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Metadata
Object ID # |
2011.053.001 |
Object Name |
Bottle, Drinking |
Other Name |
Bottle, Ginger Beer |
Title |
Taylor & Pringle Ginger Beer Bottle |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
Likely late 19th-century |
Year Range from |
1886 |
Year Range to |
1911 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Ontario |
Description |
Glazed stoneware (ceramic) ginger beer bottle. It has an all-over beige colouration, and black transfer-printed lettering reading: "TAYLOR & PRINGLE / Ginger Beer, / OWEN SOUND, ONT." No pottery identification observed. The top has a thick wire and metal closure piece. The round base is somewhat recessed. |
Makers mark |
No pottery identification is present |
Provenance |
Manufacturer unknown. Likely dates to the late 19th-century. Belonged to the Taylor & Pringle bottling company, which was established by William Taylor in Owen Sound, Grey County, in 1884. By 1886, it was owned by both Taylor and Pringle. It was incorporated in 1901, with a capital of $150,000. Circa 1911, the firm had branches in Haileybury, Elk Lake, New Liskeard, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Porcupine. The company manufactured gingerale, catsup, vinegar and pickles, among other items. They began to bottle for Coca-Cola in 1905. This item was found circa 1965 in the barn area of the former Presbyterian Church manse building along Highway 10, in Dornoch, Grey County. It was last owned by Gerald and Marilyn Southwood of Owen Sound. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze/Metal/Wire, thick/Transfer print, black |
Dimensions |
H-19 Dia-7.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Pringle, John Corbet Taylor, William |
Subjects |
Bottling Companies Owen Sound Industry Owen Sound Industries Bottles Bottling industry Beer Beverages Beverage industry |
Search Terms |
Taylor & Pringle Owen Sound Industries and Products |
Function |
This is a commercially-produced, pottery-made container for a beverage called Ginger Beer. It would have been ordered by the Taylor & Pringle bottling company of Owen Sound, Grey County, and filled there. |