oz-riley
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
Have some very sad news, a very well know bottle collector in Melbourne Australia has had the best bottles in his collection stolen. Thieves broke into his house while he and his wife were asleep.
I am seeking the help of Aussie collectors. If you are offered or see any bottles from the following companies for sale or hear of someone claiming to have dug any of these rare bottles, please contact myself oz-riley (Chris Thornton) or IRISH (one of the moderators of this site) or your local police.
Also seeking the help from collectors not in Australia, if any of these bottles show up at a local bottle show in the UK, USA etc, please let us know.
Bottles from:
The Moonee Valley Cordial Company, North Fitzroy.
Including a Dark Green Glass Codd, Aqua 26 oz Codds etc most have the Horse and Rider trade Mark.
Wilcox Bros, Frankston, Lilydale & Dandenong.
A 26 oz Aqua Codd (the only one known) with the Ferntree Trade Mark and other Monogrammed Codds.
Langley, Turner Patent.
Weeks & White Codd bottle with a Bulls Head Trade Mark.
And a few other assorted aerated waters.
All bottles stolen where very rare and extremely valuable.
The thief or thieves new exactly what bottles to take and took mostly rare and valuable bottles, which we believe shows they have had experience in collecting bottles from Melbourne.
I will try and get a full list of stolen bottles as soon as possible.
Please help us out, the owner of these bottles is devastated as this was a lifetime collection.
If the person/s who took these bottles is reading this, please pack bottles well in a box and return them either by post or courier anonymously and the owner will not take it any further.
These bottles are so unique you will never be able to sell them in Australia.
Thanks Guys
Chris Thornton
Have some very sad news, a very well know bottle collector in Melbourne Australia has had the best bottles in his collection stolen. Thieves broke into his house while he and his wife were asleep.
I am seeking the help of Aussie collectors. If you are offered or see any bottles from the following companies for sale or hear of someone claiming to have dug any of these rare bottles, please contact myself oz-riley (Chris Thornton) or IRISH (one of the moderators of this site) or your local police.
Also seeking the help from collectors not in Australia, if any of these bottles show up at a local bottle show in the UK, USA etc, please let us know.
Bottles from:
The Moonee Valley Cordial Company, North Fitzroy.
Including a Dark Green Glass Codd, Aqua 26 oz Codds etc most have the Horse and Rider trade Mark.
Wilcox Bros, Frankston, Lilydale & Dandenong.
A 26 oz Aqua Codd (the only one known) with the Ferntree Trade Mark and other Monogrammed Codds.
Langley, Turner Patent.
Weeks & White Codd bottle with a Bulls Head Trade Mark.
And a few other assorted aerated waters.
All bottles stolen where very rare and extremely valuable.
The thief or thieves new exactly what bottles to take and took mostly rare and valuable bottles, which we believe shows they have had experience in collecting bottles from Melbourne.
I will try and get a full list of stolen bottles as soon as possible.
Please help us out, the owner of these bottles is devastated as this was a lifetime collection.
If the person/s who took these bottles is reading this, please pack bottles well in a box and return them either by post or courier anonymously and the owner will not take it any further.
These bottles are so unique you will never be able to sell them in Australia.
Thanks Guys
Chris Thornton