EU3263a - Glass
Europa
Bottle & contents, dark,w/ Boar mark on cap
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3263
ID 8469
Status Commonwealth
Bottle & contents, dark,w/ Boar mark on cap
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Registration Number 3263
ID 8469
Status Commonwealth
Europa, originally named Haidee, was an iron barque built by C. Mitchell & Co., Newcastle, England, in 1869 for John Annan Simpson of Leith. According to Lloyd’s Register it was built under Special Survey and of heavier plate than the rules required. Although it had only one deck it was fitted with two tiers of beams.
At some time it was sold to Jean J. Bordes of Bordeaux, France,...