Arnold & Hancock Ltd Wivelscombe Brass collar

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Name/Title

Arnold & Hancock Ltd Wivelscombe Brass collar

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.438

Description

Arnold & Hancock Ltd Wivelscombe Beer barrel brass collar

Context

Arnold & Hancock Ltd, Taunton and Wiveliscombe Formed in 1927 by a merger of: S. W. Arnold & Sons Ltd, Rowbarton Brewery, Taunton; and: William Hancock & Sons (Wiveliscombe) Ltd. The company with 262 tied houses was acquired in 1955 by Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd. Brewing ceased at the Rowbarton site in 1955. Brewing ceased at Wiveliscombe in 1959. Source Breweryhistory.com

Category

Breweries and Brewing

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Location

* Untyped Location

C11S2