The late
Albert (Mim)
Tuckwell's collection
A spiral ribbon round ender dating 1870s, once belonging to business partners William Symons Billin and Albert James Wight who operated a very successful ginger beer and aerated water factory in Flinders Street, Adelaide.

Billin & Wight shifted to new factory premises in Angas Street, Adelaide, in 1880. They sold the machinery and goodwill to the Adelaide Aerated Waters & Brewing Co. Ltd. in 1883.

Billin went into retirement.

Wight took on the proprietorship of the Plough & Harrow hotel in Rundle Street.
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