Crocker
Three companies using the Crocker name
operated within the three towns simultaneously, presumably leading to some
confusion at the time.
A.E. Crocker operated between 1888 and 1893 as
brewers’ agents from
Henry Crocker was
a wine and spirit merchant operating from 10 Parade,
George Crocker & Son operated between 1882
and 1906 from various premises in
Crocker of Devonport was one of the users of
ginger beer bottles of the Galtee More Patent type whereby the cork is retained
by way of a metal spike through the lip of the bottle. All Crocker’s bottles
are scarce with the Galtee More being very rare as the idea never caught on.
It seems that
G.Crocker assumed the operations of Herbert Rockett as Codd bottles from both
Rockett and G.Crocker bear the Licence Number 564 in their embossing.
10oz G. Crocker Codd bottle and ginger beer
Ginger beer variations from Crocker & Son
Crocker codd bottle with 564 embossing
Variation of codd bottle used by Crocker