Another complicated series of companies
involves Robert Henry Eden and his premises in
The company operated as a ginger beer and soda
water manufacturer in 1903 having succeeded Hornsby & Co at the Sawrey St premises
(Hornsby themselves operated only in 1901 - 1902) before themselves being
succeeded at the premises by the Three Towns Mineral Water Co in 1904.
Robert Henry Eden
was previously recorded in the trade directories as a wine and spirit merchant
operating from
Eden’s have the
distinction of using a green topped ginger beer bottle, in fact all but one
type of coloured top ginger beer bottle used in Plymouth came from companies at
the Sawrey Street premises. Other bottles from this company are equally as rare
as the ginger beer bottle but include codd bottles and glass mineral bottles.
Green topped ginger beer, tray and 6oz codd
bottle from R.H. Eden