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William Rowe Bottle
William Rowe Bottle
Photo: The Balfe family of Co. Wexford, Ireland
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I found this William Rowe bottle washed up on a beach in Co. Wexford a couple of weeks ago. Can anyone shed some light on William Rowe's company's history, even if they can't shed light on the bottle's history.
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Comment by: Michael Gormally on 29th March 2021 at 12:35

https://picclick.co.uk/Stoneware-Ginger-Beer-Bottle-William-Rowe-Sharp-Street-372559884010.html

Comment by: Cyril on 29th March 2021 at 15:00

Wonder how the bottle found its way to Ireland, maybe someone who came to work in Wigan and who then took it home and drank it on the beach, perhaps? We'll never know.

There was a discussion on here by a relative of the owner of the company, link below.
https://www.wiganworld.co.uk/communicate/mb_message.php?opt=f2&msd=1448349&page=1&subject=Sharp%20Street,%20Wallgate

They also did glass bottles which I suppose would have been at a later date than the stone bottles.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/william-rowe-wigan-green-beer-mineral-281772208

Wigan Archives may have more information on the company when it was trading. https://archives.wigan.gov.uk/ or https://www.facebook.com/WiganArchivesService/

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