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Callunna
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Our lad dug up this bottle recently near Marsden Park, Nelson while doing some building work there.
It has "Gordon's Special Dry London Gin" embossed on the front, and on the back is "Regd. 610617. There is an interesting image of a beast's head, "A584" and "UGBI" embossed on the bottom.
It's 23cm tall and is made of a semi-opaque black/green glass, which is very thick.
The reg number points to it being from the 1920s, if one collectors website is to be believed.
It's probably worth less than a fiver, but that's not important - it would be nice just to put an accurate date to it.
I'll attempt to upload photos:
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michaeltapper
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 00:50
it looks quite like the bottle i'm half into now only without the white label!!
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Stanley
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 06:41
UGB on the base is 'United Glass Bottles' the old name of the original firm which was the start of what I think is now called 'United Glass'. The number will be almost certainly the mould (shape) number. The reason I know is that they made almost all the milk bottles at one time. Tey have a website United Glass.co.uk and I'll bet you could get an answer fom there. The animal is the trademark and they still use it. There will be a trademark website somewhere. The only other thing that strikes me is the closure. I don't know if they still use the same one but all the gin bottles I can remember from then had a replaceable Crown Cap operated by a lever on the side.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Another
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 08:53
Good morning Comrade and Happy New Year to you and Jack. Mrs Nolic asks why would a gin bottle need a replaceable cap ?
Brilliant pictures Cally .Nolic
Edited by - Another on 07 January 2006 08:54:32
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 09:09
Maz says Mrs. Nolic likes her gin.
Does she have it with bitters, tonic or peppermint? 
Mr. Feb (long suffering husband of Maz!) |
Another
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 09:10
Mr Febby - she has it any way it comes but has stopped drinking it straight from the bottle. Nolic
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 09:27
Maz is keen on Mathew Lang Cab Sav (and Guiness) - wine here is very cheap.
It sells for $5.99 ( about 2 pounds!) makes her a CHEAP night in (mind you I've got a taste for the stuff myself, that is when I'm not drinking Cooper's Ale.)
Hope that this doesn't sound like we're sots! We really don't drink that much!
Mr. Feb (long suffering husband of Maz!) |
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 10:20
Oilcan, give Mrs Oilcan a straw. It looks much better than swigging
Mel
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Another
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 10:45
Malty, a canula and drip might be better, especially with the cheaper stuff. She does like her Bombay Sapphire with lime and tonic though so would satick to her half pint glass for that. Nolic
Edited by - Another on 07 January 2006 10:46:48
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Callunna
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 14:59
Cheers for the info everyone - Stanley, I'll get on to that website and have a furtle.
I must say, I do enjoy the odd G&T before a gig. It's the only drink that removes fear whilst preserving bodily functions. Like playing guitar and remembering words, I mean.
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Stanley
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 16:00
H. I like a G&T myself in good company. My mate Bob Bliss and the Blessed Paulette like them as well and some of the nicest memories I have are of sitting on their back porch with a G&T and listening to him talking about history. Mind you, remember the old name for gin, 'Mother's Ruin'. There is a very good book called 'Craze' by Jessica Warner which covers 'Gin and Debauchery in an age of reason' her thesis is that the gin craze was the 18th century drug culture. Well worth a furtle...... By the way, I forgot to say, the registerd number on the bottle almost certainly referes to the trademark design. Thereby hangs a whole story, trademarks are wonderfully interesting because originally they were used so that people who couldn't read could differentiate netween one manufacturer's goods and another. Cutler's marks are a very good example.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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marilyn
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Posted - 08/01/2006 : 07:26
I have never tried Gin.
I know in the old days Gin was a bit of a cure all. Also, a few gins and a hot bath were supposed to take care of unwanted pregnancies.....and I feel sad just writing that sentence! Not a nice thing to consider really is it?
Gin is an oily substance isn't it? Where does it come from/ why is it oily?
get your people to phone my people and we will do lunch...MAZ |
Another
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Posted - 08/01/2006 : 08:45
Mrs Nolic says she always feels well lubricated after a bottle or two but didn't ever consider gin to be oily. Its a spirit distilled from from fermented juniper berries - that are also nice incuded in some stews! Nolic
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Stanley
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Posted - 08/01/2006 : 19:02
It looks oily when you pour it into tonic but this is only because of the different specific gravities and the alcohol which is a different refractive index than water. You can see the same thing when you pour any spirit into water. On a point of order Comrade, it's not made from fermented Juniper berries, it's almost straight grain alchohol let down with water and flavoured with Juniper.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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melteaser
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Posted - 08/01/2006 : 22:29
Gin stew....nice
Mel
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Anotherjack
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Posted - 28/06/2007 : 18:47
This seems to be a long forgotten topic but the above gin bottle is very modern and not collectable, when im not climbing chimney stacks im out digging Victorian / Edwardian rubbish tips, i would be happy to post some pictures of my collection ( bottles and pot lids mainly) if i could work out how to put some pictures on ! i usually use photobucket to down load photo's but it doesnt seem to work on this site - any body help ?
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Old gin bottle - can anyone ID?
