Bottling thermometer box lid
George Fowler, Lee & Co. Ltd
Category
Historic Services / Food & drink preparation
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, glass, paper and mercury
Place of origin
Reading
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 24202
Summary
Brown cardboard box with lid containing a bottling thermometer within a protective blue card tube. Top of brown card box, printed in black reads : BOTTLING THERMOMETER / GEO. FOWLER, LEE AND CO., 72, Queen's Rd. / Reading / Specialists in Fruit, Vegetable and Game Bottling Appliances, Vacuum Bottles and Accessories. / Superior Jam Pot Covers (Gummed and Tie-on), Apple Peelers, Marmalade Machines, Cherry Stoners, etc. Geo. Fowler Trademark on one end.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
George Fowler, Lee & Co. Ltd, manufacturer