Something a bit different for the next few mystery labels; Neck Straps are now on the agenda.
I’ve had these knocking around for over 10 years and no clue as to the brewer, or bottler, that produced them and no clue as to the rest of the label set, i.e. the front or back. The first neck strap should be pretty simple for someone out there to help with, as it is part of a 1953 Coronation label dressing. It isn’t in our Gallery of 53 Coronations yet so don’t think you can look there! I look forward to someone revealing the answer, Thanks Dale
Submitted on 2014/10/13 at 4:38 pm
Ok, so I’m going to propose a theory: |
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Submitted on 2014/10/10 at 10:15 am
NEWS FLASH This mystery is getting deeper and deeper! It is confusing the experts! In light of these recent bits of info, I can clearly state that this mystery is not solved and the culprit brewery is still to be identified! Further, I am still confused by the code, ‘CN1′ on this label! I have looked at every one of the now over one hundred 1953 Coronations in our Gallery and the only ones that I can find that have any sort of printers codes are the Bruttons Mitchell Toms Ltd and David Roberts & Sons Ltd 1953 Coronation labels! My thinking is that if the neck strap has a code wouldn’t the main label also have a corresponding code???? I am looking forward to our upcoming LOTY meeting as I am going to be quizzing everyone in sight about this Mystery Label! |
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Submitted on 2014/10/10 at 9:06 am
Well this little neck strap has certainly generated some interest. It now appears that the mystery may be on the way to being solved. My one problem is that the crown on the neck label (Mystery Label #3) is different to the crown depicted on the labels by Brutton, Mitchell Toms Ltd and David Roberts & Sons. Was this intended or is the mystery still to be resolved???? |
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Submitted on 2014/10/10 at 9:01 am
I reached out to one of the Society’s long time members and renowned label collector, Keith O, and he has provided the following additional information: Keith has stated that he has always believed that the illustrated neck label, Mystery Label #3, was used with both the Bruttons Mitchell Toms Ltd and David Roberts & Sons Ltd 1953 Coronation labels. Check these out in the Gallery feature for 1953 Coronation Labels and you will see that the labels from these two breweries were identical with the exception of the brewery details! He future adds that The Warwicks and Richardsons Ltd neck label he has in his collection is different from Mystery Label #3, and has a different code number. Also he has confirmed that W & R did not issue a special Coronation main label but chose to have the neck label on bottles of all their beers in 1953. |
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Submitted on 2014/10/05 at 7:10 am
Hi Peter D |
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Submitted on 2014/10/04 at 5:06 pm
Agree with Dale, the crown on the Brutton is very different. Warwicks & Richardson did not produce a label specifically for the Coronation, but may have produced the neck label during 1953, surely not for every bottle that year?? |
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Submitted on 2014/10/04 at 10:39 am
Hi Ian |
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Submitted on 2014/10/04 at 10:12 am
Several years ago I bought a job lot of 1953 Coronation labels at auction and this neck strap was amongst them. Also in the lot were labels from Brutton, Mitchell Toms Ltd and David Roberts & Sons, these two labels being identical except for the brewers names in the lower panel, both labels have a code number in the right hand lower corner (CY4) which is similar to the code on the neck strap, the blue colour is the same shade on all labels so I had assumed that the neck strap was associated with one of these. I would be delighted to discover that the label was from Warwick and Richardsons as I am unaware of a Coronation label produced by them. |
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Submitted on 2014/10/02 at 7:07 am
Hi Alan |
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Submitted on 2014/10/01 at 8:10 pm
I believe this neck is from WARWICK and RICHARDSONS. All their bottles had this on in 1953 !! AGM |
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