1800's Rare Apollinaris Brunnen - MW0 - No. 17P Mineral Water Bottle

Description

1800's Rare Apollinaris Brunnen - MW0 - No. 17P- Salt Glazed Stoneware Mineral Water Bottle. In Very Good-Excellent preowned antique condition. Approximately 9 inches tall
BACKGROUND:
The Drinking of spa water medicinally became popular in the 18th abd 19th centuryas the classic remedy for numerous illnesses. The history of the Apollinaris spring makes interesting reading: Georg Kreuzberg discovered it in his vineyard in Bad Neuenahr on the west, or left, side of the River Rhine in 1851 after he found that some of his vines were growing poorly or had died and that this was due to the escape of carbon dioxide (CO
2
).
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He was very curious about this and had several shafts sunk to explore its origin. In 1852, at 50 feet, one shaft hit upon a strongly gushing spring which was naturally carbonated. After many difficulties, when the spring had been capped and provided with adequate equipment Georg Kreuzberg began a mineral water business. In two decades a yearly turnover of just under two million bottles was reached. This was later surpassed. The name ‘Apollinaris’ was chosen because a small chapel dedicated to St Apollinaris of Ravenna, stood below the vineyard near the
Brunnen
or spring.
FRONT:
An impressed stamp consisting of two concentric circles around the figure "4"under which was a curved line with an arrow pointing upwards at each end like an arrow. Between thetwo circles are the words: BRUNNEN-M-W-O APOLLINARIS and below in thre horizonal lines: GEORG KREUZBERG/AHRWEILER/REINPREUSSEN.
REAR BELOW HANDLE:
N
o
17 and below the number is the letter "P"
These numbers and letters are thought to be batch numbers and the letters either spa or location references
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