Saturday 15 October 2011
Burton Town Hall, King Edward Place, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2EB
Doors open at 11am, Auction starts at 12.30pm
Entry is by Catalogue (£2.50), available on the day, or £3.50 in advance.
Avaialble start of September
The wonderful thing about CAMRA's National Breweriana Auction is the opportunity to own something special as well as a slice of history. This year's Auction is returning once again to Burton on Trent's Town Hall.
Amongst the lots this year are a number from London including two lovely Toby jugs; one from Charrington and the other from Hoare. Hoare brewed in Lower East Smithfield, where a brewery had existed on the site since 1492. The Hoare's Brewery came into existence in 1894 but the family had owned the brewery since the beginning of the century. It was taken over by Bass and closed in 1934. The Hoares' trademark was the Toby jug, which formed part of the Bass Charrington trademarks.
Other items up for auction include an Andy Capp/Manns Brown Ale paperweight, a lovely water jug from the Star Brewery in Eastbourne which closed in 1967; a Trumans wall sign and an old Ind Coope Allsopp mirror.
But if you are looking for something more unusual, then maybe an old wallet advertising Reid's Stout and Watney's Ale or a pocket-sized Bass world atlas from the 1920s/30s is up your street.
If you have never been to the National Breweriana Auction before, the auction is great fun to take part in and is an opportunity to get some great bargains plus many of the items on sale can appreciate in value. And, of course, like any CAMRA event, there is some good beer on sale all day, in this case provided by the local Old Cottage Brewery.
Entrance is by catalogue (£2.50), available on the day, or £3.50 in advance, by post from Bill Austin: 01923 211654 (answerphone) or
baustin@supanet.com. If you can't get there, postal bids are accepted, just contact Bill.
The auction is great fun to take part in and an opportunity to get some great bargains plus many of the items on sale can appreciate in value. And, of course, like any CAMRA event, there is some good beer on sale on the day, in this case provided by the local Old Cottage Brewery.
The event takes place on Saturday 15 October at Burton Town Hall, King Edward Place, so there are plenty of good pubs to sample too.
The event starts at 11am with the opportunity to view the lots and browse the breweriana stands that will also be there. Bidding starts at 12.30pm. Entry will be by Catalogue. (available at the beginning of September)
Bill Austin
Telephone: 01923 211654
Email:
baustin@supanet.com
If you cannot attend in person, postal bids are accepted. Please contact Bill Austin for more information.