SWANSEA BOTTLES

Introduction

Spooners.

Spooner's was established as E. Spooners in Landore Swansea in 1908, then after he had a son became Spooner & Son the second son meant he changed the company name to Spooners & Sons. Unusually Spooners produced a large size standard ginger beer with a brown lip. Examples of these are shown in bottles three and four below.

Three two tone champagne versions with a brown top.
Four large size standards with a brown lip. (some dated 1921/2/5)

All Spooners ginger beer bottles are internal screw.

Bottles 1,4 & 7 are from the SMcD Collection

List of Trade Directory entries and the date placed.

Spooner, E. And Sons, Mineral Water, Pwll Street, (Kelly's Dir. 1929)
Spooner, E. & Sons, The Factory, Pwll Street, Landore, (Kelly's Dir. 1938)


Glass Ginger Beer bottles from Spooners


Spooners advert from 1949

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