“A4” Bottles
Many of the bottles utilized by
companies within the three towns bear the “A4” mark, this was part of a
nationwide numbering policy which allowed the return of bottles found away from
their place of issue. In this case, A4 represented Devon & Cornwall so all
A4 marked bottles recovered elsewhere in the country would be sent back to this
area for distribution to their rightful owners.
This distribution work was carried out by the Devon & Cornwall Bottle
Exchange Company who operated a “Bottle Exchange” at
