W.E. RUMMING.........UPDATED... OC/28/11
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1900-1954 WILLIAM EDWARD RUMMING, SON OF CHARLES RUMMING, CONTINUED THE BOTTLING BUSINESS, LISTED AS PIONEER CARBONATING WORKS. THIS PLANT RAN UNTIL 1928. AT THIS TIME, THE NAME BECAME RUMMING BOTTLING WORKS. THEY ALSO HAD DEPOTS AT LADYSMITH, PORT ALBERNI AND COURTENAY. IN 1944, WILLIAM RETIRED, AND THE COMPANY BECAME RUMMINGS LIMITED. THIS COMPANY RAN UNTIL 1954. FROM 1904-1910, W.E. & C.H. RUMMING, OPERATED A BOTTLING PLANT IN LADYSMITH, B.C. FROM 1911-1914, IT WAS LISTED AS PIONEER BOTTLING WORKS. Rumming; Nanaimo's longest running soda bottler family. 1897-1954 THIS INFO FROM BILL WILSON & JIM ASKEY'S BOOK, PIONEER SODA WATER COMPANIES OF B.C. 1986



RUMMING BOTTLE CASE......JAN/10/11

W. E. RUMMING / NANAIMO. B. C.

ORIGINAL WOODEN CASE FROM RUMMING SODA WORKS. HOLDS 12 QUART SIZED GREEN PICK & SHOVEL GINGER BEER GLASS BOTTL

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RUMMING BASTION T.M.....JAN/6/11

RUMMING / PICTORIAL HUDSON'S BAY FORT, THE BASTION / NANAIMO, B. C. / CONTENTS 7 OZ.(ON HEEL/TOE)   ON BASE: R

CLEAR.   

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RUMMING'S LIMITED......AUG/27/09

ACL PICTORIAL "THE BASTION" (HUDSON'S BAY FORT, 1853) / RUMMING'S LIMITED / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZS.  ON BASE: 7 D  D(WITHIN DIAMOND) 9

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RUMMING BOTTLING WORKS........AUG/11/09

HERE IT IS! THE VERY FIRST KNOWN RUMMING'S LABELLED BOTTLE!

CONTENTS NOT LESS THAN 6 FLUID OUNCES        

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RUMMING'S LABEL.......AUG/11/09

CLOSE UP OF LABEL

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LOUIS LAWRENCE STOPPER.......JN/19/09

MY RECENT DIG. A LOUIS INSIDE SCREW STOPPER WAS USED IN A RUMMING GREEN GINGER BEER BOTTLE. NOT AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE, AND A FIRST FIND OF THIS KIND FOR RUMMING'S. 

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W. E. RUMMING QT. "H"

W. E. RUMMING--REGD--CROSSED PICK & SHOVEL (PICTORIAL)--TRADE MARK--NANAIMO, B.C.              ON BASE:&

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NON-"H"

W.E. RUMMING-NANAIMO, B.C.  Pick & Shovel Trade Mark. Quart size Ginger Beers. No "H" on these  ones. These come in varying shades of green.

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NANAIMO & LADYSMITH SYPHON

W.E.RUMMING--PICK & SHOVEL TRADE MARK--NANAIMO & LADYSMITH

A scarce green syphon from Rumming. With original incised stopper, dual towns.

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W.E.RUMMING CLEAR QUART

PROPERTY OF--RUMMINGS--BOTTLING--WORKS--NANAIMO, B.C.--CONTENTS 30 FL. OZ.

A.B.M. SCARCE VARIANT. SAME AS MORE COMMON A.B.M. GREEN BOTTLE

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PINT "H"

W.E. RUMMING-NANAIMO, B.C.  Green Pint with "H" on base. Believed to be older than the one without the "H"

Green pint, G

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SICK "H"

W.E. RUMMING-PICK & SHOVEL TRADE MARK-NANAIMO, B.C.-  "H" on base.  This Ginger Beer thrown in for odd-ball sake. I have never seen a dark green Rummin

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NON-"H" PINT

W.E.Rumming, Nanaimo, B.C.

Green Pint Ginger Beer, without "H" on base

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AQUA INSIDE SCREW

W.E.RUMMING-NANAIMO, B.C.  Vertical Printing. Inside screw. Mint aqua example. Clear and amethyst examples are also known.

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CLEAR INSIDE SCREW......MAY/23/09

W. E. RUMMING / NANAIMO.B.C. (VERTICAL)     ON BASE: 16       ORIGINAL CHISEL STOPPER, IMPRESSED: RILEY'S  / PATENT &nbs

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PICK & SHOVEL

W.E. RUMMING- NANAIMO, B.C.   Known to local collectors as the Rumming Pick & Shovel. Even though the green bottles have the same Pick & Shovel Trade Mark.

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W.E.RUMMING Syphon

PROPERTY OF-W.E. RUMMING-NANAIMO-B.C.-CONTENTS 30 OZ.

A beautiful, blue, facetted syphon.

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2-TOWN SYPHON

W.E. RUMMING Clear Syphon, or Seltzer. Two towns on this one. Nanaimo and Ladysmith.

Courtesy of Bob Griffin

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RUMMING NANAIMO vertical

CONTENTS 10 FL. OZ.-(top arched)RUMMING NANAIMO (vertical embossing) "R" on base. Early A.B.M. crown top. This is a fairly rare one. This is the only one I've ever seen.<

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NANAIMO & LADYSMITH

W.E. RUMMING-NANAIMO-AND-LADYSMITH-B.C.  Smooth bases. Both A.B.M. One the usual light aqua, the other is a rare amethyst. Very few of these turn amethyst. Bottle looks b

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RUMMING

RUMMING-NANAIMO-CONTENTS 7 OZ-"R" on base of 3. All A.B.M.

 

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RUMMING'S BOTTLING WORKS

PROPERTY OF-RUMMING'S-BOTTLING-WORKS-NANAIMO B.C.-CONTENTS 30 FL. OZ. --On base: W.E.R.  This one is A.B.M.

 

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RUMMING'S ACL

RUMMING'S FAMILY OF ACL'S. At least, some of them.  All A.B.M. QUALITY BEVERAGES-NANAIMO-COURTENAY-PORT ALBERNI.  Large 30 oz., 12 oz., and three 7 oz. Last 7 oz. bottle

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