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BOTTLE, GLASS - STRAWBERRY WINE WILLOW SPRINGS

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c. 1998

Overview

Glass bottle with cylindrical body that tapers up into a thin tubular neck. On bottle body is a paper rectangle shaped label with rounded top and text with a picture of fruit trees in bloom. Text under photo divides into two columns. Top of neck covered by red metal foil, covering the cork.

Historical information

The bottle of wine was given to Faye Clay as a gift when whe was working at the Armadale Library in the late 1990s.
Willow Springs Orchard is located in Bedfordale and in the 1990s produced wine made from fruit and berries grown at the orchard. Willow Springs still operates as a commercial orchard in Bedfordale.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2006.6

Material

Blown Glass

Cork

Paper

Width

69 mm

Height or length

324 mm

Depth

69 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Label text [Willow / Springs / FRUIT WINES / STRAWBERRY WINE] LEFT [PRODUCED BY / WILLOW SPRINGS WINES PTY. LTD. / 541 CANNS ROAD, BEDFORDALE / WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6112 / TELEPHONE (08) 9497 8585] Right [16.5% ALC/VOL / PRESERVATIVE (220) ADDED / AP]

Contextual information

The wine was made after 1997, the year WA phone numbers changed to an (08) area code and a 9 at the start of the number

Keywords

Willow Springs Wines Pty Ltd

Bedfordale

CLAY Faye Mrs

City of Armadale

Place made

Bedfordale, Western Australia, Australia

Year

c. 1998

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