BEER LABELS, ‘SWAN’ lager and bitter, 1969-70
H2013.880.1-12
12 labels, 3 swan export bitter and 9 swan lager.
[1-3]: Small rectangular red, black & gold paper ‘SWAN/ EXPORT/ BITTER/ BEER’. Top 2/3 red, bottom 1/3 black background, gold border. “Swan…Beer’ written in white of red section. Small black & gold swan logo above ‘BREWED AND BOTTLED BY/ THE SWAN BREWERY CO. LTD./ DARWIN AUSTRALIA/ 13 FL OZ’.
[4-12] Colours as above, but red is slightly lighter. On red section ‘SWAN/ LAGER/ AUSTRALIAN BEER/ IMPORTED BY/ DORDIC IMPORTS INC./ SEATTLE WASHINGTON/ CONTENTS 12 U.S.A. FL OZS’.
On each label the importer changes.
3 labels are ‘DODRIC IMPORTS INC/ SEATTLE WASHINGTON’.
4 labels are ‘LA FRANCE WINE CO./ PORTLAND OREGON’.
1 is BEVWAY CORPORATION/ HONOLULU T.H.’ and 1 is ‘CROWN BEVERAGE CO., INC./ VERNON CALIFORNIA’.
On black section ‘BREWED AND BOTTLED BY/ THE SWAN BREWERY CO. LTD./ PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA’. Envelope reads ‘Swan Lager 1969-70 (export labels)’
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2013.880.1-12 |
|---|---|
| Acquisition Year: | 2013 |
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