Reliable Mineral Waters Co. Ltd.
9 Wassail Street, Swansea. Telephone No. 120Y
An unusual trade mark of a safe similar to the Warners Cure bottles.
Two standard versions; one
cork stopper and one internal screw, with two tone brown tops and picture
of a safe.
One two tone champagne version with a brown top for "Hop Bitters"
In a Trade Directory for 1918 Jack Hansard was listed as the Manager of Reliable, Hansards had been sold in 1907 and it appears Jack Hansard started up the Reliable Company some time after, shown below is a receipt clearly stating Reliable Mineral Water Co. as Late Hansard. The address shown is also Wassail Place the same as Hansards used to be.
List of adverts placed in Trade Directories and the year placed.
Reliable (The) Mineral Water
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 9 Wassail Pl. South Wales Dir. 1907
Reliable (The) Mineral Water Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 9 Wassail Pl. Wales
Dir. 1912
Reliable (The) Mineral Water Co. Ltd. 9 Wassail Pl. Jack Hansard Mngr,
Phone No. 120Y, Wales Dir. 1918
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