auchonvillerssomme Posted 19 May , 2012 Share Posted 19 May , 2012 Trish has put her foot down, no more SRD jars, or nearer the truth 'NO MORE B****Y SRD JARS!'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 19 May , 2012 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2012 Ooops just counted 30 in my conservatory. Liz is of a like mind to Trish but they do tend to arrive by the back door. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sweeney Posted 13 April , 2013 Share Posted 13 April , 2013 All, I hope you find this of interest. It's from 1909. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Joe Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 26 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 26 July , 2013 Got another one! New maker - Mansfield Bros - Church Gresley. An unusual all white jar. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghazala Posted 26 July , 2013 Share Posted 26 July , 2013 SRD.... Seldom & Rarely Delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 27 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2013 SRD.... Seldom & Rarely Delivered. Or.... Service Rum Diluted, Seldom Reaches Destination, Soon Runs Dry, Service Rum Distribution, Standard Rum Diluted, Service Rum Depot and more, all of which are of course wrong. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 27 July , 2013 Share Posted 27 July , 2013 OK Guys, what can you tell me about this baby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 27 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2013 Bromley by Bow (East London) Pottery of F Brayne. Impressed marks. Nice metal handle. WW1 vintage. Good find! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 27 July , 2013 Share Posted 27 July , 2013 I have a bit of information on this one, it came from Henry Downes and Co., Waterford Wine and Spirit Bonders, The lad who was selling these said he bought a heap of them, with labels from the same company to be stuck on the side. Cheers. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 27 July , 2013 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2013 Hi Tom. I think that is the first time I've heard of a commercial re-use of SRD jars. Certainly that adds to their story. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghazala Posted 27 July , 2013 Share Posted 27 July , 2013 (edited) Or.... Service Rum Diluted, Seldom Reaches Destination, Soon Runs Dry, Service Rum Distribution, Standard Rum Diluted, Service Rum Depot and more, all of which are of course wrong. John Thanks Gunner. They have been added to my list. Edited 27 July , 2013 by Ghazala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18th Battalion Posted 26 January , 2014 Share Posted 26 January , 2014 Just come across this image of the sealed jar in the IWM collection, it certainly removes any possible debate about the meaning of S.R.D. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30028460 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 26 January , 2014 Share Posted 26 January , 2014 Well spotted. keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted 25 April , 2014 Share Posted 25 April , 2014 Did ww1 jars ever have ceramic handles? I know there is one earlier in this thread with 1914 on it, but I think i noticed a comment that this may be when the firm was set up rather than date of jar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted 28 April , 2014 Share Posted 28 April , 2014 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18th Battalion Posted 28 April , 2014 Share Posted 28 April , 2014 Usually, no they didn't, if they had handles, they would be as described in the image on post 353 on this page, but most examples you will come across have no handle of any kind. The SRD marked jar with a moulded handle on page 3 post 61 which you are probably referring to would be very much an exception, AFAIK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 28 April , 2014 Share Posted 28 April , 2014 This is another of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted 28 April , 2014 Share Posted 28 April , 2014 is it def. ww1. There was a jar earlier in the thread with 1914 on it and a handle but i think a later comment said this may be the date the company who made it began, not the date of the bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 29 April , 2014 Share Posted 29 April , 2014 I think the one with the date '1915' was the Bourne example. I have no idea of the date of the handled examples, the maker of this one is 'Buchan', the only dated ones I have are WW2 with the date printed on the base. The only way to date SRD jars is by the dates the maker existed and that would possibly be a wide margin unless you had access to the order books. I certainly would be very dubious taking anyones word that it was a 'dug' example (in fact I would laugh and wander off). They are available in their thousands in French Brocantes. I paid 5euros for the one with the handle. I have seen a picture of them being used in Malaya in the 50's but I don't think I've seen a picture of them in WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted 29 April , 2014 Share Posted 29 April , 2014 Im looking to pick one up for ww1 reenactment and I want to be sure if I get one with a handle that its authentic for the period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 29 April , 2014 Share Posted 29 April , 2014 I think it would be safer to go with the plain ones and there are plenty of them about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 29 April , 2014 Share Posted 29 April , 2014 is it def. ww1. There was a jar earlier in the thread with 1914 on it and a handle but i think a later comment said this may be the date the company who made it began, not the date of the bottle From memory there are lots of shards of rum jars with moulded looped handles at Gallipoli. The battlefields are largely unchanged and Suvla in particular is simply littered with smashed rum jars. Due to the glazing some look as if they were broken only yesterday. I am not 100% sure but if memory serves I think I recall seeing handles. Ask GWF member the Plumed Goose who lives there - he has a decent collection. MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted 29 April , 2014 Share Posted 29 April , 2014 how do i contact the plumed goose? and where is the best place to get the plain ones.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 29 April , 2014 Share Posted 29 April , 2014 how do i contact the plumed goose? and where is the best place to get the plain ones.? look him up under members on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 29 April , 2014 Share Posted 29 April , 2014 What county (country?) are you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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