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Post by annamaria on Sept 1, 2020 14:52:10 GMT 1
Hi, I live in Brockley and have dug up an old bottle on a railway cutting. It has 'Pence and W.J Herbert, Beckenham' on it. I'm just curious about it's age and the type of bottle/drink. If anyone has any info that would be useful. Thanks Anna-Maria Untitled 5.pdf (29.44 KB) |
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Post by The Historian on Sept 3, 2020 3:43:35 GMT 1
Hi, I live in Brockley and have dug up an old bottle on a railway cutting. It has 'Pence and W.J Herbert, Beckenham' on it. I'm just curious about it's age and the type of bottle/drink. If anyone has any info that would be useful. Thanks Anna-Maria View AttachmentHi, The bottle is from Herberts Dairy in Penge, it is a milk bottle. It would be manufactured between late 1800s to c1930. |
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Post by herbert on Dec 10, 2020 18:04:39 GMT 1
hi annamaria,
what a coincidence, I have deleted a photo and had googled to find it again when up popped your query! William Herbert was my father's uncle and ran a dairy in Beckenham/Penge in the 30s and 40s (not sure when he finished). my father remembers visiting the bottling room as a boy (he's 91 next month) and being amazed by all the bottles whirling around and getting filled with milk. He says he made 'a fortune' from supplying schools with milk. I have recently bought a large bottle - 2 pints/quart? - and have been looking for a small one.
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Post by ian on Dec 11, 2020 17:19:45 GMT 1
hi annamaria, what a coincidence, I have deleted a photo and had googled to find it again when up popped your query! William Herbert was my father's uncle and ran a dairy in Beckenham/Penge in the 30s and 40s (not sure when he finished). my father remembers visiting the bottling room as a boy (he's 91 next month) and being amazed by all the bottles whirling around and getting filled with milk. He says he made 'a fortune' from supplying schools with milk. I have recently bought a large bottle - 2 pints/quart? - and have been looking for a small one. If you follow this link on the main site and from the menu on the left there is a photo of Herberts Dairy FC.http://www.beckenhamhistory.co.uk/flashNifties/gallery5.html |
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Post by herbert on Dec 12, 2020 19:15:41 GMT 1
hi ian,
thanks for that but not having any luck with that link, takes me to some bowie memorial pics and nothing obvious in the menu at left....
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Post by The Historian on Dec 12, 2020 19:27:47 GMT 1
hi ian, thanks for that but not having any luck with that link, takes me to some bowie memorial pics and nothing obvious in the menu at left.... It is in the Sports Teams album. |
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