Local bottle expert Jim Sutherst writes….
Wilkinson bottles are still being dug up these days but very rarely now. The most easily one found in stoneware is Joseph Wilkinson from Gateshead.
Here are some pics of the incised stoneware Wilkinson bottles. The 1st pic with all 3, left to right are the early porter type, and the two types of Jubilee stouts, the one on the far right is i think the oldest version of the 2 made for Queen Victoria’s jubilee.
The above photo is a close up of the early porter type incised trade mark.
The photo above is of the older jubilee stout trade mark.
This is a photo of 4 Wilkinson’s, Codds patent bottles (Codds) which used a glass marble internally as the stopper and contained lemonade etc, this type of bottle was used from the 1880’s up until about 1920 these were often broken by children for the glass marble inside known as Pop Alley’s.
images copyright Jim Sutherst
