Interesting Collectables of New Zealand
Souvenir China, Mineral Water Bottles & history, Antique Telephones.

Rated Bottles, Ginger Beers, Crocks, Syphons

The commonly accepted rating method is as follows:

A            1-5 known bottles      rare
B            6-10      "                   
C            11-20
D            21-50

As collected and advised.

Auckland Crocks
Auckland Historical Bottle Club Inc, Bulletin 28, Sept 1983.

Coloured Soda Syphons
NZ Diggers Digest, October 1992 compiled by Rob Packer & Bruce Baldwin
Unless otherwise noted all 30 oz.

North Island
A    Alva Auckland (40 oz) blue Pyramid
A    Alva Auckland (40 oz) pink Pyramid
A    Alva Auckland (40 oz) green Pyramid
A    Alva Auckland (40 oz) blue Albany
A    Allen Auckland lime plain
A    Bacon, J L Wellington green plain
A    Bacons Aerated Water Co Wellington green internal panels
A    Barry, D J Gisborne blue Pall Mall
A    Barry, D J Gisborne pink Pall Mall
B    Beck, W Palmerston North green plain
C    Bell & Co Palmerston North blue plain
C    Bell & Co Palmerston North (small bell) green plain
C    Bell & Co Palmerston North (large bell) green plain
B    Bell & Co Palmerston North (40 oz) green plain
A    Bell & Co Palmerston North light green plain
B    Boustridge & Cottle Masterton lime Regent
A    Boyce, A B Cambridge lime Pyramid - 1 only cracked
B    Brieseman, A W C Stratford blue Pyramid
B    Brieseman, A W C Stratford pink Pyramid
A    Brieseman, A W C Stratford green Pyramid
A    Brieseman, A W C Stratford lime Pyramid
A    Clarke, C A Rotorua blue Barley Twist
A    Clarke, C A Rotorua pink Barley Twist
A    Clarke, C A Rotorua turquoise Barley Twist
A    Clarke, C A Rotorua green internal panels
A    Danks Bros Dargaville blue plain
A    Dannevirke Aerated Water blue plain
B    Dixon Brothers Masterton blue plain
B    Dixon, Joseph Masterton blue plain
C    Feaver, A C Inglewood blue Pall Mall
C    Feaver, A C Inglewood pink Pall Mall
C    Feaver, A C Inglewood lime Pall Mall
A    Foxton Cordial Co Ltd blue Pyramid
A    Fuller, J Greytown green plain
A    Gibbons, C E Marton green plain
A    Gilberd & Co Napier blue Pyramid
A    Gilberd & Co Napier pink Pyramid
A    Gilberd & Co Napier turquoise Pyramid
B    Goodwin Davey & Co Hawera blue Pall Mall
A    Grey Auckland amber plain
A    Grey & Menzies Auckland, Thames, Waikato (40 oz) blue Pyramid
A    Grey & Menzies Auckland, Thames, Waikato (40 oz) pink Pyramid
A    Grey & Menzies Auckland, Thames, Waikato (40 oz) green Pyramid
B    Hall, T H Tauranga blue Pyramid
B    Hall, T H Tauranga lime Pyramid
C    Handley, W Auckland blue Barley Twist
D    Hawera Mineral Water Co Ltd blue Pyramid
D    Hawera Mineral Water Co Ltd pink Pyramid
A    Hawera Mineral Water Co Ltd green Pyramid
D    Hawera Mineral Water Co Ltd lime Pyramid
A    Henderson, R H Kauri Aerated Water Co Woodville pink Pyramid
B    Hodren, E Wanganui amber plain
C    Holder & Co Marton blue Pyramid
A    Hot Springs Hotel Te Aroha (40 oz) pink Pyramid (I am interested in this)
B    Huia Aerated Water Co Dannevirke & Masterton blue Pyramid
B    Huia Aerated Water Co Dannevirke & Masterton pink Pyramid
C    Huia Aerated Water Co Dannevirke & Masterton lime Pyramid
B    Innes & Co Auckland & Hamilton (40 oz) pink Pyramid
B    Innes & Co Auckland & Hamilton (40 oz) lime Pyramid
A    Innes & Co Auckland & Hamilton (40 oz) yellow Pyramid
B    Kinkade & Harkness Wanganui blue plain
A    Kinkade & Harkness Wanganui cobalt blue plain
A    McLachlan, J Wanganui blue plain
A    McLachlan, J Wanganui cobalt blue plain
C    Marton Aerated water Co blue Pyramid
A    Martin, H Gisborne blue Pyramid
A    Martin, H Gisborne pink Pyramid
A    Martin, H Gisborne lime Pyramid
A    Menzies & Co Thames brown plain
A    Native Mineral Water Auckland amber plain
A    Newbign Hastings blue plain
A    Nichols Auckland blue plain
A    Nichols Auckland green plain
A    O'Connor Levin blue Pyramid
B    O'Connor Levin pink Pyramid
A    O'Connor Levin lime Pyramid
A    Patea Mineral Water Wellington blue plain
D    Paul, James New Plymouth blue Pyramid
C    Phoenix Aerated Water Co Wellington & Petone blue plain
A    Phoenix Aerated Water Co Wellington & Petone light green Barley Twist
B    Plowman, W & Sons Hastings blue Barley Twist
A    Plowman, W & Sons Hastings pink Barley Twist
A    Plowman, W & Sons Hastings green Barley Twist
B    Plowman, W & Sons Hastings lime Barley Twist
A    Plowman, W & Sons Hastings turquoise Barley Twist
A    Plowman, W & Sons Hastings amber Barley Twist (2 only cracked)

