CANTERBURY

Edwin Bing, Chemist, 41 St. Georges Street, Canterbury later Bing Mineral Waters, Monastery Street, Canterbury

Label: EDWIN BING & SON CANTERBURY EDWIN BING CHEMIST CANTERBURY REGISTERED TRADE MARK

Height: 16.2 cm
Closure: Cork
Colour: Plain; black print
Maker’s mark: none

S. Holden, 25 Longport, Canterbury

Henry Holden acquired the Eagle Brewery in Longport from Charles Small circa August 1868. When he died in 1893, the business was taken over and run by his son, Sidney, born 1862 in Suffolk. By then the business had begun to produce mineral waters and in an 1884 trade directory it was listed under “Soda Water & Lemonade Manufacturers” as well as a brewer. By 1889 it is shown only as a mineral water manufacturer. Sidney Holden retired circa 1927, though the business continued in operation until it was destroyed by bombing in World War 2 together with a large part of Longport (including most of the nearby Technical College). The goodwill of the company was taken over by the Star Mineral Water Co. Ltd, of Whitstable, but the factory was never rebuilt.

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(1) Label: SIDNEY HOLDEN LONGPORT MINERAL WATER WORKS CANTERBURY MARGATE HERNE BAY AND WHITSTABLE

Height: 16.5 cm
Closure: Screw top
Colour: Top (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark: BOURNE DENBY

(2) Label: SIDNEY HOLDEN CANTERBURY

Height:
Closure:
Colour: Top (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark

(3) Label: SIDNEY HOLDEN CANTERBURY AND MARGATE

Height:
Closure:
Colour: Top (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark

(4) Label: SIDNEY HOLDEN CANTERBURY AND MARGATE (this has a square motif in the centre, different to the above and also elaborate scroll work printed around the banners bearing the name and address)

Height: 17.0 cm
Closure: Cork
Colour: Top (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark: BOURNE DENBY

(5) Label: S. HOLDEN CANTERBURY

Height: 16.8 cm
Closure: Screw-top
Colour: Top (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark: (a) BOURNE 09 DENBY (b) BOURNE 13 DENBY (c) LOVATT & LOVATT)

(6) Label: S. HOLDEN CANTERBURY GINGER BEER

Height: 21.0 cm
Closure: Crown cap
Colour: Top (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark: PRICE 24 BRISTOL (=1924?)

H. Morton & Co., 43 St Georges, Canterbury

Label: H.MORTON & CO WINE MERCHANTS 43, ST GEORGES, CANTERBURY

Height: 17.4 cm
Closure: Cork
Colour: Plain; black print
Maker’s mark: OLD KENT R^D T.SMITH & C^O LONDON

Robins & Co., 89A Broad Street, Canterbury

Label: ROBINS CANTERBURY EST^D 1865

Height: 17.0 cm
Closure: Cork
Colour: (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark: • BOURNE • P DENBY

Charles Tomkins & Co., 30 High Street, Canterbury

Label: C.TOMKINS & Co. CANTERBURY (prancing horse)

Height: 17.5 cm
Closure: Screw-top
Colour: Top (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark: [PRICE BR]ISTOL

Label: COUNTY HOTEL (prancing horse and motto INVICTA)

Height: 17.3 cm
Closure: Screw top
Colour: (above shoulder) yellow-brown; bottom (below shoulder) plain; black print
Maker’s mark: BOURNE DENBY

Last updated 10 January 2017

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