Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd. Bournemouth Beer Bottle

This bottle has an internal thread for a screw in stopper.  Its an emerald green colour bottle that stands at almost 10".  It dates from around the late nineteenth to early twentieth century.  Thomas Usher started Usher's Wiltshire Brewery with his wife Hannah in 1824.  His sons pushed production after their parent's retirement and in 1889, the company became Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd.  The company kept brewing right up until the year 2000.  The brewery's equipment was dismantled and sold to a North Korean brewery.

Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky Bottle 1798

This aqua-greenish botltle stands about 9 1/2" and is in the famous squared shape.  The squared bottle is supposed to have been easier to ship as there was less space wasted.  This bottle was made probably between 1890 and 1910, according to the information I have found.  Its a nice crude bottle full of bubbles in the glass and very pronounced seam lines.  Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky was made by the famous John (Johnnie) Walker, and was produced prior to his son and grandson using his name on later whiskey bottles.

Burst Top Octagonal Ink Bottle

This is a typical ink botlle from Victorian times.  The top is snapped off during the manufacturing process.  Quite a nice little bottle.

Upcoming Posts

It has been almost a year since my last post on this blog.  I'm much more regular with my other blog, but I hope to be with this one as well.  I will begin a series of posts looking at miscallaneous bottles that really only have one thing in common; they're old!  Stayed tuned!