(Q43)
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13 x 8 x 21 (circumference)
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0.1kg
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1980s
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Unknown
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Archipelago Brewery Company; Anchor Beer; Malayan Breweries; Alexandra; Beer; Bottle
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Drinking glass, “Anchor Beer” inscribed on glass. “Anchor Beer” logo with Pilsner inscribed on glass golden rim top.
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“Anchor Beer” wording in red inscribed on glass; “Anchor Beer” logo (black) with Pilsner wording on glass.
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This Anchor drinking glass is a product of the Archipelago Brewery Company (ABC), whose factory was formerly located at Alexandra Road is Singapore’s second brewery.
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The brewery complex was opened on 4th November 1933 by then President of the Municipal Commissioners, W Bartley, to produce the well-known Anchor Beer. The site at Alexandra Road was chosen for its close proximity to the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway tracks, which provided convenient transportation for the export of its beer.
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Designed by Heinrich Rudolf Arbenz, the brew master building is characterised by the streamlining of classical motifs into simple geometric patterns, such as its high-hipped and pyramidal roof.
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The complex, which comprised the main factory, brew master house, canning line and a warehouse, was capable of producing 450,000 gallons of beer a year. Brewing took place at the main plant where Anchor Point Shopping Centre now stands. Bottled beer was then transported via a wooden conveyor belt across an overhead bridge to the canning line, where IKEA currently stands.
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