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Beer Bottle
- Material
- GLASS
- Description
- A tall brown glass bottle with 'BC BREWERIES LTD VANCOUVER B.C.'. The bottom of the bottle is flat with the number '6' or '9' or 'g' in the center.
- Title
- B.C. Breweries Ltd.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FOOD SERVICE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A tall brown glass bottle with 'BC BREWERIES LTD VANCOUVER B.C.'. The bottom of the bottle is flat with the number '6' or '9' or 'g' in the center.
- Narrative
- In 1870 the East and Midwest had the shape of the beer bottle standardized, and a wired on cork closure was used. By 1890 the West, too, had embossed bottles, which came in pint and quart sizes.
- Material
- GLASS
- Height
- 29
- Width
- 7.7
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1982.27.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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