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Title |
Bottle (Red Stripe Beer). |
Object ID |
2001.10.2 |
Collection |
CERAMICS &GLASS |
Object Name |
Bottle |
Date |
20th century |
Year Range from |
1919 |
Material |
Glass |
Dimensions |
H-24.1 Dia-5.9 Cir-20.2 cm |
Description |
Dark transulecent brown bottle with cylindrical shape body, round shoulder tapering into a long neck. Painted white section has "Red Stripe" printed on both sides of neck and on body is printed "Red Stripe Lager Beer. Trade Mark Reg." along with a logo. On the opposite side are the words "Brewed and Bottled by Desnoes & Geddes Ltd. Jamaica, W.I. Contents:12 fl. ozs". This bottle was donated by Michael Cooke in 2001. Red Stripe is a Jamaican lager beer whose logo is a bold, diagonal red stripe. It is brewed by Desnoes & Geddes Limited, originally a soft drink manufacturer incorporated on July 31, 1918, by Kingston, Jamaica natives Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes. In its current formulation Red Stripe is 4.7% alcohol by volume. The first Red Stripe was brewed at The Galena Brewing Company (now known as Fulton brewery) in Galena, Illinois. The Red Stripe name and brew was then sold to a British investment duo in the late 1800's. The current lager formulation was first produced in 1938 from a recipe developed by Paul H. Cotter (the son of founder E. P. Cotter) and Bill Martindale. The modern brewery was opened at Hunt's Bay in 1958. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Stripe |
Credit line |
Courtesy: The Institute of Jamaica |
Legal Status |
This photograph can be reproduced and used for research and educational purposes without restrictions. For a higher resolution image which may attract a fee, please contact, keeperofcollections@museums-ioj.org.jm or complete the image request form. |
Provenance |
Jamaica |
Place of Origin |
Kingston |