William Bruce Brewery Bottles and more 1854-1894

[tinpan]

Hi all , went to a house demo site this afternoon , located the back yard trash pit and dug a few bottles.William Bruce came the Shetland Islands in 1854 and was well to do brewery owner.At one stage he was apartner in 4 local brewers and out Right owner of the Bendigo brewery and half owner of the London brewery in Sandhurst.His brewery ran for 50 yeras and closed in 1894.The beer bottles found today are quite large and are etched embossed.Dug a hole about 4 feet before i hit natural ground. Most back yard pits like this are shallow and often theres only a few keepers.Lots of shards and few smaller bottles and the dig only took about an hour.Lots of pics for you and HH

tinpan

 

[Ammo Dog]

Really cool bottles

 

[tomted62]

Very cool bottles!!