Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2017.064.007 |
Object Name |
Bottle, Drinking |
Title |
Taylor & Pringle Co. Ltd. Soda Pop Bottle |
Year Range from |
1901 |
Year Range to |
1911 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Ontario/Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
A clear, slightly aqua-tinged crown-cap lip bottle, with "TAYLOR & PRINGLE / CO. LIMITED / (entwined T&P logo) / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED / OWEN SOUND" moulded onto the front and "T&P" mould identification emboss-moulded on the underside. Bubble imperfections (one connects the top two lines of lettering) and chips and stains. |
Makers mark |
Underside has a "T&P" mould reference mark in emboss-moulded lettering. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by a glass factory in Ontario, for the Taylor & Pringle Co. Ltd. bottling factory of Owen Sound, Grey County. It post-dates their incorporation in 1901, and likely was produced/used before John Corbet Pringle died in 1911. Unknown provenance after it left Taylor & Pringle's factory. Collected by Glen Stephens of Williamsford, Grey County, at an unknown date. His estate was auctioned in the fall of 2017. Grey Roots Museum purchased this piece from the first of his estate auctions on September 16, 2017. |
Collection |
Bottles & Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Glass |
Dimensions |
H-21 Dia-6.5 cm |
Found |
Williamsford, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Stephens, Glen Taylor, William Pringle, John Corbet |
Subjects |
Bottles Bottling industry Beverage industry Beverages Soda industry |
Search Terms |
Taylor & Pringle Owen Sound Industries and Products |
Function |
A commercial unit container for a soda pop product produced by the Taylor & Pringle Co. Limited bottling factory of Owen Sound, Grey County. The company had to order its bottles from a glass factory elsewhere, as Owen Sound did not have a bottle glass factory. Taylor & Pringle made a gingerale product. |