Western (Williamstown) Antique Bottle Club Page

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Contact the VBACA:
Email: info@vbaca.org.au
Post: Central Park PO Box 4000, East Malvern, VIC,3145
Phone: 03 9572 2857

Western Antique Bottle Club Inc.

Postal Address: PO Box 135, Williamstown, VIC, 3016
Contacts: Julian Cole, President, 03 9509 5104
Alan Cole, Secretary, 03 9509 5104
Meetings: 11 per year, 1st Wednesday of each month
Newsletter: Yes, click here to see the January-February 2008 edition.
General Information: Hosts an annual swap and sell day - usually in October or November.
Membership Form: Not available yet.
Upcoming Events:
Feature Item:

Clark & Sons. Williamstown Lamont type bottle
Sailing ship trade mark.

One of Victoria's rarest and most desirable bullet stoppered bottles. This type of bottle had an internal stopper held against a ledge in the lip by the internal pressure of the gas in the aerated water. Bullet stoppered or ledge mouth bottles were particularly popular in Australia during the 1880s and 1890s but were still used until the 1920s in some parts of the country. The Clark and Sons bottle dates to around 1890.

Past Feature Items:
#1. Alex Hall, Williamstown Ice Blue Chemist.