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BOTTLE, BROWN GLASS - DJ FOWLER LTD

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c. 1910

Overview

A brown moulded glass bottle. Square base that then curves into the cylindrical neck. The neck has a finish for a screw cap.

There is raised text on face of the bottle.

The number [1948] is in raised moulding underneat the base of the bottle.

Historical information

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.

The DJ Fowler on the bottle refers to the wholesale grocery company D J Fowler LTD. It was originally a retail company before protectionist actions by the South Australian government allowed for favourable conditions to produce groceries to arise. The company would expand across Australia. By 1983 the company was purchased by Southern Farmers Ltd.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2000.206

Material

Glass

Inscriptions and markings

[THIS BOTTLE IS THE PROPERTY OF / D&J FOWLER LTD]

Year

c. 1910

Statement of significance

LOW

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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Friday, 2 October, 2026

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