BOTTLE
DateAfter 1855
Dimensions17.4 x 6.3 cm
Object numberHF.83.94.3.14
DescriptionCeramic bottle, with medium brown speckled glaze. bottle is columnar and tapers at the top. there is a thick lip around the opening in the top. Stamped with merchant information: Simmonds/Charlotte.tow.
Narrative
George Simmonds Sr. purchased the?first Simmons factory from Elizabeth Seldon in 1855. The Simmonds eventually dropped the "d" from their last name. Generations of Simmons would continue to make drinks for over a century.?
