Round Bottomed soda/mineral water bottle
This class of soda/mineral water bottles is unusual in that they were intended to not stand upright. Instead, the rounded or pointed bases were designed to do the opposite of most bottle bases and ensure that the bottle was laid on its side so that the wired down cork would not dry out and shrink allowing the contents to lose carbonation and/or evaporate (Riley 1958).
These types of bottles are commonly referred to as “round bottom sodas” or “ballast bottles” since it is believed that many were imported from England as “ballast” (weight) in ships returning to the United States. The typical round bottom soda bottle was made of thick heavy glass to withstand the carbonation pressures of soda, mineral water, and in particular, ginger ale (Munsey 1970). The majority were imported from Great Britain and frequently embossed with company names and cities from England and Ireland – Belfast being a very common point of origin.
This round bottom soda is embossed with ROSS’S on one side and BELFAST (Ireland) on the other. It was likely made in the late 19th century or even early 20th as European bottle making techniques were a decade or two behind American ones. These type sodas – and the Ross’s in particular – are found throughout the world but are particularly prevalent in British Commonwealth Nations like Australia, Canada, India, and others.
Ref: www.sha.org
Tall glass beverage bottle, L. Rose & Co, c. 1900
Made for L. Rose’s lime-juice cordial, by JK & S (John Kilner & Sons, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) the bottles boast a highly decorative, tactile surface embossed with foliage and fruit, and marked L. Rose & Co. and stand at 36cm tall. Possible date range extending from the 1860s into the late 1920s. (Most likely 1880-1910).
Ref :The Vintage Wall; www.glassbottlemarks.com 
South Africa, 1947, Quarter Penny or Farthing (Brass)
The Sterling South Africa Series 1937 – 1952, Quarter Penny / Farthing, King George VI Series
Ref : www.muntstuk.com
Specifications
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 2.8400g
Diameter: 20mm
Design
Obverse: Head left
Obverse Designer: T.H. Paget
Reverse: Oat sprig and berries divide cape sparrow birds within circle
Reverse Designer: G.T. Kruger-Gray
Notes
Ruler: George V
*Image(s) not of exact coin
