tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6939859374953049598..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: European Brown StoutRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-84785554176940940982021-10-09T18:17:51.974-07:002021-10-09T18:17:51.974-07:00https://sha.org/bottle/closures.htm#Beverage%20Bot...https://sha.org/bottle/closures.htm#Beverage%20Bottle%20Closures<br /><br />So they're probably just referring the anti-tamper "shrink-wrap" over some sort of bailed cork.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584693220341891825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-11760329905482321432021-10-09T18:04:25.557-07:002021-10-09T18:04:25.557-07:00Here's what some more searching turned up. Fr...Here's what some more searching turned up. From Petchey and Innanchai, "Bottle top capsules were made <br />from thin lead-plated tin sheet and were commonly applied to the tops of bottles after they had been sealed with a cork or glass stopper to guarantee that the contents were genuine and unadulterated," ("Bottle Top Capsules in New Zealand Historic Archaeological Sites", Journal of Pacific Archaeology – Vol. 3 · No. 2 · 2012).Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584693220341891825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-78587000214354320802021-10-08T17:57:03.716-07:002021-10-08T17:57:03.716-07:00"Bottle top capsules were applied over the co..."Bottle top capsules were applied over the cork or stoppers of many 19th century bottles to guarantee that the contents were authentic. They were manufactured from tin-plated lead foil, and were often embossed with the name and trademark of the bottling company.'<br /> <br />https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.836.7874&rep=rep1&type=pdf<br /><br />E. James<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73638111565594413822021-10-08T10:19:20.378-07:002021-10-08T10:19:20.378-07:00This might be what they were like.
http://archive...This might be what they were like.<br /><br />http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/31st-august-1844/9/the-patent-metallic-capsules<br /><br />It sounds like they were primitive bottle caps secured with cord, although there may well have been other types in circulation too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-36774341765254110952021-10-08T07:57:47.888-07:002021-10-08T07:57:47.888-07:00The brown diamond trademark is new to me - I was o...The brown diamond trademark is new to me - I was only familiar with the red triangle, although a little googling reveals that Bass also used a red diamond as well as blue and white triangles. I wonder if modern trademark law would allow a company to have exclusive use of so many simple shapes and colors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-43579855041868150922021-10-08T07:42:38.515-07:002021-10-08T07:42:38.515-07:00Drew,
far too early for crown corks. They were on...Drew,<br /><br />far too early for crown corks. They were only invented a couple of decades later. Not sure what these fastenings might be.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-34940525787872934422021-10-08T07:06:59.165-07:002021-10-08T07:06:59.165-07:00Do you know what "Patent Metallic Capsules&qu...Do you know what "Patent Metallic Capsules" refers to? Is that olde-timey speak for crown caps, or were they not yet available? My internet searches only bring up other beer ads which don't shed any light.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584693220341891825noreply@blogger.com