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127. D. C. L ASHTRAY. 4.25ins diam. Lustre glaze effect - yellow to
dark peach. Black transfer all round. The Distillers
Agency/ Edinburgh to base. Both these items are rare, but the ashtray is rarer. (10/10)
128. D. C. L WHISKY JUG. 5ins tall. Lustre glaze effect - yellow to light peach, gold rim & handle. Black transfer each side. The Distillers Agency Ltd, Edinburgh to base. Some surface scratches & general wear. Rare. (8.5/10)
129. HAIG & HAIG MATCH HOLDER/ STRIKER.
4ins diam. Off white,
black transfer,
rough body. HAIG & HAIG/ THREE STAR SCOTS WHISKY. W. H. Waller & Co base p.m. Repair to THREE STAR area. (9/10)
131. BEER ASHTRAY GROUP. Largest 5.5ins diam. Two Samuel Smiths with Wade & Associated Potteries
130. JACOB’S BEER MATCH HOLDER/
STRIKER. 4ins diam. Off white, black
transfer, JACOB’S/ PILSENER/ LAGER BEER. Rough body.
Waller Willis base p.m. Surface wear &
some staining. (8/10)
base transfer, Warwicks with wade base transfer. Tetley Causton base transfer. (4) (8.5/10)
132. DUMBARTON WHISKY JUG. 4ins tall. Blue coloured whisky jug with Mitchells & Butlers black transfer to both sides. T.Upton & Sons Birmingham base transfer. (9.5/10)
Above: The superb M & B Queens Arms pub, Charlotte St, central Brum.
Mitchells & Butlers Brewery was formed when Henry Mitchell’s Old Crown Brewery, founded in Smethwick 1866, merged with William Butler’s Brewery, also founded in Smethwick in 1866,
in 1898.
Henry Mitchell moved to the Cape Hill site in 1879 this became the company’s main brewing site boasting its own rail network connected to the National railway system. As with most companies there were various take overs/ mergers along it’s chequered past, merging with Bass in 1961. Under the ownership of Coors the brewery closed in 2002 and production moved to Burton
on Trent. The old site is now a housing estate.
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