Work bench used for labeling bottles in the Port of London Authority's Cutler Street warehouses. Wine and port was brought into the London Docks in bulk and then bottled and labeled for company's like Sandemans, in the warehouses. Labels would be placed in the paste covered surface of the vertical board ready to be peeled off and stuck on the bottles.
Category:
Port & River
Object ID:
DK89.59/3
Object name:
bench, wine bottle labelling bench & paste board
Object type:
bench, wine bottle labelling bench & paste board
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Production date:
1881-1910
Material:
wood
Measurements/duration:
H 1040 mm, L 880 mm, D 440 mm
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On display:
Museum of London Docklands: Warehouse of the World
