Swansea Aerated Water Co.
Based at 34 and 35 Orange Street Swansea. Also listed as 9 Wassail Place.
I have seen various adverts for this company from Trade Directories dated between 1881-1912 but this can only be a very rough estimate of their trading times.
Slaters Trade Directory of 1881-82 lists John Watkins as the manager. Another Trade Directory of the 1880s lists Henry Crowhurst as the manager. Henry Crowhurst was a large brewer in Swansea, he was originally from Kent, Kents symbol is the rearing Invicta horse, which coincidentaly is the Trade Mark on both the Swansea Aerated and Swansea United Brwery bottles.
This firm produced ginger beers with a rearing horse "Invicta"
trademark. They were based in Orange Street Swansea which has long been
demolished.
One standard all white with
horse pictorial.
Three standard all brown versions with standing horse pictorial.
Bottles 1 and 4 shown are from the SMcD Collection
Bottles 2 and 3 almost look the same but bottle 1 has a full stop after Swansea bottle 3 doesn't.
Carl
List of adverts placed in Trade Directories and the year placed.
Swansea Aerated Water Co, Orange St, J. Watkins Manager, (Slater's 1880)
Swansea Aerated Water Co, (L) Orange St. Henry Crowhurst Mgr. (Wilson's
1885)
Swansea Aerated Water Company Ltd 34 & 35 Orange St. (Swansea Directory
1887)
Swansea Aerated Water Co. Orange St. WrIghts, (Swansea Directory 1899)
Swansea Aerated Water Co. Ltd. 34 Orange St, (Wales Dir 1901)
Swansea Aerated Water Co. Ltd. 34 Orange St, (Wales Di. 1903)
Swansea Aerated Water Co. 34 Orange St. (South Wales Dir. 1907)
Swansea Aerated Co. Orange St, (Swansea Dir 1908-9)
Swansea Aerated Water Co. 9 Wassail Place. (Purriers Directory 1908-09
Swansea Aerated Water Co. Ltd. 34 Orange St, (Wales Dir. 1912)
Norwich and Brighton Ginger Beers