Bottle, Codd
Description
An aqua glass 10 oz codd bottle with green tint with a broken top and missing marble. Embossed with the words "T.H HILL/TRADE MARK/HAWERA" and an embossed image of a moa central within a decorative embossed border. The base is embossed with "J.K & S" and what looks like "120 0"
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Object detail
Production role
Bottler
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Subject person
Classification
Collection
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This
bottle
was
part
of
a
collection
amassed
by
Brian
Bridgeman,
a
Taranaki
butcher
and
metal
worker.
Over
a
thirty-year
collecting
career
Bridgeman
became
something
of
a
legend
for
his
comprehensive
collection
of
New
Plymouth-related
bottles,
many
of
which
he
dug
up
himself.
Collectors
around
the
country
would
come
calling
for
advice,
to
trade
or
to
glimpse
parts
of
his
collection.
Bridgeman
died
in
1991
much
of
his
treasured
New
Plymouth
collection
was
placed
on
loan
at
Taranaki
Museum.
His
family
was
keen
to
keep
the
228
bottles,
many
of
which
were
rare
and
irreplaceable,
together
and
in
May
2011
Puke
Ariki
purchased
the
collection.
For
more
information
see
Bottled
History:
The
Brian
Bridgeman
Bottle
Collection
in
Moffat,
A.
Flashback:
Tales
and
Treasures
of
Taranaki.
Wellington,
Huia,
2012,
pp.169-174.
http://www.huia.co.nz/shop&item_id=3428
Accession number
A97.032
Collection type
Public comments
I was given one of these bottles from my Uncle who dug it up from the backyard of our family home in Hawera which was one of the first original homes in Hawera and that has been in the family for around 60years. The bottle is complete with the marble and in pristine condition. I’ve added it to my own antique bottle collection. Would love to find out more information about the age of the bottle.
- Rochelle posted 3 years ago.
I have dug one of these up today
- Andrew posted 3 years ago.