Vintage C&C Wooden Crate & Antique Bottle Collection 1970s / Victorian Era

For sale is a fantastic, ready-made piece of local history. This is an original, heavy-duty wooden beverage crate from the iconic Irish soft drink company Cantrell & Cochrane (C&C), completely filled with a curated collection of 15+ antique and vintage glass bottles spanning the late Victorian era to the mid-20th century.

Perfect for pub installations, restaurant/cafe props, vintage shop displays, or as a unique rustic feature piece in your home.

The Crate Details:

Front: Boldly stenciled with the classic C&C brand logo surrounded by a traditional leaf wreath.

Side Panel: Deeply stamped with the manufacturer's mark: "Cordiner Makers Aberdeen" alongside the inventory stamp "72" (dating its manufacture by James Cordiner & Son to 1972).

Interior: Weathered but structurally solid floorboards featuring the faint, authentic stamp "Property of C&C".

Condition: Excellent industrial condition with original reinforced corner wiring entirely intact. No rot or active woodworm.

The Bottle Collection Includes:

H. Backhouse & Co. (Dundalk): Rare, localized Irish mineral water bottle with crisp embossing.

Symington & Co. (Edinburgh): Stunning, heavy square-molded dark aqua essence bottle.

Elliman's Royal Embrocation: Large Victorian horse liniment remedy bottle from Slough.

Garton's HP Sauce / Tomato Sauce: Early 1900s variations of the famous household brand.

Victorian "Quack" Medicines: Includes deeply embossed pieces like Veno's Lightning Cough Cure and Owbridge's Lung Tonic (Hull).

Plus: A great mix of antique teal utility bottles, vintage clear chemist flasks, a 19th-century triangle inkwell, and green ale bottles.

Collection Details:

Location: Available for collection in Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Due to the weight of the timber crate and the fragile nature of the vintage glass, collection only is preferred.

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