A moulded sealed cylinder dark green glass bottle circa 1840, the seal with 'VR' flanking an inverted anchor, 27cm high Provenance: The VR initials reflect a naval mark used in the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. Examples with this seal have been found at Louisbourg, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Lower Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada. The British Military used sealed bottles until the late 1840s and similar bottles would have been shipped to British colonies in Australia, South Africa, Bermuda, etc. It is probable that this bottle was shipped to a British Garrison and would have held fruit juice or similar, non-alcoholic fruit juice in order to prevent scurvy.
A moulded sealed cylinder dark green glass bottle circa 1840, the seal with 'VR' flanking an inverted anchor, 27cm high Provenance: The VR initials reflect a naval mark used in the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. Examples with this seal have been found at Louisbourg, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and Lower Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada. The British Military used sealed bottles until the late 1840s and similar bottles would have been shipped to British colonies in Australia, South Africa, Bermuda, etc. It is probable that this bottle was shipped to a British Garrison and would have held fruit juice or similar, non-alcoholic fruit juice in order to prevent scurvy.
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