink consumed at the Richon Vineyard during its operation. Also an example of the products made and used in Western Australia.
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