South Island
A    Alexandra Kaipoi blue Barley Twist
B    Bennet & Son Dunedin blue Barley Twist
D    Blackmore Greymouth blue Pyramid
D    Blackmore Greymouth pink Pyramid
A    Blackmore Greymouth green Pyramid
D    Blackmore Greymouth lime Pyramid
C    Blackmore Greymouth (Circle) blue Pyramid
C    Blackmore Greymouth (Circle) pink Pyramid
C    Blackmore Greymouth (Circle) lime Pyramid
A    Christchurch Aerated Water Co blue Pall Mall
C    Collie, W Blemheim blue plain
C    Gorman, T Nelson pink Pyramid
A    Hitching & Milson Ashburton red plain
D    Kortegast Hokitika blue Pyramid
D    Kortegast Hokitika lime Pyramid
B    Kortegast Brothers Hokitika blue Pyramid
A    Lee, J Temuka blue Pyramid
A    Lee, J Temuka pink Pyramid
A    Lee, J Temuka lime Pyramid
A    McKinley Westport blue Pyramid
B    Robinson, J & Sons Christchurch blue Pyramid
A    Robinson Reefton cobalt blue plain
A    Scotts Carlton Timaru amber plain
C    Were Bros Christchurch blue Barley Twist
A    Whittington Christchurch green plain
B    Wright & Co Christchurch blue Pyramid
B    Wright & Co Christchurch light blue Pyramid
C    Wright & Co Christchurch pink Pyramid
B    Wright & Co Christchurch green Pyramid
B    Wright & Co Christchurch light green Pyramid
C    Wright & Co Christchurch (40 oz) blue Pyramid
C    Wright & Co Christchurch (40 oz) light blue Pyramid
B    Wright & Co Christchurch (40 oz) pink Pyramid
B    Wright & Co Christchurch (40 oz) green Pyramid
C    Wright & Co Christchurch (40 oz) lime Pyramid

Miniature Syphons
A    Garden Timaru lime plain
A    Hughes & Cossar Auckland pink Pyramid
A    Hughes & Cossar Auckland pink Pall Mall
A    Plowman, W & Son Napier amber Barley Twist (1 only cracked)
B    Plowman, W & Son Napier pink Barley Twist
B    Plowman, W & Son Napier lime Barley Twist
A    Plowman, W & Son Napier copper blue Barley Twist
A    Plowman, W & Son Napier red Barley Twist
A    Plowman, W & Son Napier blue Pyramid
A    Plowman, W & Son Napier pink Pyramid
B    Plowman, W & Son Napier lime Pyramid
B    Plowman, W & Son Napier green Pyramid
B    Plowman, W & Son Napier turquoise Pyramid
A    Plowman, W & Son Napier red Pyramid
A    Plowman, W & Son Napier green plain
C    Steffensen, C O New Plymouth pink Pall Mall
A    Steffensen, C O New Plymouth lime Pall Mall
D    Stevens, C H Fielding blue St James
B    Stevens, W Fielding blue Pyramid
D    Taranaki Brewery & Co New Plymouth blue Pyramid
A    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Otaki (Purity) blue plain
B    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Otaki (Purity) green plain
A    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Otaki (Purity) amber plain
B    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Otaki (Crystal Springs) green plain
A    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Otaki (Crystal Springs) amber plain
A    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui, Otaki & Petone (Free from diseases) amber plain
A    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui, Otaki, Petone & Levin (Free from diseases) amber plain
C    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Petone (Invalid) blue Pyramid
B    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Petone (Invalid) pink Pyramid
A    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Petone (Invalid) green Pyramid
C    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Petone (Invalid) lime Pyramid
A    Thomson Lewis & Co Wellington, Wanganui & Petone (Invalid) turquoise Pyramid
A    Vincent & Co Featherston blue Dimples
A    Vincent & Co Featherston pink Dimples
A    Vincent & Co Featherston lime Dimples
A    Vincent & Co Featherston turquoise Dimples
A    Vincent & Co Featherston green Barley Twist
C    Vincent, G A & Co Featherston & Carterton blue plain
B    Vincent, G A & Co Featherston & Carterton blue Art Deco
C    Watson, C G Ltd Hastings blue York
A    Westbury Auckland pink Pyramid
A    Wright Whakatane blue Pyramid

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