<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>???????</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=WHITE>
<BR>
<P>The Don Glass Bottle Works of Mexbro' was built in 1857 by Joseph Baron, whose father along with Ben Rylands, John and James Tillotson and Joseph Wilkinson started the Swinton Glassworks in 1852. In 1876 Mr.Baron went bankrupt and sold the busines to James Montague, who in turn sold out to Hartley Baron, William Roebuck and Joseph and Charles Bullock. In 1878 P.Waddington, a partner became
Manager and ran the firm untill its closure in 1920.</P> 
<CENTER><IMG SRC="pw.jpg">
<P>The above advert first appeared in "The Mineral Water Trade Review" in July 1878.</P></CENTER>
<HR WIDTH="300">
<BR>
<CENTER><IMG SRC="wad.jpg"></CENTER>
<P>Hull green codd, 8" tall, emerald green glass, Dobson type, embossed: "IMPERIAL PINT / HYDROSTATIC STOPPLE CO / HULL", rear:" P.WADDINGTON & SONS / MAKERS / MEXBORO". Large hole to rear, still an extremely rare bottle. £75 BBR Auction 02/02.</P>
<HR WIDTH="300">
<BR>
<CENTER><IMG SRC="skittle15.jpg"></CENTER>
<P>6 oz JT SHARDLOW skittle codd WORKSOP very nice skittle codd in excellent condition with a shield trademark, made by WADDINGTONS OF MEXBORO, bottle is in pristine condition. £50 Ebay 12/02.</P>




<HR WIDTH="300">
<CENTER>&copy; Mark Potten 2002</CENTER>
<HR WIDTH="300"> 
</BODY>
</HTML>