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A spring was discovered by chance in 1852 in Georg Kreuzberg’s vineyard in Bad Neuenahr, Germany. He named it after St Apollinaris
of Ravenna, a patron saint of wine. The red triangle symbol and the slogan “The Queen of Table Waters” were adopted as trade marks
in 1895. By 1913 the company was producing 40 million bottles a year, 90% of which were exported worldwide.
From the mid 1930s to 1945, the Apollinaris company was controlled by the Amt III (“third office”), a division of the SS Wirtschafts Verwaltungshauptamt Amtsgruppe W in charge of the food industry in Nazi Germany. Along with other mineral waters - Sudetenquell and Mattoni. Apollinaris was bottled at the Rheinglassfabrik
128. APOLLINARIS ASHTRAY. 5ins diam. A roughly triangular shape with scalloped edges. Multicoloured hunting scene to centre.
130. APOLLINARIS ASHTRAY. 4.9ins diam. A roughly triangular shape
with scalloped edges. Multicoloured hunting scene to centre as first lot.
133. APOLLINARIS ASHTRAY. 4.9 x 3.9ins. A rectangular shape with scalloped edges. Multicoloured central image of a cargo of Apollinaris on its way from the spring to London.
129. APOLLINARIS ASHTRAY. 4.9ins diam. A roughly triangular shape with scalloped edges. Multicoloured lady (Polly) with Scotsman to centre.
bottling plant, also controlled by the SS. Today the source and
the brand of Apollinaris belongs to Coca-Cola who acquired it from the multinational Cadbury Schweppes in 2006.
131. APOLLINARIS ASHTRAY. 4.9ins diam. A circular shape with scalloped edges. Multicoloured central image of the racehorse Pretty Polly.
132. APOLLINARIS WATER JUG. 4.2ind diam. Red-orange body with black transfer, to both sides & By Appointment up toward the black handle.
134. APOLLINARIS ASHTRAY. 4.3 x 3.4ins. A rectangular shape with scalloped edges. Multicoloured lady (Polly) with Scotsman to centre.