Albert (Mim)
Tuckwell's collection
From left: Moyle & Crocker (later W.H. Moyle & Co) of David and Ellen St, Port Pirie, SA, commenced operation as aerated water and cordial makers in 1887.
W.H. Moyle & Co, registered their tip-top logo in December 1907, the logo depicted a crude likeness to nearby Mount Remarkable and was featured on their bottles.
The syphon would date around 1910.
For a number of years Downer and partner John Henderson traded from Adelaide in the style of Crowder & Company, taking advantage of this well established trade name.
In 1888 Charles William Ive joined Downer & Henderson to form a new company to operate in the style of Downer & Company. By 1892 a new factory was built and operational in Waymouth St, Adelaide. The business traded successfully until ceasing operations in 1926.
Downer & Co used: Codd's patent; maugham's patent; lamont patent; and underglazed transfer printed stone ginger beers.
The Syphon would date late 1890s.
A.M. Bickford & Sons, Adelaide. This very old name has it's original foundation during the early 1840s when William Bickford a qualified pharmacist set up a chemist shop in Hindley St.
William died after a short illness in 1850, leaving a widow Ann Margaret Bickford, and 4 children.
With help, Ann took on the responsibility of business matters. Two sons William (jnr) and Harry were trained as chemists and joined the family business. After Ann retired from business in 1872, William & Harry formed a business to operate in the style of A.M. Bickford & Sons.
Besides being chemists the business also manufactured a popular range of cordial from premises in Waymouth Street, Adelaide. In 1876, Mons. H. Foureur, late of Paris, was hired as manager to commence the manufacture of aerated waters. The syphon was one of the first bottles used.
A.M. Bickford & Sons used: Codd's patent; maugham's patent; a flat based maugham's variant; lamont patent; numerous cork sealed cordial bottles; medicine bottles; champagne, crown seal and blob top underglazed transfer printed ginger beers.
The Syphon would date 1890s.