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INLWELL, GLASS - SWAN INK

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c. 1910

Overview

A clear glass moulded jar. Cylindrical body with flanges at the top and bottom of the body for stabilty. The neck is formed with a smooth angle to the neck which is just a short finish. A rusted and damaged screw lid is attached.

Text is on the front of the jar reads [1½ OZS / SWAN INK]. Underneath is the logo and text.

Historical information

Swan Ink bottle used at Richon Vineyard c1900.

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

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2000.191

Material

Glass

Inscriptions and markings

Underneath has trademark over [T / 845]

Year

c. 1910

Statement of significance

MEDIUM

Example of the materials used at the Richon Vineyard when it was in operation. The inkwell may well have been used in the office.