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16. BRADFORD BROTHERS FLAT BOTTOMED COBALT BLUE HAMILTON. 8.7ins tall., bright cobalt blue glass 10oz flat based upright hamilton with a crown cap type lip. Heavily embossed lettering vertically BRADFORD BROS with large stags head pictorial trade mark and the words TRADE & MARK either side, NEWCASTLE below. Letter
‘A’ embossed to base. Overall sheen/ undamaged condition. This is the only recorded example, hence a significant, once in a lifetime, offering. (9.5/10) NR £1,500-2,000+
Some information from John Yules book ‘Nothing But The Blues’ below, for a more detailed coverage see pages 35-37.
Bradford Brothers were listed variously as mineral water manufacturers, ale & porter merchants and restaurant & hotel
proprietors in Newcastle upon Tyne.’
Bradford Bros are listed in Trade Directories:
• 1873-74 Brunel Street
• 1875-84 Paynes Yard, Leazes Lane
• 1885-1934 22 & 24 Elswick East Terrace
• 1913-20 Collingwood Restaurant, 7 Groat Market • 1916-1933 10 Rutherford Street
• 1926-1934 Carlton Hotel, 6 Cloth Market
17. F NEWBERRY & SONS LONDON OLD ENGLISH CHERRY TOOTH PASTE POT LID. 3.4ins diam. - the larger of two variants with remnants of gold band. Central detailed image titled ‘Old
London/ From The/ Health Exhibition. A very rare, large size, impressive
pictorial. Some edge wear and 2
bottom flakes & small
stain area. (7.5/10)
NR £300-
400+