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McCALLUMS PERFECTION
SCOTS WHISKY ASHTRAY. 4.75 x 2.2 ins rectangle, 2.2ins tall. Cream shapely ashtray with McCallums scotsman trade mark
to ends. Royal Doulton p.m. Hairline one side. (8.5/10)
107. McCALLUMS PERFECTION
SCOTS WHISKY ASHTRAY. 4.5ins
diam. Shiny coffee coloured glaze,
raised central warlike chief pictorial. Royal Doulton p.m. Hairline to top edge. (8.5/10) R2768
Brothers Duncan and John McCallum set up as innkeepers in Edinburgh in 1807, their pub known as the Tattie Pit. It grew to include a shop and a
warehouse. McCallum’s Perfection blend was first released in 1911
becoming popular in Australia with its familiar label - a warlike clan chief with claymore drawn, shield at the ready.
D & J McCallum Ltd eventually had an office in Sydney, as well as London and Birmingham. Early adverts co-opted Britannia declaring the
blend ‘the spirit of the Empire’. The original pub disappeared in a zeppelin
World War 1 bombing raid. By 1937 the
D & J McCallum became part
of the mighty Distillers
Company Ltd (DCL), eventually becaming
Diageo.
108. SCHWEPPES ASHTRAY. 4.2ins diam.
109. IDRIS TABLE WATERS ASHTRAY. 4.75ins diam. Dish shaped white fine china ashtray with multicoloured central coat of arms. Colclough fine china p.m & regd number for 1942. Small
underside lip flake. (8.5/10)
Coloured flat bottomed labelled hamilton in
centre with lettering & By Appointment etc. Green outer (worn),
remnants of gold to rim edge. E.P.Co Empire works Stoke-on-Trent
p.m. (8.5/10)
110. BURGESS LUPTON MINERAL WATERS ASHTRAY. 4.5ins diam. Simple stylish outer lettering in black. Dudson Brothers p.m. (9/10)
111. GUINNESS’S ASHTRAY. 5ins diam. Minton glazed earthenware ashtray. Slogan round outer edge Guinness Is Good For You. Minton transfer to base & regd number for 1926. (9/10) W2905
112. MCNISH WHISKY JUG. 4ins tall. Squat shape, rear handle, pale green glaze with
tartan detail top & bottom, MCNISH either side, MCNISH’S/ DOCTORS/ SPECIAL/ WHISKY within
shield below pouring lip. Dudson Bros Hanley (9/10)