Anchor Beer Bottle (Q42)
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This Anchor beer bottle is a product of the Archipelago Brewery Company (ABC), whose factory was formerly located at Alexandra Road is Singapore’s second brewery. (2018-0004-1)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Anchor Beer Bottle |
This Anchor beer bottle is a product of the Archipelago Brewery Company (ABC), whose factory was formerly located at Alexandra Road is Singapore’s second brewery. (2018-0004-1) |
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27 x 8 x 8 cm
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1.1kg
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1980s
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NA
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Archipelago Brewery Company; Anchor Beer; Malayan Breweries; Alexandra; Beer; Bottle
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Dark brown glass bottle with metal, rusted cap. Dark liquid in unopened bottle. Cap is printed with logo of Archipelago Brewery Company and “Anchor Beer” Front bottom of glass bottle embossed with "MALAYAN BREWERIES LTD”. Two sticker labels on bottle. Top label in red, white and black reads: “Anchor Beer”, logo of Archipelago Brewery Company two crossed anchors and “ABC” in the middle of sticker.
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Bottom label is brown, red, white and black. It also carries the logo of Archipelago Brewery Company, encircled by the words “Archipelago Brewery Co., (1941) Pte Ltd. Anchor Pilsener Beer.”
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Top Label: Anchor Beer; Bottom Label: (encircling logo) Archipelago Brewery Co., (1941) Pte Ltd. Anchor Pilsener Beer. Centre of bottom label underneath logo: “Brewed and bottled under licence by Malayan Breweries (S) Pte Ltd. Singapore) Embossed on glass bottle: “Malayan Breweries Ltd”. Cap: “Anchor Beer”
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This Anchor beer bottle 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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