Vintage PERRIER Ship in a Bottle- from Perrier's England Export Campaign 70s EXC
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Here is a unique ship-in-a-bottle and a part of Perrier's famous history. According to my research, when the French company Perrier was launching its United Kingdom campaign to export its Perrier water to England in the 1970s, they had commissioned a limited series of Ships-in-a-Perrier-Tear-Drop-Bottle as their promotion. Perrier was the first naturally sparkling mineral water to be sold in England. This bottle is in excellent condition and mounted on a two stained wooden slatted base . The green vintage tear-drop bottle is 6" long and has the label SHIP MODELS, ROBIN HOODS BAY, ENGLAND on the cap. Buyer will pay 1 pound shipping. Delivery confirmation number given at no additional charge. Enjoy! I have three of these which are identical. Buy more than one and I will discount 10% and combine shipping. Here is some more info: The story of Perrier It was 218 BC when Hannibal discovered an effervescent spring in Vergèze in the South of France. But it was more than 2,200 years later before an Englishman, St. John Harmsworth, realised the great potential of the spring. Harmsworth, brother of the newspaper magnate, went to France in 1903 to convalesce. He was introduced to the spring in Vergèze by a Dr. Perrier who advised him to drink the water as he said, it had health–giving properties. Harmsworth was intrigued by the sparkling, bubbly
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