Juicy Fruit

There are some people who are dismissive of Australian history.

...The Aborigines didn't leave the written word or great ancient cities to attract archaeologists... European settlement is too recent to be of interest to the historian.

It's a short-sighted view that ignores the fact that even yesterday is history and has something worth preserving.

It's the reason Nick and Nora started Nifty Knick Knacks.

Today's label, crisply printed and colours still fresh and lush, is from the Eckerlsey and Sons of Melbourne whose name joins the archive of the lost and forgotten in terms of early Australian manufacturing.

According to Aussie Bottle Digger:

Eckersley operated from 226 King St Melbourne until 1900 them moved to 214 Queens St. In 1906 they moved to Bourke St Melbourne, another move saw them operating from Claredon St South Melbourne where they stayed until 1935.
They also produced Aerated Water Manufacturing Machinery.
This was a large company and they had many different styles of bottles.

One of which can be see here.

A large Australian manufacturing company that disappeared after 1935.

Isn't that a mystery worth exploring?