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A short article on the amalgamation of the Perth Aerated Water Company and Piesse's aerated water works.
A short article on the amalgamation of the Perth Aerated Water Company and Piesse's aerated water works
Katanning Historical Society > Records
Aerated Water Bottle
c. 1920 - 1937Subcollections
Overview
A translucent light blue circular bottle tapering to long narrow neck. The bottle has embossed lettering, a embossed circle and within the circle is a embossed diamond shape.
Historical information
Aerated water was made in the Katanning factory, one of the Piesse family enterprises. This bottle was dug up from the Katanning rubbish tip in 1990, and cleaned to the stage that is in now in 2006.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-202-HS2006.108
Item type
Bottles
Material
Glass
Width
8.2000 cm
Height or length
29.3000 cm
Inscriptions and markings
Embossed on the front above the diamond shape is "This Bottle is The Property of " and below is "BCD & PIESSE LTD. PERTH". Above the diamond shape is "REGD. TRADE MARK", in the centre of the diamond shape is "BCD" .
On the base of the bottle is embossed "K 36 P".
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Saturday, 25 April, 2026
Completeness
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
Attribution requirements
Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
Aerated Water Bottle
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