BEER LABELS ‘1857 BITTER’
H2013.991.1-6
[1-3] Three small rectangular (portrait) orange and beige beer labels. Labels have a thing beige border around the outside with an orange background. Top centre is an oval design with a drawing of a black swan and ‘SINCE 1857/ THE SWAN BREWERY’ printed around the oval. On either side of the oval is ’25 BAILE/ ROAD’ and ‘CANNING/ VALE’. Below this is a passage of text ‘ BREWED WITH ALL/ NATURAL INGREDIENTS, 1857 IS A PILSNER STYLE/ BEER CHARACTERISED/ BY A STRONG BITTER TASTE/ AND A DISTINCTIVELY/ CRISP, CLEAN FINISH./ 1857 – A CENTURY AND MORE IN THE MAKING’. At the very bottom is a barcode.
[4-6] Three medium circular green ‘1857’ labels with rectangular tabs on either side. Central circular design is a beige circle with ‘375ML/ THE SWAN BREWERY COMPANY PTY LIMITED/ 13 FL OZ’ printed around the top, with a plant design around the bottom. In the centre is a green background with ‘1857/ BITTER’. In the rectangular bit to the left is a barcode and ‘BEER/ 3.5% ALC/VOL/ APPROX 1.0/ STANDARD/ DRINKS’ and in the bit to the right is ‘THE SWAN BREWERY/ CO. PTY LIMITED/ 25 BAILE RD/ CANNING VALE/ WA 6155’ with a ‘DRINKSAFE’ logo, a ‘Recycle’ logo and a made in WA logo.
Envelope labelled ‘1857 Bitter’
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H2013.991.1-6 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 2013 |
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