Mineral water bottle, Armstrong and Dickie, Dumfries
Bottles with internal threaded screw stoppers were invented in
1872. The thread was usually made of ebonite, a hard form of
rubber, or lignum vitae, a dense and durable wood.
Armstrong and Dickie had an aerated water works at Dockhead. The
works were designed by the architect Wilfrid Fitzalan Crombie in
the early 1900s, and built on the site of an artesian well. The
company was so proud of the new building that they used it on the
labels of some of their bottles.
The Dumfries and Galloway Standard reported the improvement in
the technology and bottles used. The following is an extract from
the report from 1st February 1905:
'We have received from the new aerated waterworks of Messrs
Armstrong & Dickie at Dockhead a dozen bottles of lemonade and
soda. It is a deep artesian well that is in use at the works, and
the machinery has all the latest improvements. The result is a
brisk and most palatable, refreshing beverage.'
Although the internal screw stopper was introduced in 1872, the
Codd design remained popular until the 1930s when the crown capped
bottle became established.
This mineral water bottle by Armstrong and Dickie shows the
internal threaded screw stopper design.
Object no :
DMDM003n
Collection :
Creator :
Riley Manufacturing Company Limited
Place of Production :
London SW
Dimensions :
height 170mm, diameter (rim) 30mm, diameter (base) 38mm
Materials :
glass, aqua (bottle), vulcanite (stopper)
Location :
NA
Accession number :
DUMFM:0207.101
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council