My Berkshire Stone Ginger Beer Collection

Greg's Berkshire Incised Ginger Beer Bottles

 

From left to right unless stated:

1)  W. Thorp                 Reading/Classical/White/CK/Bailey Fulham                     wide, shallow lip, capitals, early example

2)  Neville Reid & Co.     Windsor/Classical/Brown/IS/Lovatt & Lovatt                   writing on shoulder only

3)  E. Cox & Sons          Reading & Newbury/Classical/Brown/CK/No Mark            writing on shoulder and main body

4)  Cox & Son               Newbury & Reading/Classical/White/CK/Bailey Fulham     writing on main body only    

5)  Jones Bros.               Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/Lovatt & Lovatt      squashed writing on shoulder only

6)  J. H. Knowles            Reading/Classical/Brown/IS/Bourne Eastwood    writing on shoulder only

7)  Budgen's Stores        Ascot/Classical/Brown/IS/Doulton Lambeth        writing on main body only

8)  W. E. Line & Co.             Reading/Classical/Brown/IS/Bourne Eastwood               Spaced out writing on shoulder

9)  W. E. Line & Co.             Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/Lovatt & Lovatt                 Squashed writing on shoulder

10)  E. Cox & Sons              Reading & Newbury/Classical/White/CK/Bailey Fulham   writing on main body only

11)  Jones Bros.           Reading/Classical/Brown/IS/Bourne Eastwood        spaced out writing on shoulder only

12)  Bartlett                 Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol               writing on main body only, all upper case

13)  G. Cope                Wokingham/Classical/White/CK/No Mark                 writing on shoulder only

14)  G. Cope                Wokingham/Classical/TT/CK/The Pottery Fulham      writing on shoulder only

15)  E. E. Drinkwater    Wokingham/Classical/White/CK/No Mark                 writing on shoulder only

16)  G. Cope              Wokingham/Classical/White/CK/Indistinguishable          writing on shldr only, small type face

17)  Churchman         Bracknell/Classical/Brown/CK/Doulton Lambeth             writing on main body only

18)  Poulton & Co.       Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/No Mark                                       writing on main body only

19)  A. Williamso         Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol                                   writing on main body only

20)  S. Collie               Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/J. Bourne Patentees                       writing on main body only

21)  G. Cope               Wokingham/Classical/White/CK/Smith Old Kent Road London      writing on main body only

22)  G. Cope                    Wokingham/Classical/White/CK/Smith Old Kent Road London    short neck, wrtg main body only

23)  Headington & Son.    Wokingham/Classical/TT/CK/No Mark                                       writing on main body only

24)  G. Cope                    Wokingham/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol                             diff "wokingham" on shoulder

25)  W. Thorp              Reading/Classical/White/CK/Bailey Fulham             All capitals on main body

26)  S. Bowden            Reading/Classical/White/CK/No Mark                     Writing on main body only

27)  G. C. Noble           Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/No Mark                    Writing on main body only

28)  R. Bright               Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol                Writing on main body only

29)  R. Bright               Reading/Classical/Honey/CK/No Mark                    Writing on main body only

30)  E. J. Dawson          Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol               Writing on main body only

31)  Poulton & Co.         Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/No Mark                   Writing on main body only, approx 1850

32)  L. Cusden              Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol                Upper case address

33)  W. Moore               Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/Bailey & Co. London   Writing on main body only

34)  Bartlett                 Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol                     2nd line lower case on main body

35)  Tunbridge & Co.     Reading/Classical/Dark Brown/CK/Lovatt & Lovatt       Writing on shldr & main body

36)  W. Thorp               Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol                     1st line lower case on main body

37)  T. W. Withers        Reading/Classical/TT/CK/No Mark                               Writing on main body only

38)  Tunbridge & Co.     Reading/Classical/Brown/CK/Bourne Eastwood            Writing on shldr & main body

 

And below:

 

39)  Bright                    Reading/Classical/White/CK/Price Bristol                    Weldale St version

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