This collection comprises a variety of commercial glass bottles dating from the late 19th to the early 20th century, associated with the mineral water, brewing, and pharmaceutical industries of the United Kingdom. The assortment includes several functional forms such as Codd-neck bottles, round-bottomed Hamilton or torpedo-style bottles, and standard cylindrical beer and medicine bottles. The glass is a mix of mould-blown and machine-made types, with some examples featuring applied lips and necks. The colour palette includes clear, aqua, emerald green, amber, and dark olive green glass. Specific embossed markings are present on several items, including an aqua bottle for the Hinckley and Adams Brewery of Taunton, Somerset, and a clear or aqua bottle for Brown and Co. of Doncaster, which features a central pictorial trade mark of a bird.
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