£1,800
LEITH THISTLE WHISKY BOTTLE. 10.5ins tall. A truly stand out golden amber bottle. Straight sided two shoulder curves, bulbous lower neck, prominent square edged band below lip. Heavily embossed thistles & leaves round lower body. Neck embossed LAUGHLAN ROSE. & Co. L. Rose & Co. was established in 1865 by Leith ship builder and provision merchant Lauchlan Rose (1829- 1885) who imported lime juice from the West Indies (Dominica) circa 1860, to make Rose�s lime juice cordial. In 1867 he patented the first preserving fruit concentrate method without using alcohol. Based after 1875 in London, Lauchlan was buried in Stoke Newington. The well known tall lime juice bottles date from 1880. These very rare amber bottles may be the earlier form
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