Stoll & Son, Empire, Swansea, Newport & Cardiff.
Stoll run Music Halls. which might account for the lack of bottles, in the intermission, you might buy a drink, have it poured into a glass, there would be nothing for the customer to take away. Oswald Stoll run the Empire from 1892-1902.
The advert below is from a directory of 1895;
Music Halls, Cardiff Trade Directory 1895,
Empire (Mrs. Stoll & Sons, proprietors), Queen street, Cardiff; & 156 High street & Prince of Wales rd. Swansea.
Swansea directory of 1895 lists,
Empire Music Hall, 156 High Street, Swansea, Oswald Stoll Manager.
The Empire Theatre in High Street still stands today, it was until recent times a nightclub renamed the Palace, it was originally built in 1882 as a purpose built theatre, today it stands empty.
So far I have only seen a codd bottle from this company, if you have any bottles from this company I would like to hear from you.
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