a- diameter: 6.0 cm x h: 18.5 cm
b- diameter: 2.0 cm x h: 5.7 cm
a- This is an aqua coloured moulded bottle. It is a squat soda bottle with a circular body, a flat base (with mark), rounded applied finish, a flat lip, would have accepted. The embossing on side reads, "Wm. Pipe" in a semi-circle. The embossing on the base reads "MADE BY ALBERTSON STOPPERS / JOHN MATTHEWS NEW YORK" (text is worn so it's hard to read. b- This is an gravitating stopper. It is a glass shank with a flared rubber knob at the end. There are words on the side of the shank that read, "PATENTED // AUG. 26, 1862 // OCT. 11, 1864 // APRIL. 15, 1873".
Made in 1880s by William Pipe Bottler in Kingston (present from 1858-1900 under that name, several locations on Princess Street in that time). William Pipe Sr. was born in Ipswich England in 1825 and moved to Canada in 1842. He was in Kingston in 1848. On June 2, 1858 he announced the start of his soda water business from 54 Princess St in the Daily News. He gradually expanded his business into groceries, drugs, confections, ice houses, and an operation in Ottawa (and potentially another operation in Rochester, New York). William Pipe (Kingston) only operated in Ottawa for about 6 months, but considerable competition there forced him to refocus on Kingston. In 1883 his activities were organized under the newly formed Kingston Bottling Works (KBW) and expanded from soda water to include other beverages. He died in 1898. The company became D. C. Pipe Wines and Liquors in 1902/1903 under the guidance of David Pipe, William Sr.'s grandson.
